August 2008

IACP Foundation: Save the Date for the Foundation Fundraiser: August 2008

As you begin planning for the 115th Annual IACP Conference in November, make sure your conference schedule includes attendance at the IACP Foundation?s Second Annual Fundraising Gala on Saturday, Nove...

IACP News

New Body Armor Standard The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, has released a new performance standard for body armor. The new standard includ...

Injuries to Law Enforcement Officers Shot Wearing Personal Body Armor: A 30-Year Review

aw enforcement administrators are expected to make decisions regarding requirements for personal body armor for their employees. Although cost and comfort are significant factors, the level of protect...

Keeping High-Risk Youth in School: A Comprehensive Community Strategy for Truancy Reduction

critical issue facing police departments and school districts across the United States is the increasing incidence of truancy and school dropout. In addition to increasing the likelihood of school fai...

Line of Duty Deaths

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Mediating Citizen Complaints: The Denver Program

here are several universal challenges that confront police internal affairs bureaus: handling complaints in a timely manner, resolving complaints in a way that provides some level of satisfaction to b...

Micromanagement: Dealing with RED PEN Supervisors

any well-intentioned, hard-working law enforcement supervisors and managers have been condemned as “micromanagers.” So culturally taboo is the label within the workplace that many supervisors will...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: National Labor Day Enforcement Campaign Targets Impaired Driving

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has partnered with a number of organizations to reduce impaired-driving crashes, injuries, and fatalities during the Labor Day holiday p...