February 2017

Forensic training image courtesy of USDOJ/ICITAP

Building a Quality Culture at the Mexican Forensic System

Crime rates and violence in Mexico are topics that demand the attention of both domestic and international communities on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border. The U.S.-funded Merida Initiative, begin...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Stop-and-Frisk and the Fourth Amendment: Lessons from the NYPD

Stop-and-frisk procedures when performed in a constitutional manner are fundamental to modern policing—officers continually apply stop-and-frisk principles during traffic stops, other short detentio...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Body-Worn Cameras: Not Seeing the Forest for the Technology?

Body-worn technology might have seemed to emerge overnight to many people, but, in actuality, it has been tested and implemented over the past few years by North American law enforcement. Although bod...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Caretakers: A Case Study in Changing the Culture of a Campus Police Department

One of the greatest challenges facing law enforcement in the 21st century in the United States is earning and maintaining the trust of the communities it serves. At present, the narrative on community...

Product Feature

Product Feature: More Comfortable, More Approachable: Advanced Body Armor and Gear Brings Multifaceted Benefits

More police officers are wearing more body armor more often. Multiple factors contribute to this safety gear’s increased use. Unequivocally, far more weapons are on the streets today than there w...

The Dispatch

The Dispatch – February 2017

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 ...

President's Message

President’s Message: Understanding and Shaping Our Culture

It has been said that “culture eats strategy,” and in this time of intense focus on the law enforcement profession, we often hear calls for culture change and reform alongside the calls for new po...

IACP Working for You

IACP Working for You: Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents

The arrest of a parent can have a significant traumatic impact on children, including shock, immense fear, anxiety, or anger toward arresting officers. In recent years, an emphasis has been placed on ...