September 2005

Exhibitor Update

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From the Director

From the Director: Linx: Law Enforcement Information Exchange

In today’s evolving law enforcement environment—where malefactors can cause the collapse of multibillion dollar companies, steal hundreds of thousands of identities, or even murder 3,000 indiv...

Mental Health

Guidelines for Police Psychological Service

The IACP Police Psychological Service Section provides guidelines for professional psychological practice to the law enforcement community. The guidelines cover pre-employment psychological evaluation...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Traffic Safety: Where Do We Go from Here?

Traffic crash data tracked by the federal government indicates that a plateau has been reached. The number of Americans killed in traffic crashes has held between 40,000 and 43,000 for the last few ye...

IACP

IACP News: September 2005

Police 10-Codes Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced during his remarks at the 112th Annual Conference of International Association of Chiefs of Police in Miami Beach, Florida, on Se...

Legal

Legislative Alert: Senate Reauthorizes Patriot Act Provisions

On July 29, the Senate voted to reauthorize the 16 expiring provisions of the sweeping antiterrorism bill passed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Without congressional action, these provi...

Policy

Pepper Spray Policy Redux

In a recent Section 1983 federal court case involving allegations of excessive force, the plaintiff claimed an officer sprayed him with pepper spray six times, from 5 to 10 seconds during each spray, ...

Recruitment & Personnel

Police Turnover

Police departments across the country are reporting increased rates of staff turnover. Many agencies are spending enormous amounts of resources on recruiting, selecting, and training new employees. At...