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Highway Safety Initiatives: Traffic Safety 101: Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

The death toll from motor vehicle crashes in 1925 was 17 deaths for every 100 million miles traveled. By 1975 that number had been reduced to 3.4; by 2003 it was 1.48 deaths per million vehicle miles....

Technology

Practical Technology for Smaller Agencies

Even under the best of economic conditions, conscientious public officials recognize that the department's budget and its ability to spend public funds represent an important trust from the citizens o...

IACP

IACP News: April 2005

IACP University and College Police Section Announces Scholarship Winners In May, the University and College Police Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police awarded Michelle Nevius ...

Leadership

The Case for Investigator Mentoring: The Rochester Experience

One proven method of addressing crime problems is by effective and efficient criminal investigation practices, and the quality of the preliminary investigation has been proven to have a profound impac...

Drugs & Alcohol

From The Chief: Postal Inspector U.S. Postal Inspectors: Partners in the Investigation of Identity Theft and Crimes Involving the U.S. Mail

Teamwork leads to success on the playing field and on the job. The success of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for more than 200 years has been built upon our partnerships with agencies from all lev...

Leadership

Preparing Leaders for Law Enforcement

Leadership is a concept that has received tremendous attention recently because of issues and incidents arising from some business, government, and religious organizations. As a result, the public is ...

Legal

Legislative Alert: Gonzales, Chertoff Confirmed; Negroponte Nominated

In February 3, Alberto Gonzales was confirmed as the new U.S. attorney general, despite considerable opposition from Senate Democrats. Just six Democrats crossed the aisle to join Republicans in the 6...

From the Director

The 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 ...