April 2006

Chief’s Counsel: Recording Interrogations

Police interrogations, especially those that produce incriminating evidence or even a confession, may need to be recorded in order to withstand increased judicial or legislative scrutiny in the coming...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: Senate Votes to Increase First Responder Funding

On March 15, the Senate approved its fiscal 2007 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 83). During consideration of the nonbinding resolution, senators approved amendments that would increase homeland secur...

Ethics

Developing and Sustaining a Culture of Integrity

The Virginia Beach, Virginia, Police Department has embarked on an ambitious program to develop and sustain a culture of integrity in the organization. The department's command staff realized that the...

IACP

Survivors’ Club: April 2006

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...

Leadership

How to Implement Shared Leadership

Creating a cross-functional steering team can be an effective method of engaging the talents and experience of employees more directly in the decision-making process of an organization. The steering t...

IACP

IACP Law Enforcement Challenge Award Deadline Nears

With only a few weeks remaining before the May deadline for entries in the IACPs National Law Enforcement Challenge Award program, agencies nationwide are busy documenting their traffic safety activit...

IACP

IACP News: April 2006

2006 Midyear Meeting Victim Services Committee The 2006 midyear meeting of the IACP’s Victim Services Committee was held at IACP headquarters on March 9 and 10. The newly appointed committee cha...