Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

IACPnet Bulletin: Leadership During Crisis

Police leaders are asked to fill many roles for many different people within their agencies and communities. This is even more true during times of crisis, regardless of what form that crisis may take...

Index to Advertisers

Ad Index: February 2021

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

Exposition

Exposition: February 2021

Stay up to date on new products and advances in technology: XtendPoint KVM-over-IP extender, 3D forensic scanner Freestyle 2, Mutualink @Team multimedia push-to-talk (PTT) application and Kyocera’s...

President's Message

President’s Message: Standing Together in Leadership and Service

I write this message for the February Police Chief just days after watching the rioting in the U.S. Capitol that tallied its damage in the unforgiving cost of lives lost, iconic property destroyed, ...

The Brief

The Brief: Updated COVID-19 Information & Guidance

Although this collection of resources was launched in the spring of 2020, it continues to grow as the pandemic situation continues to evolve. Most recently, the IACP added guidance on Face Coverings a...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Enhancing the First Line of Support

Children are constantly drilled to remember a combination of numbers that one should call should there be an emergency (e.g., 911 in the United States). The first line of support an emergency caller r...

Perspectives

Perspectives: Leadership Challenges of First-Line Supervisors

One of the sometimes-overlooked roles of a leader is that of a motivator. At one time, motivating might have been an easy task—an unexpected lunch or thank you card might have gone a long way. Today...

Ethics

Police Professional Responsibility as an Organizational Practice

Recent events have focused attention on police reform and led to public demands to “rethink” how police services are provided. The enormous amount of attention focused on restraint techniques, qua...