October 2009

Failures in Criminal Investigation

It seems most unlikely that, with all the checks and balances of the criminal justice system, someone today could be convicted of a crime he or she did not commit. The unfortunate reality, however, is...

Investigations

False Confessions

At the 115th Annual IACP Conference held in 2008 in San Diego, the Police Investigative Operations Committee, the Police Image and Ethics Committee, and the Forensics Committee adopted a resolution su...

From the Director

From the Director–USNCB INTERPOL: The IACP and INTERPOL

I was very pleased to read the “President’s Message: Leading the Way to International Collaboration” in the June Police Chief magazine. I could not agree more with President Laine on the importa...

IACP

IACP FOUNDATION: Foundation Launches First Matching Gift Drive

As the holidays approach and many consider options for personal year-end charitable giving opportunities, the IACP Foundation is thrilled to announce receipt of an extraordinary $5,000 contribution fr...

IACP

IACP President Delivers Keynote Address at the 2nd AMERIPOL Meeting in Brasilia, Brazil

On August 27, IACP President Russell B. Laine was the keynote speaker at the second AMERIPOL meeting. Most countries in Latin America were represented by their National Chiefs of Police, a congregatio...

Terrorism

Intelligence-Led Policing—A Strategic Framework

State, local, and tribal agencies are committing more effort towards the Intelligence-Sharing Environment, (ISE) to complement the federal government’s efforts to prevent the next terrorist attack. ...

Tech Talk

Technology Talk: International Association of Chiefs of Police Technology Center Update

The International Association of Chiefs of Police Technology Center provides law enforcement agencies the opportunity to learn about information sharing, technology standards development, and informat...