Dani Gudakunst, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Tapping Into the Internet of Things Will Help Police Departments Turn Smart Cities into Safe Cities

Technology has given police departments the opportunity to use the same advanced technology that is helping to create Smart Cities -- adding new levels of connectivity that allow every level of govern...

Recruitment & Personnel

Creating a Multicultural Law Enforcement Agency: An Intentional Priority

Different viewpoints identify different reasons for actively and intentionally integrating minorities into the workforce. Some argue that diversity-promoting policies exist to remedy past wrongs of di...

Community-Police Engagement

Connecting with Your LGBTQ Community

Responding to the myriad of issues and demands placed on law enforcement agencies by diverse community groups can often be overwhelming for law enforcement executives. Even with the best intentions an...

President's Message

President’s Message: The Institute for Community-Police Relations: Aiding Law Enforcement in Enhancing Community Trust

Law enforcement leaders recognize that not one single factor has been more essential to preventing and reducing crime levels than collaboration between law enforcement agencies and the communities the...

Drugs & Alcohol

Deflection: A Powerful Crime-Fighting Tool That Improves Community Relations

Whether individuals work in urban, suburban, or rural communities, law enforcement officers invariably encounter the impact of drug use and mental illness. These impacts range from disruptive behavior...

Policy

Forward Momentum: Examples from the Advancing 21st Century Policing Initiative

Tremendous changes within the field of law enforcement have taken place over the last several years. When the U.S. Department of Justice released the Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: “Legal” or Not, Peace Officers Cannot Smoke Marijuana

At the end of 2016, approximately 28 U.S. states and the District of Columbia had decriminalized marijuana for medical purposes, recreational purposes, or both. Each state’s laws vary to significan...

Community-Police Engagement

Building Solid Community-Police Relationships Through Community Policing Promising Practices From the Field

For decades, the argument has been made that one of the surest ways to build positive, lasting community-police relationships is through an organizational commitment to community policing.1 The IACP h...