November 2018

Research in Brief: The Evidence-Based Policing State: How Oregon Is Using Data and Research to Enhance Policing

Why do police officers work 12-hour shifts when research has shown that this type of schedule has significant disadvantages that impact officer wellness? Why do law enforcement agencies maintain a pol...

Research & Evidence-Based Policing

Addressing the Elephant in the Room

The policing profession has been under intense scrutiny over the past several years.1 The 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, brought allegations of racially motivated policing to th...

Education & Training

Writing Skills: Hiring and Training Police Officers

During a time of marked high-profile cases that have turned a spotlight onto policies and training in law enforcement and amid the cries for officer training in areas such as cultural sensitivity and ...

Education & Training

Strengthening the Foundation: How New Trends in Training Can Improve Officers’ Safety and Effectiveness

The last several years have been challenging for law enforcement. In August 2018, preliminary 2018 data show that fatalities in law enforcement were already up by more than 10 percent over 2017 and th...

Community-Police Engagement

Improved Outcomes in Racially Charged Police Encounters: Making the Case for Decision-Based Training

Procedural justice is a concept that touches on virtually all aspects of public policy. It speaks to the fundamental fairness of civil processes irrespective of race, color, creed, ethnicity, sex, nat...

President's Message

President’s Message: The Year Ahead

As we celebrate our 125th year, I want to briefly look back at the year 1893. In the United Kingdom, the first issue of the Police Review and Parade Gossip Magazine was published and would run until 2...

Mental Health

Mental Fitness and Posttraumatic Growth: Using Stress and Traumatic Events to Develop Officers’ Resilience and Growth

Police and sheriff personnel routinely face highly stressful work days with regular exposure to traumatic events. These direct and ongoing threats to their overall health trigger negative behavioral,...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Know the Signs: Elder Abuse Training Resources

Elder abuse shortens lives, destroys families, and dehumanizes vulnerable people. While elder abuse is generally underreported, research has shown that at least 10 percent of older people will likely ...