Profile
Chief Philip Lukens began his law enforcement career in Colorado in 1995 as a police explorer, and most recently served as the Chief of Police in Alliance, Nebraska until September 2023. He has garnered multiple certifications, including PERF’s Senior Management Institute for Police, IACP’s Leadership in Police Organizations and a Bachelor of Science in Criminology from Colorado Technical University. An expert in AI and policing, Chief Lukens is at the forefront of utilizing state-of-the-art technology to enhance police operations. He sits on multiple boards for the IACP, and is a Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholar at the National Institute of Justice.