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Research in Brief: Eyewitness Identifications: A National Survey on Procedures

To learn what agencies across the United States are doing about eyewitness identification, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) a grant to develop...

Technology

Rethinking the Ownership of Crime Labs: No Matter Who Is in Charge, Jurisdictional Commitment Is Key

It is doubtful that any police chief would agree to run a hospital or an engineering firm. Hospitals and engineering firms are not police business, and they require skill sets and value systems unique...

Product Update

September 2013 Product Update

The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufacture...

Index to Advertisers

September 2013 Index to Advertisers

The advertisers in this listing can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention the Police Chief when contacting our advertisers....

Technology

The Changing Face of Forensic Science: What Police Chiefs Need to Know about National Forensic Science Initiatives

Since the introduction of modern sciences into law enforcement in the late 1920s with what is called today “crime labs,” a tremendous revolution in the application of technology to fight and preve...

Drugs & Alcohol

The Synthetic Drug Craze: What Chiefs Need to Know

In the last five years, a new wave of designer drugs has flooded the United States. Usually marketed as “legal highs,” these compounds have become one of the latest challenges facing the criminal ...

Technology

Video Evidence Is Everywhere: Training and Respect Are Needed

A popular refrain from comedian Rodney Dangerfield is “I don’t get no respect.” Rodney made millions laugh at his never-ending examples of trying to gain acceptance and well…respect. In the...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Missouri v. McNeely: What Does This Mean for DUI Enforcement?

What? I need a search warrant to obtain a blood sample for someone who is driving drunk?!” was the common reaction from officers when the decision Missouri v. McNeely came down. It caused frustratio...