David Teodosio at Police Chief Magazine

Officer grabbing their taser in the holster

The Deadly Threat of Knife Throwing

Most officers today have some working knowledge and training in how various human and environmental factors impact officer safety, critical decision-making and force option selection. Specifically, of...

Mass Casualty Attacks

Finding a Shared Purpose

As police professionals know, one phone call can change everything. At 9:25 p.m. on June 17, 2015, Chief Mullen received the call no police chief ever wants to get—a call that would change his life....

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Integrating Effective Physical Fitness Screening Methods into the Academy

The frontline to job-task basics and foundational knowledge happens within the academy setting. Recruits learn baseline skills, laws, procedures, and information that becomes more defined and establis...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Automatic License Plate Recognition

Automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras are solving more crimes than ever before. The increase is driven by technology going beyond reading license plates. Investigators can now search for ...

Recruitment & Personnel

Better Together

It was early morning, on a Saturday. I was in foot pursuit. I ran left, then jerked right. I side-saddled over a short wall. At a full sprint, I scaled a chain-link fence. Whew. I didn’t rip my pant...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Navigating Video Privacy Challenges in Policing

Police agencies are increasingly capturing and processing audio, video, and mobile data related to crimes with body-worn cameras documenting officers’ daily operations. This results in a growing vol...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Providing Equal Access During Police Interactions with Individuals with Disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a U.S. civil rights law that protects the rights of individuals with disabilities. Title II of the ADA prohibits public entities from excluding any...

Crime & Violence

De-Escalation in Everyday Police Operations

Everyday police work encompasses any kind of deployment that police officers handle daily. These tasks include, for example, interventions in cases of domestic violence, handling of traffic crashes an...