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Saving Lives, Saving Money: Indiana’s Pragmatic Approach Solves Interoperability Crisis

Five years ago terrorists attacked the United States, searing a permanent scar of pain upon the country. One year ago, hurricanes destroyed centuries-old cities and took countless lives. Each day, pol...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Thank You for Your Traffic Safety Efforts

As administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), I want to express my deep personal appreciation for the tireless efforts you devoted to traffic safety this summer, part...

Leadership

Span of Control for Law Enforcement Agencies

Police management studies from the 1950s through the 1980s featured the span of control concept. However, as policing started to move organizationally from a tall hierarchy to a more flattened organiz...

Education & Training

The Missing Link in Homeland Security

Many people in all levels of government are taking a hard look at how best to protect their communities from terrorism and crime. Public law enforcement agencies have recently undertaken many homeland...

Survivor’s Club

The IACP/DuPont Kevlar Survivors’ Club® pays tribute to those deserving officers who have avoided serious or potentially fatal injuries through the use of any kind of body armor. This column is ded...

Education & Training

The Personal Competency Model: When Round Pegs Don’t Fit

Law enforcement managers and executives are finding that all ranks in law enforcement agencies are filled by younger and less experienced personnel, if the ranks are filled at all. Personnel shortages...

Technology Update

he Police Chief magazine normally publishes this column in each issue, but a number of factors precluded us from including the column this month. Please use the back button on your browser to return t...

Education & Training

Three Essential Traits of a Modern Law Enforcement Training Facility

Today’s sophisticated law enforcement training requirements are changing not only the way police learn but also the buildings in which they learn....