October 2008

2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates Respond to the IACP’s Questions on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

In an effort to bolster the discussions on crime and homeland security issues in this U.S. presidential election year, the IACP submitted a series of questions to both major-party candidates for presi...

Policy

Legislative Alert: Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Violent Crime

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary recently held a hearing about violent crime titled “New Strategies for Combating Violent Crime: Drawing Lessons from Recent Experience.” As the IACP recently ...

Lessons Learned: Advice for New Chiefs

he hiring of a new police chief is a significant event in the organizational life of a city. It offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the operations of a police department from a new perspective, to...

Line of Duty Deaths

IMGXYZ2340IMGZYX...

Multijurisdictional Repositories: A Possible Solution for Nonconsent Towing Problems

cross the United States, more than 30,000 cars are relocated each day without the owner?s consent, in such situations as law enforcement or private-property tows, and are ultimately stored in public a...

In-State and Interstate Mutual Aid: EMAC and FEMA

n whom can an agency rely when it has the “big one” in its community: a natural disaster like an earthquake, a hurricane, a tornado, or a wildfire, or a man-made incident like a bus crash, a const...

NLECTC–Communications Technologies Center of Excellence: Serving Law Enforcement Today, Planning for Tomorrow

very day, thousands of law enforcement officers report to work. It is hoped that they are provided with a full array of tools with which to perform their important roles. Few of those tools will be us...

October Products and Services

A-Block Media Consulting Learn how to get the media to work for you. Our Washington D.C. based firm provides real world media training from experienced television professionals and law enforcement exp...