October 2026: Image & Ethics

Public confidence is influenced by the decisions agencies make, the ethical standards they uphold, and the relationships they build. The impact of these efforts extends beyond daily operations, affecting how agencies are perceived and how trust is sustained.

GUEST EDITORS: Sara Arnold and Megan Stoltz

Articles

• Public Trust in the Age of AI

  By J.T. Manoushagian, Chief of Police (Ret.), Lake Worth Police Department, Texas, and Executive Advisor, NEOGOV
  While Steven Spielberg’s 2001 movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence may have offered an early glimpse at what was to come, for many people, artificial intelligence (AI) has entered public life ...

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• When the Community Becomes Your Voice

  By Jack Cauley, Chief of Police, and Sam Varela, Deputy Chief, Castle Rock Police Department, Colorado
  For the past six years, it feels like the policing profession has slowly been crawling its way out of the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, and the defunding the pol...

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• The Cost Of Drift

  By Michael Bricker, PhD, Psychologist; Doreen Jokerst, EdD, Chief of Police, Overland Park Police Department, Kansas; and Philip Lukens, Director of Police, Rhode Island Airport Corporation—Police Professional Standards, Ethics, and Image Committee
  Police agencies across the United States are operating in one of the most difficult hiring environments in recent memory. Departments are c...

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• Global Perspectives, Local Impact

  By Michael Kent, Chief of Police, Irvine Police Department, California
  In the traditional landscape of U.S. law enforcement, the word “innovation” is frequently synonymous with technological advancement, such as b...

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