Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Product Feature: The Many Benefits of More Effective Records Management

Time is not a renewable resource, and that’s something law enforcement agencies are reminded of every day. Among the many demands on an officer’s time, two of the largest are records management...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Operation Sober Handle

Ask a patrol officer if he or she has ever willingly stopped a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) and most will reply with a no. There are a multitude of understandable reasons, usually regarding safety a...

Spotlight

Spotlight: A Nontraditional Partnership to Increase Trust and Safety

Law enforcement is a profession of personal and public engagement. Be it proactive or reactive, its universal mission has always been and will always be to achieve a positive outcome to every engageme...

Exposition

Exposition: September 2021

Stay up to date on new products, such as ebikes, rugged laptops, and footwear and advances in technology like facial recognition systems to ensure your officers are equipped with the tools they need....

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Lessons Learned? A Civilized Society

The answer lies in lessons learned through tyrants and the oppressed, wars and revolutions, and in the events culminating on September 11, 2001. The 9/11 attacks revisited the lesson that the history ...

The Advisor

The Advisor: Decision-Making

Effective leadership consists of many interrelated characteristics, including the ability to influence others, especially subordinates who actually do the lion’s share of the important work. Police ...

Informer

The Informer: September 2021

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 ...

The Brief

The Brief: Facilitating Mentor Matches on IACPengage

It has long been a tradition that new officers are taken under the wing of experienced officers and shown the ropes about organizational culture, community dynamics, and performance....