David Teodosio at Police Chief Magazine

A Misunderstood Asset

“There is no better teacher than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.” - Malcom X1 Persp...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Quieting the Chatter

The alarm goes off. You steady yourself as you acknowledge the poor inconsistent quality of sleep you experience night after night. In spite of it all, when you walk into the daily briefing, you feel ...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Officers’ Duty to Intervene

A review of federal court decisions during 2023 confirms that the same principles enunciated in the leading case on the subject, Byrd v. Brishke, which was decided over 50 years ago, are still in pla...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Reducing Struck-By Incidents and Recreating a Culture of Safety

Since 2015, the Colorado State Patrol experienced five tragic losses resulting from struck-by incidents. In May 2015, a trooper and cadet trooper were investigating a previous crash when a suspect bei...

Exposition

Exposition: November 2024

Stay up to date on new products and advances in technology to ensure your officers are equipped with the tools they need....

Leadership

Equipping Agencies for a Complex World

In today’s rapidly evolving policing landscape, the effectiveness of a police department increasingly hinges on its ability to manage a broad array of administrative responsibilities, from advanced ...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Meeting the CJIS Authentication Compliance Deadline

The latest Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy, which took effect on October 1, 2024, requires any system or application that generates or stores U.S. criminal justice infor...

Community-Police Engagement

An Untapped Lever to Create Safer Communities

An unprecedented partnership between a world-class research institution and the second-largest U.S. police department led to the implementation of a data-driven policing management strategy. This succ...