April 2016

IACP Working for You April 2016

In the mission to support the law enforcement leaders of today and develop the leaders of tomorrow, the IACP is constantly involved in advocacy, programs, research, and initiatives related to cutting-...

From the Director

From the Director: IdentityTheft.gov–A New Tool for Law Enforcement

Where do identity theft victims turn for help? Victims turn to their local police or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—and, now, IdentityTheft.gov. IdentityTheft.gov is the U.S. government’s o...

Leadership

Leadership and Management: Fraternal Twins in Law Enforcement

Leadership and management are concepts regularly used in organizational change and reform literature. This is particularly evident in police settings, and, oftentimes, the two concepts are (mis)unders...

Leadership

Leadership and Trust

Leadership is “the ability of an individual to influence [emphasis added], motivate, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organization.” Influence is concep...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Leadership in Traffic Safety

Law enforcement agencies—regardless of size, jurisdiction, and location—are responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the roadways by conducting traffic enforcement. While the primary ac...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: Choosing the Right Occupational Police Physician

Law enforcement agencies seeking a physician to refer their officers and recruits to or seeking to hire a police physician for their agencies must understand the important differences between general ...

IACP

Police Week 2016

Each year during Police Week, communities across the United States hold memorial services in remembrance of police officers who have made the supreme sacrifice for their communities. Also durin...

President's Message

President’s Message: Policing’s Leadership Moment

In September 1962, then-U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave a speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas, challenging the people of the United States to collectively support a mission to send a man s...