1. articles are reviewed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for publication;2. articles are written by a scholar or specialist in the field;3. articles report on original research or experimentation;4. are often published by professional associations;5. utilize terminology associated with the discipline.Topic ideas include: recruiting women and minorities into law enforcement, recruiting and retaining Millennials, implementing body-worn cameras, improving hiring practices and processes, reducing unethical conduct by officers, combating the opioid epidemic, improving community relations, implementing community-oriented policing, addressing increasing rates of suicide among officers, etc.