Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

New Approach to Early Intervention: Baltimore Police Department Case Study

In August 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division, issued a report on their investigation into the Baltimore, Maryland, Police Department (BPD). The report focused on several...

Officer Safety & Wellness

What We Don’t Know CAN Hurt US: Training for Low-Light Encounters

Most law enforcement agencies spend a great deal of time creating policies and procedures to ensure some level of control over every device officers utilize on patrol, except for one—the flashligh...

Leadership

Turning Around Problem Performance in Five Questions or Less

Most leaders have encountered an underperforming employee or team member during their careers. The challenge for leaders and coworkers is that these “underperformers” affect not only their own tas...

President's Message

President’s Message: Leadership in an Age of Disruption

We find ourselves leading our profession and our agencies in a time of accelerating change and increasing disruption. Law enforcement isn’t the only field facing this challenge—in his latest book,...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: A Trusted Perspective: A Peer Support and Outreach System for Chiefs

Being in the middle of a TV-style gun battle as a law enforcement officer is rare—and even rarer when you are a chief. Nonetheless, Chief Tim Fournier of New Hope, Minnesota, found himself in the th...

Leadership

Followership: An Essential Component of Leadership

Leadership is a word everyone is very familiar with, and it is a concept that is ingrained in officers’ minds from the time they enter the law enforcement profession. For many officers, leadership b...

Leadership

Using the Battle of Gettysburg as a Military Staff Ride for Law Enforcement

The United States spends billions of dollars of year on leadership development training at every level, from in-house introductory courses to full-scale executive-level leadership development programs...

Leadership

Stepping into the Role of Chief of Police: Guidance for New Leaders as They Find Their Way

“It is lonely at the top.” This oft-quoted phrase does not truly sink in for the new department leader until he or she has arrived to serve in the position. The second phrase that rings in the ...