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Organizational Management and Service Sustainability through Volunteers: The Force Multipliers

The mayor of crime-ridden Camden, New Jersey, has announced layoffs of nearly half of the city’s police force and close to a third of its fire department.” “The jobs of five police officers a...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Police and Court Opinions: So Much Law, So Little Time

In recent months, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided a number of Fourth Amendment cases that took umbrage with the “stop and investigate” techniques of law enforcement office...

Research & Evidence-Based Policing

Policing Our Nation’s Capital Using 21st Century Principles

The purpose of this article is to discuss the policing philosophy that has proven effective for reducing violent crime in the District of Columbia (D.C.). With many different policing philosophies and...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: the New In-Car Technology: Safer or More Dangerous on the Road?

Are you trying to stop your car on a slick surface? There is no need to pump the brakes anymore; antilock brakes will do it for you. Is someone coming up in your blind spot? No sweat; the new blind sp...

Research & Evidence-Based Policing

Closing the Case: Solving Violent Crimes Quickly and Efficiently with Public Records

The job of a police officer is not easy. Tasked with apprehending criminals, maintaining public order and preventing and detecting crimes, police officers put their lives in danger every day. In order...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: D-Block Agreement Not Reached

On late 2011, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3630, the Payroll Tax Deduction Extension legislation. This legislation included the Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum (JOBS) Act ...

Product Update

Product Update: February 2012

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 manufactur...

Products & Services

Advances & Applications: February 2012

Where do the good ideas come from? In this column, we offer our readers the opportunity to learn about—and benefit from—some of the cutting-edge technologies being implemented by law enforcement c...