Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Myths and Realities of Going Dark: Talking Points for SLTT LE Executives

Investigators are in a fight in the offices and cubicles of any law enforcement agency… one where the other side is gradually getting the better of them. Any subscriber to a technical law enforcemen...

Cybercrime

Following the Money: Investigating Cryptocurrency

When Bitcoin, the first decentralized cryptocurrency, was issued in 2009, an entirely new world was created in relation to money laundering and financial investigations. Bitcoin, at the simplest level...

Investigations

Starting a Forensic Video Unit: What Chiefs Need to Know

Many agencies across the world have realized the increasing importance of digital evidence in criminal investigations. Video evidence has been particularly useful not only in solving crimes, but in il...

Crime & Violence

Protecting the Powerless: Combating Cyber Child Sexual Exploitation

“Every day of my life I live in constant fear that someone will see my pictures and recognize me and that I will be humiliated all over again. It hurts me to know someone is looking at them�...

Technology

Race to the Cloud … Proceed with Caution

There are speed limits for most roads and waterways, with the caveat known well by all—one should drive only as fast as conditions allow. A great rule of thumb to avoid damage during driving, boat...

Cybercrime

IACP Through the Years: The Evolution of the Computer Hacker’s Motives

In celebration of IACP’s 125th anniversary, each 2018 issue of Police Chief includes a republished article from the magazine’s history, which dates back to 1934. The following article is from th...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Officer-Involved Shootings: Context Means Everything

Police use of deadly force is undeniably one of the most serious of all governmental acts. That said, this action is legally permissible in the United States in order to save a life, including that of...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: IACP Advocates Creating a National Commission on Criminal Justice

For over two decades, the IACP’s top legislative priority has been the creation of a National Commission on Criminal Justice. The last national commission, created in 1965 by U.S. President Lyndon J...