Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

A Smarter Public Safety Model

On October 31, 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy signed a bill meant to free many thousands of people with mental illnesses from life in institutions. It envisioned building 1,500 outpatient mental...

The Brief

The Brief: Reimagining Professional Development with IACPlearn

Adapting police training to address the challenges presented this past year continues to be difficult for many agencies. Agencies must balance the need for physical distancing with demands for enhance...

Traffic Safety

Civil Traffic Agents Protect Colombian Roads

A traffic officer is a familiar sight in many countries, and traffic enforcement is a common role for many police personnel. However, in Colombia, the enforcement of traffic laws can be carried out no...

Victim Services

Implementing the ELERV Strategy

In 2016, the Casper, Wyoming; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Saginaw, Michigan, Police Departments were selected as demonstration sites for the Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims (ELERV) initi...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Protection in an Unpredictable Field

In an unpredictable field like policing, having access to quality protective equipment is always imperative. However, in a global health crisis, that equipment starts to look different....

Exposition

Exposition: January 2021

Stay up to date on new products and advances in technology to ensure your officers are equipped with the tools they need. This Exposition features IDguard from Panasonic, as well as products from Airb...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Assessing Responses to Gender-Based Violence

Domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and strangulation are pervasive crimes in communities worldwide, and the complexity and volume of such cases can present significant challenges to police ...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: City Data Centers in Police Facilities

The expanding role of data in all aspects of city operations has a direct impact on facility design, especially for police and public safety agencies....