Technology
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For 90 years, the primary source of information on crimes recorded by U.S. law enforcement was the Summary Reporting System (SRS) of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. A central stren...
Community-Police Engagement
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While much has changed in the 199 years since Sir Robert Peel set out to establish the world’s first full-time police force, one critical aspect has not—the issue of opposition. In Peel’s case, ...
IACP
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The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition is the largest and most important law enforcement event of the year—more than 16,000 public safety professi...
Criminal Justice Reform
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On July 19, 2015, a campus police officer from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, Police Division (UCPD) shot and killed an unarmed black male motorist, Samuel DuBose, who had been stopped for a miss...
Mental Health
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Three colleagues—a criminologist, a crime analyst, and a cop—meet at a bar to discuss a recent proposal in city council that would reallocate a large portion of the police department’s budget to...
Index to Advertisers
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The advertisers in this issue can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention Police Chief when contacting our advertisers. ADVERTISE WITH POLICE CHIEF ...
Terrorism
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Domestic violent extremism (DVE) is an enigma in 21st century society. On the one hand, there are the traditional historical suspects such as nihilistic terrorists, anarchists, radical fanatics, insur...
Terrorism
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One of the many challenges law enforcement faces is identifying emerging threats to public safety while minimizing any violations of civil rights and liberties, such as, according to the First Amendme...