August 2006

113th Annual IACP Conference Insider’s Guide

The 113th Annual Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police will convene Saturday, October 14, through Wednesday, October 18, 2006, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center,...

Global Policing

23rd IACP European Executive Policing Conference: Sofia, Bulgaria

23rd IACP European Executive Policing Conference: Sofia, Bulgaria (in PDF)...

Technology

Advances & Applications

HopeDigits Phone Services Help Police and Victims of Domestic Abuse HopeDigits announces that it has helped police officers in Colfax, Iowa, direct victims of domestic abuse to a useful resource: a pr...

Traffic Safety

Austin Police Department DWI Enforcement Program

Historically, the Austin experience is similar to other communities' efforts to enforce driving while impaired (DWI) laws. Austin's DWI enforcement was originally the sole responsibility of patrol off...

Education & Training

Burnsville, Minnesota

For the past 38 years, the Burnsville Police Department in Minnesota has required a four-year degree for those candidates wanting to become police officers with our city. At first it seemed to create ...

Education & Training

Changing Profession Requires New Level of Education

The training of police officers in the last century focused mainly on the physical aspects of the job. Officers were expected to be reactive, appearing in a community only when a situation had gotten ...

Education & Training

Charleston, South Carolina

Considering today's job market and the past difficulties faced by departments attempting to recruit just enough employees to fill the ranks, many executives must wonder if requiring the college degree...

Education & Training

College Education and Policing

The genesis of this article was a panel presentation at the 110th Annual IACP Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After the presentation, more than 100 law enforcement executives and police offi...