Technology
Law enforcement officer demonstrates body camera to colleagues indoors under artificial lighting; tree and equipment visible in background.
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Prior to 2013, body-worn cameras (BWCs) were a technology solution looking for a problem. Now, in 2025, BWCs are a widely accepted tool for evidence collection and accountability utilized by many poli...
Exposition
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Stay up to date on new products and advances in technology to ensure your officers are equipped with the tools they need. POLICE CHIEF keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology wi...
Criminal Justice Reform
Officers in riot gear advance through tear gas; one holds baton, another shield; hooded civilian moves away amid smoky, tense urban backdrop.
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Between 2010 and 2025, U.S. policing underwent one of the most transformative—and one of the most turbulent—periods in modern history. Two moments stand out as bookends to this era of change: the ...
Criminal Justice Reform
Officers in riot gear stand near graffitied police car; smoke fills air under highway overpass in tense urban setting.
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Between 2010 and 2025, public order policing has undergone a profound—yet often unheralded—transformation. In some parts of Europe and the United States, the traditional logic of “crowd contro...
Traffic Safety
Speaker at IACP podium during Impaired Driving & Traffic Safety Conference in Chicago, Aug 4–6, 2025; event branding visible behind podium.
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This year, the IACP welcomed attendees from across the globe to the 2025 Impaired Driving and Traffic Safety (IDTS) Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on August 4–6. The event brought together more th...
Youth
Two officers near police and fire vehicles outside church with tall bell tower; trees and parked cars surround the scene.
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The Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado, in 1999, remains among the most notorious school shootings in the United States. While the tragedy holds an unfortunate mystique, sometimes l...
IACP
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The IACP 2025 Annual Conference and Exposition is more than an event—it’s a catalyst for professional growth and transformative leadership in policing. From October 18 to 21 in Denver, Colorado...
Technology
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Complex military operations have one point in common with large-scale drug trafficking enterprises: they rely on swift and secured communications. The massive development over the past 10 years of ...