matrixsuperadmin, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Motor Vehicle Theft: A Relationship to Other Crimes

Law enforcement agencies are constantly challenged with negotiating a variety of pressing issues while striving to maintain high ethical, moral, legal, and professional standards. Of utmost importance...

Traffic Safety

Navigating Through the Ever-Changing Landscape of Impaired Driving

When thinking about impaired driving or driving under the influence, most people typically think of alcohol or “drunk driving.” But, in actuality, impaired driving has changed significantly over t...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: SAFE Driving Campaign: Building a Culture of Courage to Save Law Enforcement Lives

According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, 2006 was a deadly year for law enforcement vehicular crashes. Thirty-six officers died as a result of automobile crashes, and an additional eight officers ...

Highway Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Predictive Analytics as a Traffic Safety Tool

One of the top priorities for most state police or highway patrol colonels in the United States is to lower the traffic fatality rate in their states. However, tight budgets and limited personnel reso...

Traffic Safety

Preparing for a Future with Autonomous Vehicles

Some people may recall Knight Rider, the popular 1980s television show featuring the exploits of a technologically advanced Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, otherwise known as KITT, which could drive itself...

Product Feature

Product Feature: More Efficiency, More Effectiveness Lie in the Cloud

Over the past several years, moving data to the cloud has become a widespread trend. In a nutshell, a “cloud” is a network of servers that exist off of a given premises. A cloud allows its users t...

Index to Advertisers

July 2016 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...

Community-Police Engagement

Relationship-Based Policing

The relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve has come under scrutiny in light of recent events. In Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City, New York, the law enforcem...