August 2007

Senate Committee, House Subcommittee Approve C-J-S Funding

oth the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science (C-J-S) and Related Agencies have approved fiscal year (FY) 2008 C-J-S funding. T...

Policy

Law Enforcement and Public Health

Those who have worked in law enforcement for more than six years can recall when their duties were less complex and the term comprehensive referred only to a type of insurance coverage. Although the d...

Survivors’ Club

he 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 dedic...

Citizens Reporting Crimes Online: The San Francisco Experience

Using New Tools to Meet the Same Demands The importance of a police department’s ability to provide services to its community that will benefit as many citizens as possible cannot be overstated. It ...

The 24th IACP European Executive Policing Conference: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

IMGXYZ1694IMGZYX IMGXYZ1695IMGZYX he 24th IACP European Executive Policing Conference was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, April 22–24, 2007. The conference, well received by all delegates, was h...

Law Enforcement Jobs

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The Police Training Officer (PTO) Program: A Contemporary Approach to Postacademy Recruit Training

iven the vast amount of information police officers must possess in order to address society’s problems of crime and disorder, in a manner that respects the omnipresent risk of civil liability, the ...

Policy

Considerations for Pandemic Flu Planning and Response

Health-care professionals predict that a pandemic influenza outbreak is highly likely, if not inevitable, based on current conditions and historical data. Should the current avian influenza virus (H5N...