Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Focus on Officer Wellness: Diet and Shift Work

Eating healthy is tough enough for people working in law enforcement. Add in the challenge of shift work: the late night and early morning hours when most restaurants and stores are closed, when the b...

Crime & Violence

Special Report: Enhanced Background Checks for Young Adults

On June 25, 2022, the U.S. Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 (BSCA), in an effort to reduce gun violence in the United States.1 One requirement of BSCA is for the Nationa...

Informer

Informer: May 2023

Research abounds on topics related to law enforcement and criminal justice, and it can be difficult to sift through it all. Informer breaks down three studies for law enforcement leaders to help keep ...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: District Diplomats

When officers are equipped to be nothing more than extensions of exhaustive policies built upon remote studies, they are inevitably due to fail in the hope of building trust-based relationships within...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Developmental Disabilities and Diversion

Deflection and pre-arrest diversion tactics are not new topics. While there is still much to learn about how these alternatives to arrest affect the interactions between law enforcement and individual...

Perspectives

Perspectives: April 2023

The Traffic Policing Command (CPTran), part of the São Paulo State Military Police (PMESP), has the mission to serve and protect the population of the City of São Paulo, Brazil, through the manageme...

The Brief

The Brief: Enhance An Agency’s Family Support Program

Law enforcement officers face many challenges at work, and dealing with demanding situations day after day can be both physically and mentally stressful. This can take a toll not only on officers�...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Current and Future Law Enforcement Data Collections

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the United States’ primary source for criminal justice statistics and the primary statistical agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The mission of B...