November 2010

Beyond Survival toward Officer Wellness (BeSTOW): Targeting Law Enforcement Training

Police chiefs have a constitutional and moral duty to protect and serve their personnel and communities. Busy police chiefs want the very best expertise in training in order to accomplish this mission...

Legal

Legislative Alert: Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Sustain Federal Government

Congress has passed a continuing resolution (CR) where programs are funded at the lowest current levels into law. A continuing resolution is a stopgap funding measure that is passed for a short period...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Crash Deaths Reach Fifty-Year Low: Where Do We Go From Here?

The population of the United States was 102 percent larger in 2009 than it was in 1950,1 but motor vehicle fatalities, amazingly, were only 1.9 percent higher in 2009 than they were 50 years earlier. ...

Education & Training

Educational Programs for Fusion Center Directors

To mature and strengthen the management capabilities of fusion center leaders through academic homeland security coursework, the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHD...

IACP

IACP Foundation: Law Enforcement Leaders Learn, with a Corporate Twist

On July 2010, the IACP Foundation was proud to once again partner with Target to present the second iteration of the Law Enforcement Business Fellowship (LEBF). The LEBF is a two-week leadershi...

Tech Talk

Technology Talk: Intelligent Policing: How the Colorado State Patrol Fights Crime and Boosts Public Safety

This column outlines a blueprint from the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) that led to the successful implementation of an impactful intelligence-led policing effort at a manageable cost. The CSP enjoyed s...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Legal Training and Concerns for Conducted Energy Weapons

Conducted energy weapons (CEWs) are being used by thousands of law enforcement agencies around the world. While the effectiveness of CEWs is quite impressive, there is growing concern about whe...

Education & Training

Nine-Week Army Program Provides Civilian Police Force Training

The United States Army Civilian Police Academy, currently located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, conducts state-of-the-art police skills training for U.S. Army and Department of Defense (DOD) civilia...