December 2012

December 2012 Products & Services

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From the Director

From the Deputy Assistant Secretary: Countering the Active Shooter Threat

On July 20 this year, a gunman dressed in tactical clothing set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others. This ...

President's Message

President’s Message: IACP Constitutional Review

Over the coming year, the IACP will be moving forward in a number of areas: new methods of outreach, membership communication, policy responses, and membership recruitment that will stre...

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Law Enforcement Medicine: Core Concepts from the IACP Police Physicians Section

Despite improvements in tactics and equipment, as well a number of safety initiatives and programs, 2011 was a deadly year for law enforcement officers. According to the National Law Enforcement Memor...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Next Generation 9-1-1:What It Is—and Why Police Chiefs Should Care

The current 9-1-1 system, on which the U.S. public relies every day, is more than 40 years old. It has largely served both citizens and law enforcement well, but, simply put, the telephony system that...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Officer Safety Corner: Resiliency as a Path to Wellness

The Reno, Nevada, Police Department (RPD) is developing a wellness initiative that applies a comprehensive systems approach to the prevention and the intervention of the many risk factors impacting it...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: The Milwaukee Police Department Presents Students Talking It Over with Police Program

In qualitative studies of police legitimacy, youth frequently report that police stop and question them for “no reason.”1 In fact, in most qualitative studies of young people’s perceptions of po...

IACP

The IACP/Target International Police Officer of the Year Award

The IACP and Target announced and recognized the IACP/Target International Police Officer of the Year winner and honorable mentions at an awards luncheon and ceremony during the 2012 IACP Conference i...