February 2009

Highway Safety Initiatives: Why Are Traffic Laws Enforced?

Truly, there are few activities in which a law enforcement officer can engage that have the same level of positive impact as increasing safety belt use rates through enforcement and education, removin...

Advances & Applications

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...

IACP News

National Police Week The official dates for National Police Week 2009 are May 10–16. Peace Officer Memorial Day is Friday, May 15, 2009, as established by Public Law 87-726. Each year during Police ...

IACP

First IACP Middle East/North Africa Executive Policing Conference: Doha, Qatar

The First IACP Middle East/North Africa Executive Policing Conference was held simultaneously with the Seventh International MILIPOL Exhibition of Internal State Security, November 17–19, 2008, in D...

Lasers: Unconventional Weapons of Criminals and Terrorists

asers have become part of everyday life in the industrialized world since the ruby crystal laser was developed by Theodore H. Maiman at Hughes Aircraft and the gas laser by Arthur L. Schawlow and Char...