Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

IACP Net Bulletin: Ideas and Inspiration—Community Engagement Resources at IACP Net

Community partnerships have never been more vital to the success of law enforcement agencies. The IACP Net Main e-Library houses thousands of program ideas to help with community-police relations....

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Leading the Way in Sexual Assault Response Reform—National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

The National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) supports state and local jurisdictions as they develop effective approaches to sexual assault cases. The Bureau of Justice Assistance administers the ...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Narcotics Detection Science Keeps Pace with the Street

Cucumbers. Donuts. Breast implants. Sharks. Spare tires. Sneakers. Video game systems. These are just a few of the items drug traffickers use to move illegal narcotics across borders and around the...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: The Benefits and Limitations of 5G for Law Enforcement

Why is 5G important to police? Police departments’ most valuable resource is officers’ time. Maximizing officers’ time, then, must be a top priority of any list when spending money on technolog...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Superusers of Small-Town Police Resources

Effective police management requires careful attention to how an agency spends its scarce resources. Yet, police agencies routinely spend vast amounts of resources on small numbers of people and place...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Motor Vehicle Crash and Struck-By LODD Investigations—NIOSH Case Study and Recommendations

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Motor Vehicle Crash and Struck-by Fatality Investigations Program investigates LEO line-of-duty deaths d...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Officer Wellness Programs—Research Evidence and a Call to Action

Research consistently suggests that law enforcement officers are at a higher risk of experiencing anxiety, acute and posttraumatic stress, and depression than individuals in other professions. In tur...

Leadership

Where Will Tomorrow’s Law Enforcement Leaders Come From?

As a leader of a law enforcement organization, or a part of the leadership team, when was the last time you actually stopped and considered where the next generation of law enforcement leaders w...