Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Proactive Alliance: The Ethos of Broken Windows

In 1982, criminologists George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson published an article titled “Broken Windows.” They asserted that police could prevent more serious crimes by resolving smaller crimina...

Terrorism

Shifting Sands: Terrorism as an Evolving Concept

Members of the British public have not been strangers to terrorism and extremist beliefs. Over the centuries, the United Kingdom has been at the vanguard of dealing with extremist views, be those of ...

Community-Police Engagement

Media Coverage: When It Doesn’t Work Well… and When It Does

Law enforcement agencies and the media have a symbiotic relationship, with both entities depending on each other. While the two have common goals, they sometimes have diverging priorities. As with ...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: One Officer Suicide Is Too Many

Although there is a shortage of data on the occurrences of officer suicide globally, it is clear that many law enforcement agencies are affected by this issue. For example, in France, the suicide rate...

Terrorism

Bioterrorism and Threats to Water Safety

When one contemplates the universe of U.S. agencies researching, investigating, and gathering intelligence on potential terror targets and methods, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rarely mak...

Terrorism

The Evolution of Terrorism: Challenges, Outlook, and Strategy

Pittsburgh. San Bernardino. Charlottesville. Charleston. These tragic events, now seared into the history of the United States, represent the evolution of terrorism in the United States. Since the 9/...

Spotlight

Spotlight: The New School Resource “Officer” in Wausau

Advances in research and medicine have shown excess stress to be harmful to those who experience it, and, unfortunately, youth are not exempt from its negative effects. Regardless of location or demog...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: First Responder Health 18 Years Later

Eighteen years after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the toll of that day continues to be felt by the thousands of first responders who rushed in to help....