Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

President’s Message: A Year in Review (2019–2020)

Each year has its defining moments, but how could we have predicted what this year would bring for our profession? From a global pandemic, to civil unrest, to waves of political change and calls for r...

Policy

Special Feature: IACP Interviews U.S. Attorney General on Global Policing Topics

IACP President Steven R. Casstevens had the opportunity to sit down with United States Attorney General William P. Barr in early September 2020 to discuss the most pressing issues confronting policing...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Developing “Right-Size Research”

Every day, police officers make decisions that significantly impact the lives of others and, sometimes, their own lives. Policing involves consequential, potentially life-or-death decisions, and at a...

Policy

Jettisoning the Lethal Force Gold Standard

California Assembly Bill AB-392 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on August 19, 2019, and went into effect on January 1, 2020. The new law sponsored by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Di...

Policy

Proven Pandemic Response Tactics

The Seattle, Washington, Police Department (SPD) has been operating under the COVID-19 pandemic since February 27, 2020. This is the date that the Seattle-King County region identifies as marking when...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Pandemics, Protests, Social Justice, and Qualified Immunity

To say that police agencies and their communities are under a lot of strain in 2020 is an understatement. That’s why the discussion of how to move forward has never been more vital or relevant for p...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Amplifying Human Ingenuity

Technology is transforming law enforcement in many ways, and the emerging capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to change how people and technology interact....

The Brief

The Brief: Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide Toolkit

Over the last four years, officer suicides have outnumbered line-of-duty deaths. “It comes down to courageous leadership from the top. Police chiefs need to send the message that it’s okay to ask ...