Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Using Body-Worn Cameras During Impaired Driving Investigations

As more agencies implement body-worn cameras (BWCs), it’s only natural for law enforcement personnel to utilize them to gather evidence in impaired driving cases. The use of the BWCs in impairment i...

IACP

IACP 2020: Exceptional Education Global Connections

The IACP 2020 Virtual Training Event and Expo will take place October 21–23, 2020, within an extensive online platform offering exceptional education, daily keynote speakers, a virtual expo showcase...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Traffic Stops for Revoked Licenses

On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Kansas v. Glover, a Fourth Amendment case dealing with an illegal search and seizure claim. This case provides insight as to whether a law enforcement...

Technology

Virtual Reality and Crash Reconstruction

For many years, law enforcement has been competing against the CSI effect. The general public watches myriad law enforcement dramas and expects the modern-day law enforcement officers who serve their ...

Traffic Safety

Innovations and Challenges in Urban Road Traffic

Major cities around the world face challenges that impact the quality of life for their inhabitants, including traffic congestion and road collisions. Thus, to improve the quality of life for urban d...

President's Message

President’s Message: The Need for Comprehensive Traffic Safety

On the evening of Saturday, August 8, Officer Sheena Yarbrough-Powell said goodnight to her husband of 10 months and reported for duty at the Beaumont, Texas, Police Department (BDP), where she and he...

Youth

Cultivating Partnerships to Protect Children

Local and state uniformed officers have served on the front lines of U.S. law enforcement for more than a century. Whether enforcing prohibition laws in the 1920s or reducing drunk driving and interdi...