Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Taking Care of Coworkers: The Effect of Line-of-Duty Deaths on Officers

In 2007, tragedy struck the Glendale, Arizona, Police Department when Officer Anthony “Tony” Holly was shot and killed on February 19. He was just 24 years old and had served with the department...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Never Forgotten: One Family’s Experience with a Line-of-Duty Death

On July 7, 2007, Plano, Texas, Police Officer Wes Hardy was traveling on his motorcycle through an intersection, and a motorist pulled directly out in front of his bike, resulting in a collision leadi...

From the Director

From the Deputy Administrator: A Call to Action on Drug-Impaired Driving

In 2017, in the United States, 37,133 people died in motor vehicle crashes. A significant percentage of fatal crashes involved a driver impaired by alcohol or drugs. Together, we must act to eliminate...

Products & Services

Exposition: February 2019

Stay up to date on new products and advances in technology to ensure your officers are equipped with the tools they need....

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: K9 Sniffs and the Fourth Amendment

The fact that canines are smart and trainable animals has made them perfect companions in the law enforcement workplace. Canines (K9s) are excellent instruments of detection that can be deployed in a ...

The Advisor

The Advisor: Internal Transparency

Experience is often said to be the best teacher. Each month, a question asked by a new chief of police or future law enforcement executive will be answered by three experienced leaders from our mentor...

Index to Advertisers

Ad Index: February 2019

The advertisers in this issue can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! ...

Traffic Safety

How V2X Will Be a Game Changer for Public Safety

Emergency alerts have been sent and are ringing loudly on people’s electronic devices. Programming on radio and television has been interrupted to report the abduction of a four-year-old girl from a...