Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

IACP@Work: Public Safety Needs… A Connector!

Technology is advancing in the world and in policing like never before. Industrial technological advances show powerful potential to aid public safety efforts, but there is little time to study actual...

Leadership Insight

Leadership Insights: Navigating Crisis and Resilience

In an 18-month period, my agency in Dayton, Ohio, faced a series of unprecedented challenges: a significant water emergency due to a major pipe break, a large-scale white supremacist rally requiring t...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Attracting and Maintaining a Resilient Workforce

Since the dawn of the new decade, the policing profession has faced a dual crisis: recruitment and retention. A reflection of societal shifts and institutional challenges, the traditional allure of th...

The Brief

The Brief: The IACP’s Latest Recruitment Efforts to Mitigate Retention Challenges

It is no secret that the policing profession currently faces a recruitment and retention problem. For several years now, agencies of all types, sizes, and locations have been struggling to find and re...

Roll Call

Roll Call: Mary Paradis

I joined the IACP because of its reputation in our industry. In hindsight, I wish I had joined sooner, before becoming a senior leader in a law enforcement agency. Now knowing how important the IACP c...

Perspectives

Perspectives: February 2025

Personnel will continue to be a critical issue. The traditional 25- to 30-year employee who works for their pension and views policing as their sole passion no longer exists in today’s workforce....

Roll Call

Roll Call: Dale Armour

I joined the IACP because, from a young age, I was inspired by the organization’s commitment to advancing the field of policing. Growing up, my dad was a proud member, and I remember reading his IAC...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Instilling Confidence in a Profession

In the evolving landscape of policing, the role of comprehensive training cannot be overstated. As societies grow more complex and the demands on police forces increase, the necessity for rigorous, on...