December 2007

Managing the Message

Imagine a scenario in which a police department’s chief, public information officer (PIO), or patrol officer gives an interview with a television reporter about a recent incident. The department is ...

Community-Police Engagement

Navigating the New Media Landscape

These are critical times for law enforcement public information officers (PIOs). They must keep aware of and respond to dramatic developments in the world of mass communication. Some shifts in the lan...

Community-Police Engagement

Planning and Managing Security for Major Special Events: Best Practices for Law Enforcement Administrators

Special events are important to local governments for many reasons, including the public enjoyment and sense of community they provide as well as the revenue they generate. Effective security, a criti...

Investigations

Postal Inspectors: Not Secret, No Longer Silent

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service has been called the “silent service” because, for most of the 20th century, this federal law enforcement and security agency did not seek publicity. However, for...

Report of the 114th Annual IACP Conference: New Orleans

IMGXYZ1832IMGZYX Board of Officers General Assemblies IACP Business Education Exhibit Hall Special Events Thank You New Orleans Resolutions Life Members Exhibitor Update – Please see the Product...

Year of Preventing Identity Crime – When the Image in the Mirror Is No Longer You: Recovering from Identity Crimes

dentity crime comes in many different forms as criminals gain access to personal information that they use to open credit card accounts or buy an automobile, a home, and more. Unfortunately, there are...

Senate Approves C-J-S Funding

he Senate recently approved Commerce-Justice-Science and Related Agencies (C-J-S) appropriations, which funds the Department of Justice. The approved Senate version includes the following: $660 millio...

Supplement to “Cold-Weather Training Issues”

What Is Cold Weather? The thought of cold weather often generates the image of an icy, wind-blown tundra laden with snowdrifts and ice. Although this vision definitely resembles some cold environments...