David Teodosio at Police Chief Magazine

Protecting Children, Preserving Trust

Modern policing stands at the threshold of a digital frontier that is expanding at a pace few institutions can match. The proliferation of mobile technology, encrypted messaging platforms, decentraliz...

Education & Training

From Awareness to Action

On December 4, 2025, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) in Ontario, Canada, marked a significant milestone by hosting its 10th Annual Human Rights Learning Forum. The theme “From Awareness to Action...

Legislative Update

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DHS Shutdown Continues as Budget Process Moves Forward

The IACP Legislative Update covers the major developments in Congress that could impact policing. This update provides an overview of the current DHS funding lapse and the President’s DOJ bu...

Technology

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Technology, Trust, and Taxpayer Dollars

Technology now shapes core police work: dispatch and deployment, investigations, supervision, and administrative production (for example, reports and data capture). Over the last decade, agencies have...

Technology

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...