Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

The Brief: Not Yesterday’s Campus Cop

Policing at the campuses of higher education institutions has existed for over a hundred years. The first U.S. “campus police officers” were commissioned in 1894 at Yale University in Connecticut...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: The Unseen Vulnerability of Law Enforcement

It has become clear that organizations across virtually every sector of the economy are becoming the targets of cyber attacks—and there has been an increasing number of public sector cyber at...

From the Director

From the Director: Going Farther Together

There is an old African proverb that states, “If you want to go fast—go alone. If you want to go far—go together.” The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has had the great privilege and honor ...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Impaired Driving Enforcement Training Curricula Revisions

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the IACP periodically update the curricula for impaired driving enforcement training programs, including Standardized Field Sobriety Test...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Preparing for Automated Driving System Deployment

As automated driving systems (ADS) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) continue to be integrated into the U.S. vehicle fleet, the role of the human driver is changing. Traditionally, the ...

From the Director

From the Associate Attorney General: Supporting Law Enforcement’s Anti-Human Trafficking Work

Human trafficking is a crime that exploits and endangers some of the most vulnerable members of our society and causes immeasurable physical and psychological harm. Both labor and sex trafficking i...

Perspectives

Perspectives: Human Trafficking

Law enforcement currently lacks the necessary level of training to fully understand the dynamics of human trafficking. Victims do not call 911 to seek help....

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Immigration Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking

Human trafficking cases are notoriously difficult for many reasons. Lack of familiarity with the U.S. justice system and of lawful immigration status, as well as language challenges, can compound thes...