Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Stabilizing Forces

A crisis is the forge in which leadership is made, strengthened, and sharpened. People organize themselves and form organizations in response to conflicts in society. These organizations provide stabi...

Ethics

Tackling the Moral Risks of Policing

Police officers are vulnerable to a variety of moral risks. The moral risks stem both from officers’ routine duties and their ongoing exposure to critical and traumatic incidents. The moral risks ta...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Reducing Officer and Citizen Injuries

In recent months, police officers have been faced with an unprecedented set of circumstances, navigating major social unrest in communities amid a pandemic and economic crisis. During this time, effor...

Education & Training

Shaping Police Leaders for the 21st Century

The historic events of 2020 tested the resilience, endurance, and knowledge of individuals, communities, and police professionals in the United States. The burdens of quarantines, unrest and social ju...

Leadership

Leadership in the Face of Fire

Leading through crisis had a much different meaning in 2020 than it did in past years. Historically, incidents or disasters under the police’s purview come and go within a short time period. Howeve...

IACP

2021 IACP Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium Preview

The 2021 IACP Officer Safety and Wellness (OSW) Symposium will be held March 17–19. This online event and expo will offer more than 50 educational workshops, on evidence-based practices, case studie...

Spotlight

Spotlight: Taking to the Track Together

In 2014, Santa Fe College Police Department (SFPD) in Florida was among the many departments across the United States that were seeking ways to establish or enhance relationships between the police an...