August 2012

How Video Blogging Will Define Your Agency: Is Your Agency Ready?

Why should law enforcement officials care about video blogging? Ponder this scenario: Imagine that an agency was involved in a critical incident where an officer used force that was captured on video ...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: IACP-Supported Legislation Gains Committee Approval

The House Committee on the Judiciary recently approved H.R. 6062, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) Program Reauthorization Act of 2012. Byrne-JAG provides funds to ass...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Justice Information Sharing: The Tools Are Now Available

Information is the lifeblood of effective justice and public safety. The integration of justice, public safety, intelligence, and other governmental information transcends the day-to-day operational n...

Leadership

Leadership in Police Organizations: The Leading Edge

This truth is undeniable: The world is getting smaller—and more complicated. The high-speed, technological age in which we live has blurred boundaries and has brought into proximity personalities an...

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Officer Safety Corner: Medical Care at the Street Level: Patrol Officers’ Role in Lifesaving Measures

Historically, emergency medical services (EMS) have been viewed as the domain of the fire service or free-standing ambulance divisions. In fact, many fire departments rely on providing EMS as a...

IACP

IACP News: Prison Rape Elimination Act Standards Released: What Local Law Enforcement Needs to Know

On May 17, the U.S. Department of Justice released standards for the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), designed to detect, prevent, and respond to sexual abuse in confinement settings. There are spe...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Homicide Solvability

This brief provides an overview of recent research findings pertaining to clearance rates for homicide. This is traditionally defined by a calculation of the annual number of homicides solved in a loc...

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Chief’s Counsel: Reviewing Use-of-Force Practices

The basic rule of law regarding the use of force is that any use of force must be objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances in which it is employed.1 This has not changed. However...