Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

How Three Departments Turned Data into Change

Businesses have long turned to data collection and analysis to make informed decisions about staffing, resource allocation, and expansion. This data-informed approach has improved productivity and inc...

Investigations

Who Is Processing Your Crime Scenes?

Lady Justice holds ancient symbols while wearing a blindfold. This representation of the U.S. criminal justice system conveys fair and equal treatment under the law for all. This fair and equal treatm...

Legal

Seven Speedy Tips for Testimony

Many people are afraid of public speaking; experts call it glossophobia and will point to numerous studies showing it is more prevalent than fears of death, spiders, or heights. Sometimes that fear...

Global Policing

The Looming Threat of Infectious Zoonotic Diseases

Wildlife trafficking is a widespread and growing global concern, removing an estimated $5–23 billion annually from the global economy. It crosses borders that previously were barriers to movement an...

Terrorism

Multisector Collaboration to Prevent Violent Extremism

Three years have passed since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 global pandemic, and since that time, millions of people have died, and governments worldwide are still reeling from t...

Technology

Augmented Reality and Public Trust

Imagine an officer being dispatched to a call of a crash with a subject reportedly acting strangely. Video and still images from callers are being uploaded and shared to a Next Generation 911-equipped...

Investigations

Rapport in Police Interviewing

Rapport is an interpersonal relationship between individual participants that can be positive or negative. It’s a connection between individuals that establishes an emotional tone in a given moment....

Index to Advertisers

Ad Index: November 2023

The advertisers (5.11 Tactical, Salsbury Industries, Utility, and others) in this issue can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention Police Chief whe...