September 2016

President’s Message: The Institute for Community-Police Relations: Guiding Law Enforcement’s Effort to Build Trust and Connect with Communities

As law enforcement leaders and professionals, we know that having the support of our communities is absolutely essential to productive and sustainable crime prevention efforts. While there are law enf...

The Dispatch

The Dispatch – September 2016

Police Chief knows that many of the best ideas and insights come from IACP members who serve their communities every day. The Dispatch is an opportunity for members and other readers to share their w...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Leadership in Law Enforcement

One of the challenges facing police leaders is how best to balance and comprehensively address the needs of their agencies and the needs and values of the communities they serve. It can be difficult f...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: The Synergistic Benefits of the Rescue Task Force Model

At the heart of their safety and success lie the relationships law enforcement officers have built. As law enforcement has risen to each new challenge in the wake of active shooter and mass casualty i...

Investigations

Challenging the Status Quo: How NJSP Developed Its Crime Gun Intelligence Program

n November 2004, Mosul, Iraq, was home to many displaced enemy fighters from Falluja and street gangs who roamed the city streets practicing the art of terror. During this time, an estimated 200 bodie...

Community-Police Engagement

Forging a School-Police Relationship to Decrease Student Arrests

"Bridgeport School Arrests, Suspensions Down” declared a July 2015 headline in the Connecticut Post. Communities across the United States are seeing similar results as they try to decrease “school...

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IACP 2016 – Features Highlight

The 123rd Annual IACP Conference and Exposition will take place in San Diego, California, on October 15–18, 2016....

Leadership

Identifying and Developing Law Enforcement Talent: What Every Law Enforcement Chief Executive Officer Should Know

Leadership has always been a topic of great interest within the law enforcement community and in the private sector. There has been a myriad of scholarly journals, articles, publications, and studies ...