David Teodosio at Police Chief Magazine

Strategic Tech Procurement for Public Safety

In today’s rapidly evolving technology environment, public safety agencies face an overwhelming array of solutions to problems they may or may not be facing. Technology in various forms has moved fr...

Legislative Update

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Congressional Recess Pauses DHS Funding Negotiations as Shutdown Continues

April 3, 2026 The IACP Legislative Update covers the major developments in Congress that could impact policing. This update provides an overview of the ongoing DHS funding lapse and recent DOJ leader...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Cannabis-Induced Psychosis

Police agencies across the United States are seeing an increase in officers self-medicating with marijuana for stress and sleep. As marijuana legalization expands, an unintended yet serious consequenc...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Your Report, Their Decision

In impaired driving (also known as driving under the influence or DUI) cases, the courtroom outcome often hinges on a document prepared long before the judge ever considers the matter—the law enforc...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Building a Responsible, Effective Facial Recognition Program

Facial recognition technology is an incredibly powerful investigative tool, but it has also been one of the most scrutinized technologies available to the police profession. It is an “assistive” t...

Technology

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Beyond IT

Trust in policing is almost always discussed in terms of face-to-face encounters with the public and community. However, nearly every engagement includes a digital component, and if the actual inciden...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Patrolling the Digital Street

For today’s police officers, the first sign of a serious threat increasingly appears not on a street corner or in a call for service, but on a screen. Posts, comments, livestreams, group chats, and ...

Technology

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Digital Deception

Elder fraud has been an evolving issue for many years, and while scams have always been prevalent, advancements in technology have changed the landscape. Perpetrators of elder fraud are increasingly u...