David Teodosio at Police Chief Magazine

Focus on Officer Wellness: Protecting the Mental Health of Rural First Responders

Vast, rural landscapes create significant challenges for residents seeking mental health care. While urban areas have a higher concentration of people and resources, rural areas often have populations...

Human & Civil Rights

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Know Me Before You Need Me

In an era where community trust serves as the cornerstone of effective policing, police agencies across the globe are recognizing that building meaningful relationships with diverse communities requir...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: How to Communicate More Effectively During Traffic Stops

A few years ago, the Colorado State Highway Safety Office identified a recent trend of increased refusal rates of impaired drivers of the required chemical test. While some U.S. states are implied con...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Immigration Enforcement by Local Police

Immigration enforcement in the United States is generally a civil matter, handled exclusively by federal agents working for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Patrol....

Investigations

Trauma-Informed Interview Adaptations

The starting point in the development of this interview protocol began years ago, when it was realized, as in so many police services, of the need to improve police interviews of victims, especially v...

Legislative Update

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Counter-UAS Victory & Marijuana Rescheduling Executive Order: What It Means for Policing

December 19, 2025 The IACP Legislative Update covers the major developments in Congress that could impact policing. This update covers the FY 26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and explains...

Community-Police Engagement

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From Disproportionality to Diversion

Juvenile justice reform in the United States has long struggled with balancing accountability, public safety, and the rehabilitative needs of youth. Decades of research reveal persistent racial and et...

Education & Training

Translating Neuroscience for Academy Training Success

Everyday police work involves a range of decisions. One of the primary goals in academy training is to ready officers for this decision-making environment. Often, the policing environment is fast-pace...