Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

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...

Spotlight

Spotlight: Bringing De-Escalation Training to the Public

The year 2020 brought unique challenges to law enforcement agencies across the globe, including demands for police officers to receive de-escalation training, calls for changes in the response to pers...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Did You Know?

Records management systems (RMS) are an essential tool for law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders. To promote uniformity in reporting among law enforcement agencies and facilitate data...

Exposition

Exposition: April 2023

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...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Do They Know It When They See It?

Justice Potter Stewart infamously found himself unable—or unwilling—to define “hardcore pornography,” but he knew it when he saw it.1 Law enforcement officers frequently adopt Justice Stewart�...