David Teodosio at Police Chief Magazine

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Investigating Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons

The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) is one of the most urgent and complex public safety challenges facing police agencies in the United States. Indigenous communities—partic...

Investigations

A Paradigm Shift in Science-Based Interviewing

A few years ago, Captain Christian Cory (Wichita, Kansas, Police Department) had the following experience: I was receiving my yearly evaluation from my commander in the homicide section. He asked m...

Legislative Update

President’s Budget, Executive Orders on Drones, and IACP Letters of Support

June 13, 2025 On May 30, the president released the proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. Each year, the administration submits a budget request to Congress outlining spending levels and policy ...

Traffic Safety

Equipping Investigators for Vehicle-Involved Cases

Often criminal activity involves a motor vehicle to get the actors to or from a criminal act or to carry out the crime. In the case of vehicle theft, the vehicle is the central element of the crime, w...

Technology

The Rise of High-Tech Policing

Experts predict that humans will soon interact seamlessly with various forms of artificial intelligence (AI) in their daily lives, much like humans interact with each other today.1 This exciting devel...

Youth

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Protecting Students and Safeguarding Schools

Threats to schools are all too familiar to many police agencies in the United States. Many police leaders, officers, and investigators are dealing with this widespread phenomenon in one way or another...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Investigating Liability

The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires that criminal defense attorneys provide a minimum quality of service to their clients.1 The attorney need not be perfect but must at least be com...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Improving Public Safety Through Technology

The growth of technology in public safety is transforming how many agencies serve their communities. Three key factors are coming together to shape the future of policing: (1) the wide use of sensors ...