Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Thoughtful Leadership for Threat Mitigation

In June 2020, Police Chief published the article “Applying Counterterrorism Tools to Prevent Acts of Targeted Violence: Lessons Learned from the FBI’s Behavioral Threat Assessment Center.” The a...

Recruitment & Personnel

Rooting Out Extremism Within the Ranks

Extremism within law enforcement ranks poses a threat to both the profession of law enforcement and the communities its members are sworn to serve. It can potentially erode or deeply damage the trust ...

Technology

2022 IACP Technology Conference Recap

After two years of virtual conferences, attendees and exhibitors were eager to be back in person at the IACP Technology Conference that took place May 24–26 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Attendees were ...

Terrorism

The Fractured Threat Landscape

Extremism is on the rise in the United States. While law enforcement continues to manage the tail end of the largest mobilization of U.S. jihadist sympathizers in the country’s history, they also h...

Terrorism

The Changing Face of Hate

Knowing the warning signs of domestic terrorism and violent extremism is imperative for both law enforcement leaders and line officers. First, they must understand what domestic terrorism is and what...

Technology

Law Enforcement in the Era of Deepfakes

“I think there is going to be a point where we can throw absolutely everything that we have at this, at these types of techniques, and there is still some question about whether it is authentic or n...

Crime & Violence

The Fight Against the New Mafias

The concept of transnational organized crime is not easily determinable since there is no definition, neither in criminal law nor in criminology. Transnational criminal organizations differ substantia...

Technology

Next Generation 911 (NG911) Primer

The first 911 call was made in Haleyville, Alabama, in 1968. The last half century has seen a communications revolution, yet most emergency communications centers (ECCs) still use operating protocols ...