Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Strategic Planning: A Key Component of Organizational Success

Strategic planning can be defined as the “process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization’s goals and the changing landscape.” In other words, the process of stra...

Leadership

Gettysburg Battlefield—Teaching Contemporary Leadership

On a warm Tuesday in June 2016, a group of students stood at the edge of a grassy field on the historic American Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. They were about to step onto ...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Police Week 2017

Each year during Police Week, communities across the United States hold memorial services in remembrance of police officers who have made the supreme sacrifice for their communities. Also during thi...

Products & Services

2017 Buyers’ Guide: Products & Services

The annual Police Chief Buyers’ Guide is the most important tool available to law enforcement executives putting together their equipment budgets, and the only buyers’ guide supported by more...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Data Management: Making It Easier to Patrol the Digital World

The day began like any other. Daani Svonkin was at her desk, working as an analyst for the San Bernardino Police Department in California. It was December 2, 2015....

The Dispatch

The Dispatch—April 2017

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...

Index to Advertisers

April 2017: Index to Advertisers

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

Mental Health

Policing Persons with Disabilities in the 21st Century: A Call for Crisis Prevention and Procedural Justice

Robert “Ethan” Saylor was a 26-year-old man who enjoyed going to the movies. He also had Down syndrome, a genetic condition that often causes intellectual and developmental delays. In February 201...