October 2003

ODP Seeks Homeland Security Executives for New Graduate Degree Program

As part of its program to ensure that the nation's first responders are well prepared to deal with the threat of terrorist activity, the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) of the Department of Hom...

Leadership

People-Oriented Leadership

Police officers and managers across the country describe many of the same problems: low morale, cynicism, poor communication, and distrust of the management system. A common reason why these problems ...

Legal

Police Officer Truthfulness and the Brady Decision

Truthfulness and the 1963 Brady decision have become hot topics in law enforcement circles. Although years went by without much concern with the Brady decision, recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions hav...

Criminal Justice Reform

Policing Reform in Northern Ireland

Reforming a law enforcement agency is never an easy task. Even in the best of circumstances, a police executive is often confronted with resistance from officers, concern from elected officials, and s...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Preparing Families for the Hazards of Police Work

That stress is endemic in police work and a hazard of the job is well known to police chiefs and law enforcement administrators. This aspect of policing has major implications for police chiefs becaus...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Supreme Court Preview: Law Enforcement Cases to Be Decided in the October 2003 Term

In Groh v. Ramirez the U.S. Supreme Court will consider qualified immunity for executing a facially invalid warrant. An agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives obtained a sea...

Officer Safety & Wellness

SURVIVORS’ CLUB: October 2003

The IACP/DuPont Kevlar Survivors' Club® pays tribute to those deserving officers who have avoided serious or potentially fatal injuries through the use of any kind of body armor. This column is dedic...

Ten Finalists Announced for the 2003 IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law Enforcement

The judges of the 2003 IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law Enforcement have determined the ten finalists for the award. The winner will be selected from this group and will be announc...