Lisbeth Perez, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Combating Impaired Big-Rig Drivers on the Roads: Utilizing Drug Recognition Experts in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations

The number of fatal traffic incidents involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), large trucks, and buses appears to be increasing. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)...

Technology

Shared Solutions for Shared Problems: New Jersey’s CorrStat and Real Time Crime Center Initiatives

It’s the third Tuesday of the month, 10:00 a.m. sharp. Newark, New Jersey, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose, calls the gathering to order and takes his seat at the head of a table of police ch...

Product Feature

Product Feature: GPS Devices Help Officers on Foot as Well as in Vehicles

In one scenario, an officer pursues and overtakes two suspects in an alley, but as she approaches them, the officer realizes her portable radio became detached during the chase. In another, officer...