Dani Gudakunst, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Teams Learning How to Learn: A Practical Framework for Achieving Team Learning

Have you ever been a part of a team, committee, or classroom environment where, when all was said and done, the entire process felt like a monumental waste of time? Perhaps the team never really conne...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Ohio’s Model of a Comprehensive Health and Physical Fitness Program

The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s (OSHP) Health and Physical Fitness Program (HPFP) is a uniquely comprehensive program consisting of medical evaluations, clinical fitness appraisals, fitness standard...

Technology

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Will Smarter Cities Mean Smarter Law Enforcement?

Every city wants to be a “smart” city. But will smart cities be safer? Will they have less crime, better law enforcement, and an improved quality of life for their residents? Commercial companies...

Victim Services

HSI and the Angel Watch Center: Combating Child Sex Tourism

It is often said that the world is becoming a much smaller place. The rapid advances in technology over the past several years now require agencies and departments at all levels and in every country t...

Technology

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The Cyber Beat Partner: Harnessing the Power of AI in Law Enforcement

Virtual dispatcher? That will never happen… or will it? The phrase “artificial intelligence” usually conjures up movie images of cyborgs taking over the Earth or supercomputers monitoring every ...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Solving the Conundrum of the “Clearly Established” Prong of Qualified Immunity

Having taken an oath to serve and protect, law enforcement officers are called upon to guard against those who would do harm. In fulfilling this oath, however, those officers face an omnipresent dange...

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President’s Message: Improving Law Enforcement’s Capabilities, Public Safety, and Communities Through Innovation

It has often been said that law enforcement is resistant to change. However, those of us leading the profession recognize that it is not resistance to change, but a drive to change in a measured, resp...

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Legislative Alert: Chief Will Johnson Testifies on Responses to Increase in Religious Hate Crimes

On May 2, 2017, Chief Will D. Johnson, chair of the IACP Human and Civil Rights Committee, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary in a hearing entitled Responses to the Increase i...