August 2011

Candidate for 2011 IACP Office: Ronal W. Serpas

I’ve proudly been a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and I am proud to be a Life Member. Together in the past two decades we have witnessed many great challenges and many...

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Candidate for 2011 IACP: Office: Carl R. Wolf

First of all, I would like to thank you for allowing me to serve as IACP Vice President–Treasurer for the past nine years. I would also like to thank the members of the IACP who have supported me in...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Could Changing Our Ways Mitigate Officers’ Traffic Deaths?

In terms of in-the-line-of-duty deaths, U.S. law enforcement officers have not fared well in 2010 and 2011. After suffering in 2009 the fewest in-the-line-of-duty deaths since 1959 (116 versus 109), t...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: House Appropriations Votes to Eliminate COPS Program

In mid-July, the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations voted to eliminate the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and the COPS office. Additionally, the com...

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IACP Foundation: Save the Date for the IACP Foundation Fundraiser

As you begin planning for the 118th Annual IACP Conference this October, make sure your conference schedule includes attendance at the IACP Foundation’s Fifth Annual Fundraising Gala on Saturday, Oc...

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In Memory of Chief Joseph S. Dominelli, 1917–2011; IACP President, 1979–1980

Joseph Dominelli was born in Schenectady, New York, on August 11, 1917. Son of Joseph and Madeline Campachero Dominelli, he attended Mount Pleasant High School and, in 1939, married his wife, Florence...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Peer Support Teams Fill an Emotional Void in Law Enforcement Agencies

Psychologically healthy police officers are far more likely to provide high-quality, professional services to the members of their communities. Police departments make a significant investment in sele...

Victim Services

Police Psychologists as Consultants

Police psychologists are broadly and effectively utilized as internal and external consultants to law enforcement agencies of all sizes and jurisdictional scope in day-to-day and special operations. C...