Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Smart, Comprehensive Impaired Driving Enforcement

State initiatives to decriminalize drugs of abuse have resulted in an increase in drugged driving offenses. To protect motorists in their communities, police agencies are equipping officers with th...

Perspectives

Perspectives: Reimagine Policing

As the profession reimagines itself and the role of the police, what aspects of policing should stay and which new ones should be added?...

Informer

Informer: January 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 Advisor

The Advisor: Cultivating Skills in Rising Leaders

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....

Spotlight

Spotlight: Enhancing Trust, Increasing Transparency, Humanizing the Badge

In 2016, the Redondo Beach, California, Police Department hosted region-wide training for police command staff on fair and impartial policing and implicit bias....

Technology

The On-Duty Podcast

A podcast is a great tool for community outreach, allowing an agency or person to connect with and inform community members. I started to think about a podcast as a viable option for community outreac...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Maintaining ECC Operations Remotely During a Public Health Crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way many organizations operate, and the public safety emergency communications centers (ECCs) have not been immune to its impact. After all, emergencies do no...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Creating Safe Environments through Architecture and Design

Police agencies vary greatly in size, type, and area served, so, naturally, police facilities also come in many shapes and sizes—Ideally, each agency has a facility specifically built based upon the...