April 2017

Evidence-Based Use-of-Force Policy: How Research Could Improve Development and Training

The use of force by U.S. law enforcement officers during encounters with citizens is one of the most important moments in constitutional policing. Many clear examples of when response to resistance (o...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Relationships and Law Enforcement’s Use of Force: Learning from Stakeholders to Refine Policy and Training

An unarmed civilian is fatally shot. A family grieves or anxiously awaits their loved one’s recovery. Long-simmering tensions boil over. Video of the shooting is released or withheld. Debates rage ...

Line of Duty Deaths

Line of Duty Deaths – 2/16/2017—2/28/2017

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

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Vehicle Impounding and Notification Enters the Digital Age

On a typical summer day in Arizona, the Peoria Police Department impounded a vehicle for a traffic violation. After processing the impounded vehicle, Rick Hyde, the vehicle impound coordinator, sent a...

Product Update

Product Update—April 2017

The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufacture...

IACP Working for You

IACP Working for You: Technology Conference for Law Enforcement

Over the course of three weeks in August and September 2016, the IACP conducted a series of critical issues forums in eight cities throughout the United States to gain a better understanding of the cr...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: Ask Your Senator to Support the National Criminal Justice Commission Act

On March 8, 2017, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan National Criminal Justice Commission Act (S. 573). Joining Senators Cornyn, ...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Subpoenaed Officers on FMLA: Stay or Go?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 provides one of the most important legal protections afforded to employees in the United States. Eligible employees who work for a covered employer can ...