September 2018

Transforming Law Enforcement by Changing the Face of Policing

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, women compose just 12.7 percent of all sworn law enforcement officers in the United States—15.5 percent of sworn personnel in federal law enforcement, 13...

Recruitment & Personnel

The Right Person for the Right Position: Changing Hiring Practices to Meet 21st Century Demands

Finding the right person for the right position in a law enforcement agency is a challenge every police executive encounters on a regular basis. Police chiefs across the globe share the frustration of...

President's Message

President’s Message: Leadership and Law Enforcement Accountability

As many of us are well aware, leaders in law enforcement wear many hats. We are social workers, public information officers, teachers, accountants, personnel managers, and more—and often all of thes...

IACP

IACP Through the Years: Upcoming: A Crisis in Recruiting

The Civil Service Commission of the City of Los Angeles is charged with, among other things, the filling of some 35,000 positions in some 1,250 different classes. These classes range all the way from ...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Officer Safety Corner: Organizational Contributions to Police Suicide

In a June 2018 report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) described suicide as “more than a mental health concern” and reported that suicide rates have risen from 1999 through 20...

IACP

Legislative Alert: The IACP Supports Reauthorization of JJDPA

In August 2018, the IACP provided a letter to U.S. congressional leaders in support of reauthorizing the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). This critical piece of legislation was...

Traffic Safety

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Rapid Highway Clearance Strategies

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is home to 6.4 million residents (according to the 2016 census), almost 50 percent of Ontario’s population. GTA highways are known to experience some of the most signi...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Effectiveness of License Plate Readers for Patrol and Investigations

License plate readers (LPRs) have spread rapidly in policing and are now used by an estimated two-thirds of large agencies in the United States (as well as many small agencies) for a range of patrol, ...