# Police Chief Magazine: Police Chief Magazine

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## Pages
- [About Police Chief](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/about-police-chief/)
- [Current Issue](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/current-issue/)
- [Buyers' Guide](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/buyers/)
- [Celebrating Success Submission](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/celebrating-success-submission/)
- [Roll Call Submission](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/roll-call-submission/)

## Posts
- [Closing the LGBTQ\+ Hate Crime Gap](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/closing-lgbtq-hate-crime-gap/): The underreporting of hate crimes is a public safety issue that directly affects police agencies’ ability to respond and intervene to violence within their communities\. The HIRISE\+ \(Hate Incident Reporting Initiative to Strengthen Engagement in Communities\) study highlighted improved officer training as one of the most efficient and agency\-controlled levers to strengthen the accuracy of hate crime identification\.
- [FCC Takes Action to Implement SAFER SKIES Act](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/fcc-takes-action-to-implement-safer-skies-act/): \<p style="text\-align: center;"\>\<span style="text\-decoration: underline;"\>\<em\>\<strong\>July 18, 2026\</strong\>\</em\>\</span\>\</p\>
The \<a href="https://www\.policechiefmagazine\.org/counter\-uas\-victory\-marijuana\-rescheduling\-executive\-order\-means\-policing/"\>\<span style="text\-decoration: underline;"\>SAFER SKIES Act\</span\>\</a\>, enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and signed into law in December 2025, established new authorities for eligible state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to address credible drone threats\. In support of these authorities, the Federal Communications Commission \(FCC\) has announced several implementation actions, including temporary spectrum authority for approved counter\-drone systems, guidance on lawful counter\-UAS operations, and measures to accelerate access to authorized equipment\. Together, these actions provide agencies with greater legal clarity and operational flexibility as they evaluate and deploy counter\-drone capabilities\. Agencies interested in exercising the new authorities are encouraged to review the FCC's guidance and implementation materials\.
- [Enhanced Training Through Facility Design](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/enhanced-training-facility-design/): \<span class="TextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8" lang="EN\-US" xml:lang="EN\-US" data\-contrast="auto"\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>As policing evolves over the 21\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>st\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> century, so does training\. \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>The m\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>ental, \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>physical\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> and tactical \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>tra\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>ining \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>available to officers\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>today\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>vastly\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> differs from \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>even \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>a decade ago\. \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>Improved\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>virtual reality\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>\(VR\)\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>and advanced immersion \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>technologies \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>allow for\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> officers to\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>be better prepared for\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\> real\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>\-\</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>life \</span\>\<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205001684 BCX8"\>scenarios\. Trends in policing require a different kind of physical and spatial environment, integrating crisis intervention and de\-escalation techniques with traditional skills\-based learning\.\</span\>\</span\>
- [The Hidden Risks of Off\-Duty Details](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/hidden-risks-off-duty-details-21cp/): Right now, thousands of officers are heading to off\-duty details\. They’re wearing department\-issued uniforms, carrying service weapons, and representing their agencies in the public’s eyes\. And, often, neither they nor their chiefs have a clear answer to a basic question: If something goes wrong tonight, who is responsible?
- [Chief’s Counsel: Asking Right Question](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/cc-asking-right-question/): \<span data\-contrast="auto"\>Much avoidable policing liability does not begin with bad intent\. It begins with answering the wrong question\.  \</span\>\<span data\-ccp\-props="\{"\> \</span\>

\<span data\-contrast="auto"\>Officers, supervisors, and chiefs are often asked after the fact to explain why a decision was lawful, reasonable, and necessary\. That explanation becomes difficult when the decision was made before the governing legal issue was identified\. \</span\>\<span data\-contrast="auto"\>They may have acted on real facts and in good faith but still missed the legal or strategic issue the situation required them to decide\.\</span\>

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## Media
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## Monthy Updates
- [October 2018: Celebrating 125 Years](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/monthly_updates/october-2018/)
- [November 2018: Education and Training](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/monthly_updates/november-2018-education-and-training/)
- [December 2018: Critical Incidents](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/monthly_updates/december-2018-critical-incidents/)
- [July 2018: Transnational Crime \& Terrorism](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/monthly_updates/july-2018-transnational-crime-terrorism/)
- [June 2018: Cybercrime \& Computer\-Enabled Crime](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/monthly_updates/june-2018-cybercrime-computer-enabled-crime/)

## Column Category List
- [Highway Safety Initiatives to Traffic Safety](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/column_cat_links/20767/)
- [Research and Evidence Based Policing to Research in Brief](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/column_cat_links/20762/)
- [Products and Services to both Product Feature and Product Update](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/column_cat_links/20763/)
- [Officer Safety and Wellness to Officer Safety Corner](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/column_cat_links/20766/)
- [Technology to Technology Talk](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/column_cat_links/20765/)

## Magazine Issues
- [July 2026: The Evolving Training Landscape](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine-issues/july-2026-the-evolving-training-landscape/)
- [June 2026: Policing \& Policy](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine-issues/june-2026-policing-policy/)
- [May 2026: Officer Safety and Organizational Wellness](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine-issues/may-2026-officer-safety-and-organizational-wellness/)
- [April 2026: Policing The Digital Frontier](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine-issues/april-2026-policing-the-digital-frontier/)
- [March 2026: Terrorism Trends and Prevention](https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine-issues/march-2026-terrorism-trends-and-prevention/)

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