Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Putting the Emphasis on “Human” in Trafficking Cases

For anyone who has been assigned to work a human trafficking case, who thought they have possibly encountered a human trafficking victim, who felt something was “off” during a traffic stop or duri...

Education & Training

What Works in De-Escalation Training

“If you genuinely put at the heart of your use-of-force model the sanctity of all human life, it changes dramatically the way a police officer responds to that call for service.”—Chief Maris Her...

Leadership

Lessons in Leadership

When I first became a police chief, I was appointed interim chief at a packed city council meeting in Forest Park, Georgia, in October 2018. The only chief I had ever worked for had just been let go u...

Education & Training

Reinvigorate Your FTO Program for Officer Success

Even as the private market has rebounded from what some call a post-COVID employment slide, public safety employment recruitment and retention continues to decline. According to the Police Executiv...

Education & Training

The Importance of Mentorship Programs for Law Enforcement

Law enforcement agencies understand and acknowledge the value of training. Field training officer (FTO) programs primarily focus on guiding and training new officers through the various areas of polic...

Leadership

Preparing Canada’s Next Generation of Police Chiefs

Each new president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) brings with them a vision and goals for their respective two-year mandate. In August 2018, Chief Constable Adam Palmer of the...

Education & Training

Mentoring Models for Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity

With law enforcement agencies across the United States facing staffing shortages, along with high rates of attrition, programs to support law enforcement personnel at all levels of their career, from ...

Education & Training

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - May 26, 2018, Police officers on horses going down the street at the Indy 500 Parade

Improving Overall Wellness through Formal Mentoring

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Office of Professional Development and Wellness (OPDW) has been formally in operation for more than 13 years. The OPDW, internally known as “...