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Officer Safety & Wellness
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Sustaining a Successful Wellness Program

While it has been well-established that support for officer safety and organizational wellness is crucial for the well-being of officers and their colleagues, agencies, families, and communities, ente...
Legal
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The Perils of Neglecting Estate Planning

Policing is a dangerous profession.1 The mortality rate among officers is far higher than the U.S. population average, both on the job as well as outside of work and after retirement. In part, this is...
Mental Health
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Fight or Flight in Overdrive

Across the landscape of police wellness, there is a critical missing piece when it comes to supporting those who serve and protect. The missing piece is this: Just as multiple head injuries cre...
Mental Health
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The Science, Honor, and Dignity of Stories

There is a saying that “stories are science,” and this notion holds particular significance when conducting psychological autopsies to investigate police officer suicides among active and retired ...
Technology
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The Connected Officer

In a world of connected and mobile devices where the possession of a smart device is becoming the norm, not the exception, a connected, mobile police force is the way forward. Many police agencies are...
IACP
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CJIS Security Policy Modernization

Chiefs, sheriffs, or other law enforcement executives responsible for an agency’s access to the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s systems and information and control of r...
Technology
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All the Buzz About Drones as First Responders

Drones are changing police operations, as demonstrated by an international trend in police agencies adopting and deploying drone technology.1 Drones are taking center stage in the public safety adopti...
Technology
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Balancing Innovation with Responsibility

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers unprecedented opportunities to enhance community outreach in policing. The transformative potential of AI in policing encompasses its ability to revolutionize commu...
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