Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

IACP@Work: Peer Support in Small and Rural Agencies

Peer support can be an important first step in an officer wellness strategy. In times of struggle or crisis, an officer may feel more comfortable initially seeking support from a peer who understands ...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Collecting Data for Safer Roadways

Motor vehicle fatalities have steadily risen since 2020. In the first half of 2020 alone, an estimated 20,175 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the United States....

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Waking Up to Fatigue-Related Well-Being Issues

There are many different shift patterns employed within policing. In the United Kingdom in particular, officers and staff don’t usually have the option to select a shift or schedule that works fo...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Understanding and Managing Your Next Crisis

One of the worst phone calls for any sheriff or chief is learning there is an officer down or that an officer took someone’s life. Most law enforcement executives have a solid plan for the immedi...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Law Enforcement Response to Victims

These approaches encourage personnel involved in victim response to focus on victims’ needs during engagement with justice system processes. When law enforcement agency personnel respond effectively...

President's Message

President’s Message: The Year Ahead: 2022–2023

As I begin my term as the 2022–2023 IACP president, I wish to thank the IACP staff, board members, and Immediate Past President Dwight Henninger for their service and work to move the association fo...

Perspectives

Perspectives: Preparing for Critical Incidents

What is the single most important thing you can do to prepare your agency to successfully address critical incidents? With any critical incident, leadership will underpin your organization’s success...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Enhancing Recognition with AI

One of the most discussed technologies of this time, artificial intelligence (AI) has entered the public safety sphere and is only predicted to grow its role. “[AI] gives us superpowers and a...