Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Chief’s Counsel: EEOC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Final Regulations interpreting the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) took effect on June 18, 2024.1 In addition to actual pregnancy, ...

President's Message

President’s Message: Safety and Civil Rights at Mass Demonstrations

College campuses have long been central sites for debate and action on a variety of social causes. While protests, mass demonstrations, and rallies are not new issues for police, the ways we respond t...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: The Era of the Connected Responder

From tactical vests to trauma kits, police officers leverage numerous tools and equipment when responding to emergencies. While physical equipment is critical to protecting officers and enabling th...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Utilizing Integrated Police Social Workers for Internal Wellness

In March 2019, the Bloomington, Indiana, Police Department (BPD) hired its first integrated police social worker (PSW). While the initial goals of the program were related to decreasing repeat call...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: The Pedestrian Problem in Maryland

In 2018, in Maryland, 131 pedestrians lost their lives as a result of a motor vehicle crash.1 Of those fatalities, about 20 percent were in Baltimore County.2 When any five-year trend was considere...

Perspectives

Perspectives: July 2024

We have benefited from annual department-wide crowd control training, as it can take time for the frontline officers and supervisors to get comfortable with crowd control formations. For planned re...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Officer Wellness Dashboard

Over the past several years, the importance of officer wellness has come to the forefront with more agencies implementing wellness programs, embedding wellness into their agency culture, and investing...

Informer

Informer: July 2024

Research abounds on topics related to policing and criminal justice, and it can be difficult to sift through it all. Informer breaks down three studies for police leaders to help keep them up to date....