Breana McKenney, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Perspectives: Preparation for Critical Incidents

Q.: What is the most important thing you can have your department do to prepare for critical incidents? Training and collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, fire and rescue, and community p...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Public Safety Beyond the Limits of the Sky

Today, small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)—drones—give organizations visibility and access to a level of information and insight like never before. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are capable o...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: The New Roles of Radar: Education and Communication

Traditionally, when people consider the role of radar technology in traffic calming, the first thing that comes to mind is the use of radar guns for enforcement. However, radar’s reputation is evolv...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Safety and Tactical Use Are Key to Accessories

Law enforcement professionals know full well that danger lurks beyond the more dramatic incidents that attract the lion’s share of public attention....

IACP Net Bulletin

IACP Net Bulletin: Forms Library- Updating Forms Has Never Been Easier

For over 25 years, IACP Net has brought agencies a cutting-edge information network. IACP Net’s Forms e-Library is a valuable resource for any department looking to update its forms. Topics range fr...

Education & Training

Writing Skills: Hiring and Training Police Officers

During a time of marked high-profile cases that have turned a spotlight onto policies and training in law enforcement and amid the cries for officer training in areas such as cultural sensitivity and ...

Education & Training

Strengthening the Foundation: How New Trends in Training Can Improve Officers’ Safety and Effectiveness

The last several years have been challenging for law enforcement. In August 2018, preliminary 2018 data show that fatalities in law enforcement were already up by more than 10 percent over 2017 and th...

President's Message

President’s Message: The Year Ahead

As we celebrate our 125th year, I want to briefly look back at the year 1893. In the United Kingdom, the first issue of the Police Review and Parade Gossip Magazine was published and would run until 2...