August 2005

22nd IACP European Executive Policing Conference

The 22nd IACP European Executive Policing Conference convened in Paris last May and by all accounts was a great professional experience for the delegates. The French conference coordinator and liaison...

Technology

Advances & Applications

Washington State Announces New Incident Planning and Mapping System The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) and Prepared Response Inc. (PRI) announce the development of a crit...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Supreme Court Rules on Handcuffing and Questioning during Search Warrant Execution

The Fourth Amendment permits officers executing high-risk search warrants for dangerous people, weapons, or contraband to handcuff and detain occupants of the premises during the conduct of the search...

Recruitment & Personnel

Confronting Celebratory Riots with an Accreditation Foundation

The chief of a smaller police department is expected to be knowledgeable about every challenge the police department faces. If the chief cannot confront the issue based on his or her knowledge, then t...

Investigations

Fugitive Investigations

The U.S. Marshals Service has long been the primary federal agency with responsibility for locating and arresting federal fugitives. Recently, however, Congress enacted new legislation that gave the M...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Motorcycle Safety

Motorcycles are a fun and economical form of transportation for many. More than 5 million motorcycles are on the road in the United States now, representing 2.3 percent of all registered vehicles. As ...

IACP

IACP News: August 2005

Police Chiefs Desk Reference State Chapters Now Available Since 1997 the IACP has been supporting smaller agencies through the Smaller Agency Technical Assistance Program funded by the Bureau of Justi...

Legal

Legislative Alert: Senate Appropriations Committee Approves C-J-S Appropriations Bill

On June 23, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal 2006 Commerce-Justice-State appropriations bill, which funds several key state and local law enforcement assistance programs. The Ho...