June 2016

Line of Duty Deaths: 4/12/16-5/5/16

The IACP wishes to acknowledge the officers, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their communities and the people they served. We extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to their families, friends, ...

Product Update

June 2016 Product Update

Three companies, GoPro, GO PUCK, and Intrensic, have come together to offer advanced capabilities for law enforcement. GoPro cameras offer super-wide 170-degree video image capture and more than 25 mo...

Index to Advertisers

June 2016 Index to Advertisers

The advertisers in this listing can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention the Police Chief when contacting our advertisers. 2016 IACP President’...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: An Ideal Diet for Improved Heart Health

An intense career with family and community obligations are the stuff of modern life, and, at times, it can be overwhelming to tackle one more thing—achieving a healthier body and mind. Many law enf...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Forensics Tools: Options Abound for Efficient Evidence Collection and Identification

A big aspect of law enforcement is forensic science, and a big part of forensic science occurs in the laboratory. Therefore, it is troubling to police leaders when publicly funded crime laboratories f...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Attacks Against U.S. Federal Government Officials and Facilities, 2001–2013

The U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) recently completed a study exploring 43 attacks directed against U.S. federal government buildings, sites, and officials from 2001 to 2...

Mass Casualty Attacks

Risk Communication: Mitigating the Aftershock of a Mass Casualty Attack

On December 9, 2015, during a U.S. Senate Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Oversight Committee hearing, FBI Director James Comey agreed with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham when he said, “There are...

Mental Health

Safeguarding Officer Mental Health Before and After Mass Casualty Incidents

Police officers are carefully recruited and well-trained to deal with threats and ensure their own safety and the safety of their communities. As a result, many people would likely assume that officer...