Margaret White, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Product Feature: Upholding the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics with Daily Policing Tools

“As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve the community; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation,...

Technology

Getting in Front of Facial Recognition

It should come as no surprise that facial recognition software is seen by many law enforcement officials as a valuable tool to help identify or locate people, either to assist victims or bring offende...

Traffic Safety

Traffic Enforcement for Events

According to data from the state government, approximately 90,000 events are held in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, each year. In practical terms, this number means that an event is held every six m...

Traffic Safety

Law Enforcement’s Role in Distracted Driving

Everyone has seen it. Drivers on the roadways are consistently talking on cellphones, manipulating handheld devices, eating, reading, and conducting many other activities while driving. The results ar...

português

Mensagem do residente: A necessidade de segurança abrangente no trânsito

View original English version. Na noite de sábado, 8 de agosto, a policial Sheena Yarbrough-Powell disse boa noite a seu marido com que se casara há 10 meses e se apresentou ao serviço no Dep...

Traffic Safety

Viral Roadway Crimes

Police forces across the United Kingdom have been astounded by the huge rise in excessive speeding and other dangerous behaviors on the roads during the COVID-19 pandemic. When lockdown was first i...

Product Update

Exhibitor Update: August 2018

The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. This month’s items about new or improved products are based on news releases suppli...

IACP

Line of Duty Deaths: 6/7/2018–7/2/2018

The IACP wishes to acknowledge the following officers, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their communities and the people they served. We extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to their families,...