Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Legislative Alert: Chief David Rausch Testifies on Worldwide Threats and Keeping Communities Secure in the New Age of Terror

On November 30, 2017, Chief David Rausch, general chair of the IACP Midsize Agencies Division, testified before the Homeland Security Committee, U. S. House of Representatives on securing communities ...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Education and Training Prepares Officers for an Uncertain World

Few people, if any, would argue that education is unimportant. But, in law enforcement, it may be more important than ever—both for the individual careers of officers and for the field of public saf...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: The Untapped Potential of First-Line Supervisors

It is routinely acknowledged that first-line supervisors perform a variety of duties critical to the success of law enforcement organizations. Tasked with balancing the expectations of upper-level man...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Public’s Right to Video-Record Police Should Be Set in Policy

The recording of police activity by members of the public is now such a commonplace occurrence that officers should assume that they are being recorded at all times while on duty. The recording of pol...

Line of Duty Deaths

Line of Duty Deaths: 11/16/2017–12/18/2017

The IACP wishes to acknowledge the following officers, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their communities and the people they served. We extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to their famili...

Product Update

Product Update—January 2018

The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufactu...

IACP

Life Members–Class of 2017

Congratulations to IACP Life Members—Class of 2017. These individuals are to be commended for 20 years of active membership....

The Dispatch

The Dispatch: January 2018

Police Chief knows that many of the best ideas and insights come from IACP members who serve their communities every day. The Dispatch is an opportunity for members and other readers to share their w...