May 2008

C.O.P.S. Kids Summer Camp

Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (C.O.P.S.), is a nonprofit organization established to provide resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families of law enforcement officers k...

Drugs & Alcohol

Chicago Museum Exhibit Hits the Bull’s-Eye

If you had 30 minutes to show people the consequences and dangers of drugs, to convince them how much damage drugs do to both users and so many innocent victims along the way, how would you do it? Sho...

Chief’s Counsel: Accommodation of Requests for Time Off for Religious Reasons

hen presented with requests for time off to attend religious observances (or for the day off, to observe a holy day or holy days, or if work on a Sabbath is prohibited or seen as “sinful,” for exa...

Recruitment & Personnel

Kentucky Develops Orientation for New Law Enforcement Families

Often as new recruits begin their law enforcement basic training, they are filled with anxiety and questions about their families’ role in this new career. Spouses and other family members share tha...

Formulating Best Practicies for Nightlife Establishments

fter a series of events that culminated in the separate murders of two young women who had visited popular nightclubs prior to their deaths, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) was determined t...

Legislative Alert: Congress Continues Work on Legislative Priorities

s Congress resumes work on its legislative priorities, it is important that IACP members continue to ensure that elected officials understand the needs of the law enforcement community. Many IACP memb...

Line of Duty Deaths

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Highway Safety Initiatives: Preventing Teenage Driver Tragedy during Prom and Graduation Season

he call comes in sometime shortly after midnight. The officer patrolling the area and assigned to investigate knows that there was a high school prom that ended about the time the call came in. Or may...