Dani Gudakunst, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Legislative Alert: Ask Your Senator to Support the National Criminal Justice Commission Act

On March 8, 2017, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 573). Joining Senators Cornyn, ...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Subpoenaed Officers on FMLA: Stay or Go?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 provides one of the most important legal protections afforded to employees in the United States. Eligible employees who work for a covered employer can ...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Evolving the Statewide Traffic Safety Culture in Illinois

Over the past several decades, the United States has made great strides in traffic safety. It has been a collaborative effort among federal and state governments, law enforcement, community leaders, a...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: Paws for a Pause: Therapy Dogs, Mindfulness Meditation, and Healthy Mind Check-ins for Officer Safety and Wellness

In May 2015, the report by the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing analyzed the state of law enforcement in the United States.1 It included a quote from Will Bowen, a world-renowned faci...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Place-Based Investigations to Disrupt Crime Place Networks

Crime is not random. Research consistently shows that crime concentrates across places, victims, and offenders.1 Police administrators who first acknowledged these patterns were also among the first t...

Products & Services

2017 Buyers’ Guide: Provider Directory

The 2017 Buyers' Guide Directory contains contact information for all companies included in the guide. The manufacturers, suppliers, and service organizations listed in the edition have contributed th...

Mental Health

Psychology of Space: Enhancing Legitimacy through Open, Transparent, and Inclusive Facilities for Police and the Public

A research study surveyed more than 400 city residents on their impressions of various criminal justice agencies and the service they provided. Tucked into the list of questions were a few about the r...

Leadership

Great Leadership Drives High Performance

The last 30 years have seen dramatic increases in the amount of research conducted on a wide variety of U.S. law enforcement issues and concerns. From the tumultuous times experienced during the 1960s...