Dani Gudakunst, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Raising the Bar for Traffic Enforcement—Police Chiefs’ Important Role in Traffic Safety

Traffic safety programs form an integral component of an effective, comprehensive law enforcement operation. Unfortunately, not all law enforcement executives—perhaps even all those reading this col...

Leadership

A Window to the Future of Policing in the Ontario Provincial Police

What might policing look like for a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in 2037? No one can claim to know with certainty, but it is possible to speculate based on some of the trends observed...

President's Message

President’s Message: The Year in Review: You Spoke, We Listened

It’s hard to believe that almost a year ago I was being sworn in as the president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. As I take a moment to reflect back on the past year, I can’t...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Criminal Refusal of Chemical Tests

As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito noted in Birchfield v. North Dakota, “[d]runk drivers take a grisly toll on the Nation’s roads, claiming thousands of lives, injuring many more victims, and inf...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Portable Lasers Could Be the Future of Forensic Investigations

Forensic investigations have come a long way in recent years thanks to advancements in science. By collecting and analyzing DNA left behind at crime scenes, law enforcement investigators are increasin...

IACP Working for You

IACP Working for You: Burnout, Stress, and Fatigue: How the Vicarious Trauma Toolkit Provides Public Safety Agencies National Resources and Promising Practices

After twenty years in law enforcement, I have seen the personal effects of the transition from well-meaning rookie to cynical cop to a fully jaded human being. And I see the same thing in many others ...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: Saving Lives with Law Enforcement AED Programs

Approximately 1,000 people in the United States alone die each day from sudden cardiac arrest, leading to approximately half a million deaths each year.1 Currently, the only effective treatment for ca...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: U.S. President Trump Issues Order Restoring Unrestricted Law Enforcement Access to Surplus Equipment

On August 28, 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order, “Restoring State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement’s Access to Life-Saving Equipment and Resources,” which restores th...