January 2009

IACP News: January 2009

BJS Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies under Way On behalf of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Opinion Research Center (NOR...

IACP

The IACP awards program supports the association’s mission to advance the art and science of policing. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by law enforcement organizations and individuals. ...

2008 IACP Awards “Part 2”

IACP August Vollmer Excellence in Forensic Science Award The August Vollmer Excellence in Forensic Science Award was created to honor the proactive, innovative use of forensic technologies by law enfo...

2008 IACP Awards “Part 3”

J. Stannard Baker Award for Highway Safety The prestigious J. Stannard Baker Award annually recognizes individual lifetime contributions to highway safety. Law enforcement officers of state, county, m...

Products & Services

Advances & Applications: January 2009

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...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act: What It Means for Law Enforcement Agencies

The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADA) went into effect January 1, 2009. Among its chief elements are new definitions of key terms—especially the legal definition of a disability. It i...

Discover Policing.org: A Nationwide Online Recruiting Resource for the Law Enforcement Profession

he IACP has partnered with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice, to create a new Web-based recruiting resource called DiscoverPolicing.org. With its official launch at th...

IACP Foundation: Right on Target with Professional Development

ince its inception, the IACP Foundation has been fortunate to establish many public-private partnerships that have resulted in great benefits for the IACP membership and the law enforcement profession...

Month: January 2009