Lisbeth Perez, Author at Police Chief Magazine

President’s Message: The Role of Policy in the Use of New Technologies

There is no question that new and emerging technologies like unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones), facial recognition, artificial intelligence, body-worn cameras, and automatic license plate read...

Technology

Falling Behind the Curve: The Lag in Public Safety Location Accuracy and How to Fix It

Public safety agencies had a challenging year in 2018. However, despite emergencies ranging from category 4 hurricanes to mass shootings to uncontrollable wildfires, police, firefighters, and EMTs unf...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Turning the Battleship

Today’s law enforcement officers face an abundance of stressors—responding to traumatic and emotionally-charged incidents; working long hours and even off duty to make ends meet; missing holidays ...

Technology

Why Do I Need A Forensic Video Analyst? I Have Eyes!

“Forensic video analysis is a very powerful tool that can be used in search of the truth. There is no prosecution truth or defense truth; there is only the truth.” To the lofty statement above,...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Enhancing the “I” in the IACP

The world is increasingly becoming borderless, requiring police executives to consistently think globally while acting locally. Events taking place halfway around the world have the potential to evolv...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Large Truck and Bus Enforcement and Educational Initiative

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), there was a 28 percent increase in large truck and bus fatalities between 2009 and 2016 in the United States. Most astonishingly, ...

From the Director

From the Deputy Director: Crime Guns on the Streets

Over the course of 30 years as a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), I have seen a lot. I worked the streets in Detroit, Michigan, and Los Angeles, Califo...