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Officer Safety Corner: Shift Work, Sleep, Science, and…Sunglasses?

Sleep is an absolute necessity. Although the amount of sleep required for good health varies from one person to the next, there is no dispute that the lack of quality sleep takes a heavy toll on a per...

Traffic Safety

Highway Safety Initiatives: OPP Brings Fresh Perspective to Traffic Safety Social Media

With 72,000 kilometers (45,000 miles) of paved roads to police from border to border, traffic safety is a core function of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the delivery of its public safety mand...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Preparing for Changes to FLSA Regulations

Chiefs should work with their municipality’s human resources (HR) staff or labor counsel to prepare for proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime regulations that were pub...

Drugs & Alcohol

Research in Brief: Reducing Public Displays of Negative Alcohol-Related Behavior in a College Population

Durham, New Hampshire, is the host community for the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and 14,000 college students who spend four formative years living either on the university’s campus or in its i...

Ethics

The Professionalization of Policing in the U.K.: A Vital Opportunity to Improve Ethical Standards

British police enjoy an international reputation for being one of the most ethical law enforcement institutions in the world. Domestically, however, their good standing has been shaken. Recent years h...

Ethics

Turning “Us Against Them” into “We’re In This Together”

Hardly a week goes by without news reports of citizen outrage at a police shooting or an ambush against an officer. Recent high-profile incidents, including the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mi...

Criminal Justice Reform

Unconstitutional Policing, Part 4: The Liability of Electronic Control Device Mis(Use)

The philosophical side of policing commands a greater appreciation for the gray force issues officers are confronted with on a daily basis. Unlike the guidelines for police use of deadly force that ar...

Ethics

Why Ethics Demand Immediate Attention

The theme of the December 2015 issue of The Police Chief is ethics and professionalism. It is not in doubt that ethics in law enforcement demands immediate attention. As the authors of the following a...