David Teodosio at Police Chief Magazine

Focus on Officer Wellness: Readiness Through Regulation

Officers are trained to remain ready, alert, and responsive from one call to the next. Over time, however, operating in a persistently elevated state carries real costs. This is not a question of toug...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: The Next Chapter of Police Dispatch

Imagine dialing 911 and reporting an emergency to a dispatcher so efficient that officers are already enroute before you’ve finished explaining what’s happening—without ever realizing you weren�...

Investigations

Chief’s Counsel: ICE Detainers and Warrants

Failure to understand the distinction between so-called immigration warrants issued by an immigration judge or traditional arrest or search warrants issued by a federal court judge can lead to liabili...

Officer Safety & Wellness

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When Policing Goes Viral

Over the past two decades, social media has reshaped the policing landscape in ways that few agencies anticipated but must now confront. In Canada, 95 percent of adults maintain at least one social me...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: The Alabama Speedball

As it has across the United States, the landscape of impaired driving enforcement in Alabama has shifted dramatically over the past decade. While alcohol and prescription drugs continue to pose subst...

Mental Health

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Don’t Bring It Home

“Don’t bring it home” is one of the most common phrases exchanged among police officers and other first responders. It is offered with good intentions, often following particularly difficult cal...

Mental Health

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He Did Not Want to Die

He did not want to die. He did not have to die. But, like so many officers over the years, he died by suicide. Howard “Howie” Liebengood was a 51-year-old, 15-year veteran of the United S...

Technology

A Comprehensive Vision for Next Generation 911

When an emergency occurs, individuals instinctively reach for their phones, sending texts to loved ones and capturing photos or videos to document the unfolding situation in real-time. Modern devices ...