Dani Gudakunst, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Female Gang Membership

In the face of the overwhelming violence both perpetuated by and affecting the young men trapped in the world of gang conflict, it is all too easy to overlook the young women who are also stranded in ...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Balancing the Importance of Weight, Performance, and Cost for Advanced Ballistic Protection Solutions

Law enforcement professionals worldwide are facing unprecedented challenges and threats in the field, including more frequent active shooter incidents.1 Police are expected to arrive at emergencies wi...

Technology

DNA Facial Mapping

In early 2017, Louisiana authorities reported an arrest in a 2009 cold case homicide, based on a facial profile generated through DNA analysis. While DNA was recovered at the scene of the crime, it di...

Education & Training

Procedural Justice: A Training Model for Organizational-Level Change

In recent years, procedural justice has been heralded as a critical strategy for building trust and legitimacy in communities and within law enforcement organizations. Procedural justice speaks to the...

Education & Training

Assessing Training: How Do We Improve Teaching and Learning?

Dave looked forward to the training class. It was his day off from work, and he sacrificed time with his family to drive 30 miles to the class location to learn the latest trends in narcotic use in th...

Criminal Justice Reform

Deter Unconstitutional Policing: Reinstitute the Noble Cause

Character matters. Image, in policing, matters. There is no denying that the U.S. police profession has taken some major image hits from the Rodney King incident; the inception of cellphone video c...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Mindful Policing—A New Approach to Officer Wellness and Safety Training and Education

Headlines calling for reform in police training are commonplace. Professional law enforcement magazines are filled with articles on reform, implicit bias, de-escalation training, fair and impartial po...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Using Heart Rate Monitors in Law Enforcement Training

Although law enforcement officers are as proactive as possible, the very nature of the job often requires them to be reactionary. Officers must be able to perform and make split-second decisions “in...