Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Collaboration in the Mountains

A terrorism incident at an athletic event, a 60-car crash, a ski area accident with numerous casualties, a swiftly moving urban interface wildfire—each of these sounds like a bad day with long-term ...

Criminal Justice Reform

A Recovery-Oriented Model for Community Policing

At the Winthrop Police Department in Winthrop, Massachusetts, officers work a schedule of four days on and four days off. Shifts are 10 hours long, and the jurisdiction’s patrol officers have learne...

Community-Police Engagement

Joint Efforts, Maximized Results

It’s generally accepted these days that public safety is not an issue for just the police but needs to involve as many stakeholders as possible. In a world in which the idea of public safety has br...

Policy

Getting the Right Work into the Right Hands

“This is 911, what is your emergency?” “My neighbor assaulted me again; I’m injured and scared—I don’t know if he is coming back.” When this call comes in, who responds? Police to ...

Community-Police Engagement

Foundations for Sustainable Partnerships

Partnerships in public safety are the foundation of successful law enforcement functions. Several key ingredients are needed in creating these partnerships. For a partnership to succeed, participants...

IACP

IACP 2023 RECAP

On October 14–17, 2023, more than 16,000 law enforcement professionals, vendors, and family members attended IACP 2023 in San Diego, California. Those at the event attended workshops on best practi...

Index to Advertisers

Ad Index: December 2023

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

Recruitment & Personnel

Leveraging Stay and Exit Interview Insights

Law enforcement agencies are grappling with the persistent challenge of attracting and retaining top talent. With high turnover rates and fierce competition for the best candidates, it is crucial that...