Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Informer: May 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....

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Protecting the Skies Calls for More than Decoding

It is promising to be another big year in sports—Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024 was only the beginning. Spring training for professional baseball has already started. Then, Paris, France, will...

President's Message

President’s Message: AI’s Transformative Impact

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly prevalent in policing, impacting the way we approach crime prevention, investigations, and community safety. AI technology and its applications hav...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Don’t Get Your Legal Advice From Robots

Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics should be built into all artificial intelligence (AI) programming. The Three Laws provide that a robot may not harm a human being, must obey a human being, a...

Perspectives

Perspectives: April 2024

AI is neither good nor bad, but like all other technologies, it will be defined by how it is used. For police leaders contemplating AI, the decision whether to utilize AI or to avoid it is no longer b...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Using AI to Analyze Video Surveillance at Community Events

Community events, such as festivals, parades, concerts, and fairs, are opportunities for police officers to interact with the public in a positive and friendly manner....

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Why Agencies Need Traffic Safety Units

Supervisors in traffic enforcement units strive to have the finest officers; the best, cutting-edge equipment; up-to-date training courses or conferences; and novel methods of traffic enforcement....

Exposition

Exposition: April 2024

Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufacturers a...