Police Chief Magazine|Columns|President's Message
President’s Message: Customized Membership for Global Policing

As I have traveled the world on behalf of IACP this year, I have seen how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of policing on a global scale. Many chiefs have retired, and the new or remaining leaders have not met in person for over two years! Online meetings, while valuable, are not as effective in helping to build meaningful professional relationships or collaborations. So much gets done during the breaks at in-person meetings. This does not happen during a Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Google Meet, or Ring Central meeting.

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President’s Message: Tactical Preparedness

We must commit ourselves to learning all we can throughout our career to be prepared. Tactical relates to the specific actions, methods, or maneuvers used to achieve a larger goal. Preparedness is ...
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President’s Message: The Growing Threat of Elder Fraud

We in policing must do all we can to protect this population from the predators that lurk in fraudulent spaces to take advantage of the vulnerable. Crime is a phenomenon that I have always found to...
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President’s Message: Courage Over Compliance

This issue of Police Chief is focused on policy in policing. I had a recent opportunity to consider the impact of policy and law from a national government that resulted in the most tragic outcome i...
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President’s Message: Setting Our People Up for Success

Organizational safety and wellness is one of the key areas of focus for me during my tenure as the IACP’s president. We have made great strides toward understanding the need to highlight the impo...
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President’s Message: Policing at the Edge of Innovation

Spring is upon us, and for those in areas that have changing seasons, it is a welcome time for new beginnings. Like the changing weather seasons, policing is in a changing season. This edition of Poli...
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President’s Message: Fostering Information and Intelligence Sharing

Terrorism is a topic that elicits many differing responses when discussed. Depending on where you sit, your thoughts may go immediately to an incident or an organization....
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President’s Message: Leading Police Agencies and Communities Forward

Contemporary issues in policing continue to shape the challenges and opportunities before us. As we consider the major issues impacting our profession today, several rise quickly to the top of the lis...
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President’s Message: Enhancing Community Trust Through Agency Culture

Trust is something that the past five IACP presidents and I have committed to making a priority for the global policing profession ever since then-President Dwight Henninger met with each of the vice ...
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President’s Message: The Importance of Collaborative Police Research

The safety of our communities is the core responsibility of every police leader. We hear political leaders express it as being important, but the police are responsible and accountable for it. We will...
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President’s Message: The Year Ahead

It’s an incredible honor to serve as the president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and I have so many people to thank for pouring into me and lifting me up to get to thi...
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