Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Managing a Deadly Force Encounter as a Law Enforcement Leader

Managing critical incidents as a law enforcement executive is something that occurs many times throughout one’s career, but it is a challenge that can vary greatly as it relates to the harm created ...

Index to Advertisers

Ad Index: December 2018

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

From the Director

From the Director: Participation Is Vital to a Successful Law Enforcement Census

Law enforcement agencies and their leaders face a number of management challenges, and statistics published by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) can often assist in addressing those challeng...

Mental Health

Our People, Our Communities

Not every critical incident involves a person with a weapon or mass casualties; often enough, a crisis involves only one person or a few people and centers around a person affected by mental health is...

Mass Casualty Attacks

When Crisis Strikes: Successfully Navigating Your Agency’s Narrative in the Digital Age

The age of news by the hour is over. Today’s world is one where news is by the minute, where mere seconds make or break the accumulation and dissemination of information to the masses. Change has n...

Global Policing

Collaborative Response to Critical Incidents: An International Perspective on Responding to Emergency Situations

With its global network of 192 member countries, INTERPOL is uniquely placed to offer support to law enforcement following a critical incident that carries an international impact....

IACP

Transit Terrorism: Beyond Pelham 1-2-3

In John Gody’s 1973 novel, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, four extortionists hijack a southbound IRT subway train on New York’s Lexington Avenue line and demand $1 million ransom. When this ...

Community-Police Engagement

Improved Outcomes in Racially Charged Police Encounters: Making the Case for Decision-Based Training

Procedural justice is a concept that touches on virtually all aspects of public policy. It speaks to the fundamental fairness of civil processes irrespective of race, color, creed, ethnicity, sex, nat...