Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Mitigating Targeted Violence in Our Communities

Throughout history incidents of targeted violence and assassination have been prompted by various motives—political gain, personal fame, a grievance, a real or perceived wrong, or jealousy from a fa...

The Brief

The Brief: Victims’ Rights Jurisdiction Profiles

All professionals working within the criminal justice system (law enforcement officers, prosecutors, victim services personnel, ETC.) encounter victims in some capacity. A foundational knowledge of vi...

The Advisor

The Advisor: Honing Leadership Skills

Experience is often said to be the best teacher. Each month, a question asked by a new chief of police or future law enforcement executive is answered by experienced leaders from our mentorship panel....

Officer Safety & Wellness

Harnessing New Perspectives

Law enforcement worldwide is experiencing massive transformation at an unprecedented pace. Social, economic, physical, and cyber systems; terrorism; and the blistering rate at which technology is adva...

The Brief

The Brief: Untruths and Consequences

Many people are taught or believe that “an innocent person wouldn’t confess to crimes they didn’t commit.” Some instructors have probably used that same phrase when teaching others over the ye...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Building Support for Officers and Their Families

The support systems law enforcement officers go home to at the end of a shift are vital to maintaining their physical and mental resiliency....

Product Feature

Product Feature: Expansions in ALPR Technology

Automated license plate recognition (ALPR) systems were introduced during the 1970s as a way for officers to innovate their data collection process. Prior to the use of license plate recognition techn...

Exposition

Exposition: May 2020

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 ...