Sydney Wedbush, Author at Police Chief Magazine

Chief’s Counsel: Fourth Amendment Protection for “Curtilage” of a Home Trumps Automobile Exception

On May 29, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Collins v. Virginia that the automobile exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment does not permit warrantless entry of a home or its ...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Officer Safety Corner: Officer Performance Optimization: An Integrated and Culturally Relevant Approach to Officer Wellness, Health, and Performance

The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing’s recommendations focused on concerns for officer safety and wellness.1 Concurrently, the scrutiny of use-of-force policies and training has inc...

IACP

IACP 2018 Highlights

As IACP celebrates its 125th Anniversary in 2018, it is important to note how much the profession has evolved since the association’s founding in 1893. Throughout these years, those who serve contin...

From the Director

From the Director: COPS Office: Changing the Narrative

It is a great honor for me to serve as the sixth director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). Next to my family, the greatest commitment of my life has been to law enf...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Striking a Balance: Research, Science, and Policing

Expectations that policing will be evidence-based and scientific have increased significantly in recent years. The logic behind this trend is undeniable—no government agency should use practices tha...

Legal

Legislative Alert: DOJ Releases Critical Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Funds After Stay of Nationwide Injunction

In June 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) received temporary relief from a nationwide injunction that had been delaying the release of Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) funds ...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Not a Single Drop

In 2002, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) twice convened a panel of experts to develop practical policy recommendations for one of the most pressing child endangerment problems: children riding in...

Community-Police Engagement

IACP Through the Years 1975: Crime Prevention Through Citizen Involvement

Citizen involvement in community-based crime prevention represents the greatest challenge in terms of encouraging, gaining, and channeling citizen interest and action, as well as the greatest potentia...