David Teodosio at Police Chief Magazine

The Transnational Phenomenon of Drug Trafficking

Drug trafficking is a highly complex, transnational, and constantly changing criminal practice, posing continuous and substantial challenges to public security forces. This is a phenomenon that direct...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Going Beyond Face Value

Facial recognition technology (FRT) emerged 50 years ago from experiments that measured facial attributes to search for matches on a semi-automated system.1 Modern FRT is an electronic system that us...

Drugs & Alcohol

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Defeating the Fentanyl Crisis

In the battle against synthetic opioids, the spotlight is often on the United States, where fentanyl devastates communities, driving record-breaking overdose deaths and overwhelming police and public ...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Detection in 60 Seconds

Impaired drivers pose a critical threat to public safety, and officers must be equipped with tools to detect impairment quickly and accurately. Advanced techniques can enhance the efficiency and sensi...

Drugs & Alcohol

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Closing the Drug Intelligence Gap

In 2018, Ohio had the fifth highest age-adjusted drug poisoning (overdose) mortality rate in the United States, with 39,257 suspected fatal and nonfatal drugs poisonings (13–14 fatal poisonings a da...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: The Value of Communication and Trust

In September 2024, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) released data reflecting the longest police response times in decades on record. According to the police union, the NYPD’s response dela...

Legislative Update

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Senate Moves on Reconciliation

June 27, 2025 Congress is continuing to work on the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the budget reconciliation package for FY 2025. After the House passed its version in May by a narrow 215–214 vote, ...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: It’s Not Just the Job

Since there have been humans, there have been threats to human life. Since there have been threats to survival, there have been warriors and protectors fighting to keep their people alive and thriving...