Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Empowering Women in Law Enforcement

I have been in public service for over 30 years, and female representation in policing has been a topic of conversation since I engaged in the field. As one of the few women in the early and mid-2000s...

IACP

IACP 2024 Technology Conference Preview

The 2024 IACP Technology Conference will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, May 21–23. This event is dedicated to bringing together leading policing practitioners to explore the latest technol...

Leadership

When, What, and Why

My decision to become a police officer came after two male friends encouraged me to look into the profession upon my graduation from college. I had been involved in community service during college, s...

Recruitment & Personnel

Becoming a Learning Organization for Recruitment

Recruiting personnel is a continuous challenge for police organizations. Many U.S. state and local government employers identify policing positions as their most difficult to fill—more difficult tha...

Index to Advertisers

Ad Index: March 2024

The advertisers in this issue can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention Police Chief when contacting our advertisers. Police Chief has advertis...

Investigations

Navigating Confabulation

Confabulation, the unintentional distortion or fabrication of memories, presents significant challenges within the criminal justice system. Professionals involved in upholding the law and ensuring jus...

Legal

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Balancing Security and Privacy

Criminal activity can occur in any space that humans can access. Unsurprisingly, with the advent and proliferation of social media, some have seized the opportunity to perpetrate crimes in this digita...

Leadership

Exploring Emotional Intelligence

Many law enforcement leaders are beginning to accept that emotional intelligence (EI) is an essential quality of good leadership. Popularized in the 1990s by the work of psychologist Daniel Goleman an...