May 2008

2008 SACOP Midyear Conference

The IACP Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police (SACOP) recently concluded its 2008 midyear conference in Arlington, Virginia. Seventy-eight delegates representing 36 states met March 1–...

Advances & Applications: May 2008

Where do the good ideas come from? In this column, we offer our readers the opportunity to learn about — and benefit from — some of the cutting-edge technologies being implemented by law enforceme...

Youth

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...

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...

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...

IACP Foundation: IACP Foundation Honors Sacrifice through Scholorship

uring the month of May, the law enforcement family joins together to memorialize the service and sacrifice of every trooper, officer, and deputy through the activities of National Police Week in Washi...