Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Chief’s Counsel: Deploying Drug Detection K9s at Traffic Stops

Navigating what an officer can do on a traffic stop without violating a person’s constitutional right to be free from an unreasonable seizure gets complicated with the introduction of a drug detecti...

President's Message

President’s Message: Current Drug Trends Demand a Comprehensive Strategy

We are amid an unprecedented fatal and nonfatal overdose epidemic, and in my over 30 years of law enforcement experience, the devastation and violent crime resulting from illicit drugs—from their ma...

Spotlight

Spotlight: A Course in Collaboration

Becoming a police officer was once held in high esteem, but there has recently been a rapid decline in recruitment rates of the younger generation. Many attribute this decline to the public’s percep...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Getting People Home Safe

As many as 50 percent of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), such as autism spectrum disorder (autism), and 60 percent of individuals with dementia, such as Alzheimer’...

President's Message

President’s Message: Proactive Partnerships for Problem-Solving

Partnerships are the cornerstone of everything we do as law enforcement. There is a diverse array of organizations police can partner with in pursuit of enhancing public safety, and thinking creativel...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Partnering with Mental Health Providers to Improve Outcomes

Rarely a week goes by without a news report involving unfortunate and often disastrous interactions between armed law enforcement officers and individuals with mental health issues....

Exposition

Exposition: December 2023

Stay up to date on new products and advances in technology to ensure your officers are equipped with the tools they need....

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Breaking Down Public Safety Data Silos

The ability to quickly and effectively share information across the criminal justice system can be a matter of life or death. In order to fulfill their responsibilities, state and local justice and pu...