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Jan 17, 2024 | 
policechiefmagazine.org | Margaret Kimbrell White |David Andrascik
The Pennsylvania State Police introduced Operation Nighthawk during the summer of 2002. The program started as a simple two-day impaired driving training and enforcement experience for police officers. The program was so successful that it has been repeated annually for more than 20 years and has expanded to include multiple jurisdictions.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
policechiefmagazine.org | Margaret Kimbrell White |Matt Kling
The statistics are out there. Fatal traffic crashes , which surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to occur at alarming rates.1Crashes caused by alcohol and drug impairment still claim too many innocent lives every year. This is not just an individual state’s problem; communities across the United States and around the globe are facing this issue. For example, Indiana has seen a consistent trend in the data.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
policechiefmagazine.org | Margaret Kimbrell White
Sean P. Varano, Roger Williams University/Kelley Research Associates; Pamela Kelley, Stonehill College/Kelley Research Associates; Marc Duphily, Chief, Carver Police Department; Victoria Butler, Plymouth County Outreach; and Hannah Panteleos, Plymouth County Outreach, Massachusetts Plymouth County is located in southeastern Massachusetts, between Boston and Cape Cod.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
policechiefmagazine.org | Margaret Kimbrell White
The traditional police response to service calls involving substance use disorder (SUD) is focused on short-term interventions—life-saving treatment, detox, and enforcement or arrest. In contrast, law enforcement programs focused on nonarrest pathways to treatment and sobriety are a crime reduction and long-term problem-solving strategy that can have a positive impact on community-police relations.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
policechiefmagazine.org | Margaret Kimbrell White
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
policechiefmagazine.org | Margaret Kimbrell White
In the ongoing battle against substance abuse, effective partnerships have emerged as a cornerstone for success. The collaborative efforts of the New Jersey Transit Police Department (NJTPD) and the Newark Community Street Team – Overdose Response Team (NCST-ORT) provides a model designed to meet individuals struggling with substance use disorder where they are.
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Jan 1, 2024 | 
policechiefmagazine.org | Margaret Kimbrell White
The 2024 IACP Officer Safety and Wellness (OSW) Conference will be held March 1–3, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. This event will offer more than 70 educational sessions, including presentations on evidence-based practices, case studies, and new techniques to help your agency develop and improve safety and wellness standards for officers.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
policechiefmagazine.org | Margaret Kimbrell White
According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 133.1 million people in the United States, ages 12 and older, reported consuming alcohol in the past month. Furthermore, 36.4 million people, 12 and older reported consuming marijuana, while over 1 million reported using other illicit drugs.1 Considering that these statistics are self-reported, the true numbers may be higher.
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Dec 6, 2023 | 
policechiefmagazine.org | Margaret Kimbrell White |Dwight Henninger |Mark Novak
Dwight Henninger, Chief (Ret.), Vail Police Department, and Mark Novak, Chief, Vail Fire and Emergency Services, Colorado A terrorism incident at an athletic event, a 60-car crash, a ski area accident with numerous casualties, a swiftly moving urban interface wildfire—each of these sounds like a bad day with long-term consequences on the local government, businesses, and entire community.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
policechiefmagazine.org | Margaret Kimbrell White |Arturo Pereira Cuadrado
It’s generally accepted these days that public safety is not an issue for just the police but needs to involve as many stakeholders as possible. In a world in which the idea of public safety has broadened to a holistic concept that affects all facets of people’s lives, the police require partners who have skills and abilities that complement those of law enforcement in order to be effective.
