Month: October 2025

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Ad Index: October 2025

The advertisers in this issue can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention Police Chief when contacting our advertisers....
Spotlight
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Spotlight: Building the Badge

When children are asked what they want to be when they grow up, the answers often come with wide eyes and boundless imagination—astronaut, doctor, superhero. For some, the dream is grounded in servi...
Criminal Justice Reform
Officers in riot gear stand near graffitied police car; smoke fills air under highway overpass in tense urban setting.
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From Crisis to Reform

Between 2010 and 2025, public order policing has undergone a profound—yet often unheralded—transformation. In some parts of Europe and the United States, the traditional logic of “crowd contro...
Traffic Safety
Speaker at IACP podium during Impaired Driving & Traffic Safety Conference in Chicago, Aug 4–6, 2025; event branding visible behind podium.
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IACP 2025 IDTS Conference Recap

This year, the IACP welcomed attendees from across the globe to the 2025 Impaired Driving and Traffic Safety (IDTS) Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on August 4–6. The event brought together more th...
Youth
Two officers near police and fire vehicles outside church with tall bell tower; trees and parked cars surround the scene.
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Fulfilling the School Safety Mandate

The Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado, in 1999, remains among the most notorious school shootings in the United States. While the tragedy holds an unfortunate mystique, sometimes l...
IACP
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IACP 2025: What Not to Miss

The IACP 2025 Annual Conference and Exposition is more than an event—it’s a catalyst for professional growth and transformative leadership in policing. From October 18 to 21 in Denver, Colorado...