May 2025

Inside the May issue

Your website is your front desk

Your website is your front desk

Why police departments must prioritize a professional, engaging online presence
Avoiding the road  to burnout

Avoiding the road to burnout

The trap of performance punishment
National Police Week 2025

National Police Week 2025

A time for healing, remembrance and reflection
A look into National Police Week

A look into National Police Week

Honoring Fallen Heroes

Honoring Fallen Heroes

What’s with the white chairs?

What’s with the white chairs?

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On the Job

No case too cold

No case too cold

Police podcast helps end 40-year mystery

There’s something unique about a cold case. Maybe it’s the history, the thought of stepping back into another time. Perhaps it’s the idea that nothing is ever too... Read More

Summer is coming

Summer is coming

When the temperatures rise, the calls get strange

Summer! A time when stoplights are optional, speed limits are suggestions and human life is an afterthought. Summer in Indianapolis keeps officers busier than a cat... Read More

Empowering through experience

Empowering through experience

Working with advocates to support sexual assault survivors

Editor’s note: April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise public awareness about sexual violence in the U.S., and to educate... Read More

Your website is your front desk

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Your website is your front desk

Why police departments must prioritize a professional, engaging online presence

In today’s digital world, a police department’s website is often the public’s first and most important impression of the agency. Yet many departments have not prioritized their online presence — […]

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Tech

Your website is your front desk

Your website is your front desk

Why police departments must prioritize a professional, engaging online presence

In today’s digital world, a police department’s website is often the public’s first and most important impression of the agency. Yet many departments have not... Read More

Telegram investigations

Telegram investigations

Best practices for law enforcement

When news of the arrest of Telegram’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov first broke in August 2024, it sent shockwaves around the world. For many champions of privacy, this... Read More

A new chapter for Utah law enforcement

A new chapter for Utah law enforcement

State consolidates four agencies to enhance efficiency and coordination

While being an officer is difficult in any jurisdiction, Utah Department of Natural Resources Director Joel Ferry believes patrolling Utah’s vast outdoor spaces is... Read More

Is AI the future of report writing?

Is AI the future of report writing?

Several departments are banking on AI to help draft police reports

Many officers still in uniform can remember the day when reports were all written by hand. If the shift supervisor happened to identify any errors in a report, the... Read More

Labor

The righteous battle

The righteous battle

Managing morale after high-profile incidents

“Dave, I haven’t slept for two nights. If some asshole jumps in a lake to get away from me, am I supposed to jump in after him? Are they gonna Read More

Recruitment and retention

Recruitment and retention

The great law enforcement dilemma

Never in most of our lifetimes have we experienced such a shortage of police applicants — particularly quality candidates — while at the same time trying to retain... Read More

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Always honored, never forgotten

Always honored, never forgotten

COVID-19 is ripping through our country, depositing fear, illness, death and changing daily life as...

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