Camryn Nethken, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Building Crime Resilient Communities through Crime Prevention Learning

For the most part, average people are exposed to crime prevention learning when they take a retrospective look at the actions that led up to their becoming the victims of criminal events. E...

President's Message

President’s Message: Year in Review

As my term as president of the IACP comes to a close, I reflect back on the year with pride and gratitude. When I was sworn in as president last October, I identified several areas of focus that align...

Investigations

Expert Panel Issues New Best Practices Guide for Cold Case Investigations

Cold case statistics paint a bleak picture with an even bleaker outlook, if trends persist. An estimated 242,000 unresolved homicides occurred in the United States from 1980 to 2016. Overall, roughly...

The Brief

The Brief: New Resources Curb Traffic Safety Risks

Traffic safety initiatives address multiple risks that occur in every community around the globe. These dangers include distracted driving, speeding, impaired driving, and other various issues and vio...

IACP Net Bulletin

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...