Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Spotlight: The Police Autism Patch Challenge

Like many officers, Detective Christopher T. Greco of the New Rochelle Police Department (New York) has two full-time roles: officer and parent. As the father of a young teen who has autism and is non...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Body-Worn Cameras Show Policing Policy Can’t Afford to Hide from Evidence

In 2014, a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black man. The chain reaction of events that followed still reverberates years later in con...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Cops, Pink Mohawks, and Mindfulness

Cringe-worthy videos of negative police interactions with the pub- lic continue to make news headlines. Like all people, officers enter situations on duty and off duty with their own issues or proble...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Turning the Focus Toward Labor Trafficking—IACP’s Investigations and Prosecutions Training

Imagine a buffet restaurant with more than 15 workers who have been forced to work at least six 13-hour days per week at a rate well below minimum wage. These individuals paid hard-scraped money to be...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Distracted Driving Victim Impact Panels—Changing Driver Behaviors in New York State

Like most fields, the police profession has changed in response to evolving technologies over the past 30 years. But, despite all the advancements in tactical gear, the increased computerization of ta...

Technology

Product Feature: Advanced Safety Gear for Advanced Threats

It was a routine traffic stop on a typical Sunday evening in Fort Dodge, Iowa. While arresting an individual on suspicion of providing false identification information and driving on a suspended licen...

Informer

Informer—July 2019

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents. Given the high rate of intimate partner violence (IPV) among juveniles, thi...

IACP Net Bulletin

IACP Net Bulletin: Vulnerable Populations

Law enforcement is dedicated to protecting all members of the community, including those least able to protect themselves. IACP Net provides the most innovative and up-to-date information to aid in th...