Lisbeth Perez, Author at Police Chief Magazine

IACP Net Bulletin: Hate Crime Resources on IACP Net

For over 25 years, IACP Net has brought agencies a cutting-edge information network. The IACP Net information team brings you the most innovative and up-to-date information to help you stay current on...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Technology to Combat Today’s Drug Challenges

Identifying unknown substances in the field upon seizure is a critical step in the drug investigation process. It provides information that helps law enforcement make arrests, obtain search warrants, ...

Informer

Informer- March 2019

The fundamental reason for enacting bias crime statutes, which increase penalties for bias-motivated behavior compared to otherwise motivated crimes, is the difference in the severity of injury. Some ...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Educating the Police Spouse

Linda Seitz was walking down a seedy street in Portland, Oregon, with her family when, unexpectedly, her entire body froze and she began to shudder with fear. Although her husband urged her along, Lin...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Traffic Safety’s Critical Role in the Law Enforcement Mission

Leadership is an important concept in law enforcement, and every member of an agency from the chief executive to field training officers should strive to both lead and provide guidance to personnel th...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: IACP Leadership Training Provides a Systematic Approach to Effective Decision-Making

What does it mean to be an effective leader in the law enforcement profession today? How do effective leaders make decisions? IACP defines leadership as the process of influencing human behavior to a...

The Brief

The Brief: Training Campus Police Officers to Respond to Mental Health Crises

As an increasing number of young adults attend college, these students and their families are looking to colleges and universities to provide the mental and behavioral health services the students mig...

Research in Brief

Research In Brief: Toward a Threat Analysis Model (TAM) of Force

Discussions of police use of force are typically dominated by the concept of resistance. Indeed, criminal justice professor Dr. Carl Klockar’s conception of the police role developed in the 1980s de...