April 2016

Product Feature: K-9 Units: Training and Protection Key to Keeping Dogs and People Safe

Anyone who has seen a K-9 team in action—and, these days, that’s just about anyone in law enforcement—knows that it doesn’t take a human to be a hero. Police department leaders regularly ex...

Index to Advertisers

April 2016 Index to Advertisers

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Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Homicides of Law Enforcement Officers in the United States Are Associated with State Gun Ownership Levels

Intentional homicide is one of the top two causes of on-the-job deaths of law enforcement officers in the United States, second only to motor vehicle crashes. Despite preparation in the forms of train...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Supporting Injured Officers: A New Focus for the IACP Foundation

Kenneth Baribault, an officer with the Nassau County, New York, Police Department (pictured above), was nearing the end of his shift in the early morning hours of May 18, 2008, when he pulled over the...

Leadership

Ten Best Ways to Build a Quality Achievement: Work Culture in Law Enforcement Agencies

For several decades, organizational psychologists have studied the phenomenon known as a “work culture” in both the private and public sectors, especially with regards to organizational performanc...

Leadership

Three Question Management

A commercial airline passenger was intoxicated and would not comply with the flight attendant’s instructions to sit down and put on his seat belt. After several failed attempts, the flight attendant...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: Updates on Addiction, Digital Security, and Email Privacy Legislation

On March 10, 2016, the U.S. Senate voted 94-1 to approve the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524). If also passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, this legislation will authorize fed...