July 2005

“100 Days of Summer Heat” in Georgia: Taming Georgia’s High-Speed Driving Culture

During fall 2003 the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported average interstate speeds in Georgia as the highest recorded in the country. Eighty-five miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone was the no...

IACP

A Case Study: Using the IACP Police Facility Planning Guidelines

Like many police agencies in the United States, the Holland, Michigan, Police Department found itself occupying a facility that it had long ago outgrown. Demands for service had increased and the pers...

Product Update

Advances & Applications

Washington State Patrol Documents Large Crash Scene with Photomodeler Eos Systems Inc. announces that troopers with the Washington State Patrol are using the company’s Photomodeler software to c...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Beware: Supervisor Individual Liability in Civil Rights Cases

Law enforcement supervisors need to be aware that, in certain circumstances, they can be held individually liable for acts of their subordinates even though respondeat superior or vicarious liability ...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Policing Begins at Home: O’Fallon’s Public Safety Facility Designed for Community Relations

It was hardly a surprise when hundreds of residents of O'Fallon, Illinois, showed up on October 10, 2004, for an open house and a sneak peak at that municipality's new state-of-the-art public safety f...

IACP

IACP News: July 2005

Digital Imaging for Safe Schools The counties of Arlington and Fairfax in Virginia are no strangers to adversity. Arlington is home to the Pentagon, which was attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2...

Legal

Legislative Alert: FCC Requires Internet Telephone Companies to Include E-911 Service

On May 19, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously ruled that companies that offer telephone service over the Internet must provide their customers with enhanced 911 (E-911) emergency ...

Traffic Safety

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Branding Traffic Safety

The power of product branding and marketing on American's consumer spending and behavior is undeniable. When done right, private sector marketing can influence someone to spend thousands of dollars mo...