December 2018

President’s Message: Improving Community Safety Through Vigilance and Planning

Sadly, the United States bore witness to the loss of 25 innocent lives in less than two weeks as a result of active shooter incidents in the fall of this year. October 27, 2018—Pittsburgh, P...

Mental Health

Our People, Our Communities

Not every critical incident involves a person with a weapon or mass casualties; often enough, a crisis involves only one person or a few people and centers around a person affected by mental health is...

Mass Casualty Attacks

When Crisis Strikes: Successfully Navigating Your Agency’s Narrative in the Digital Age

The age of news by the hour is over. Today’s world is one where news is by the minute, where mere seconds make or break the accumulation and dissemination of information to the masses. Change has n...

IACP

2017-2018 IACP Executive Board

The IACP Executive Board are the elected leadership of the organization. They are committed to advancing the profession of policing by promoting enhanced practices; cooperative efforts; and the exchan...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Voice-Powered Dictation: Increase Officer Safety and Productivity

Some of the most dangerous moments for an officer can involve sitting in a parked patrol car, running a license plate or background check during a roadside stop or just trying to file an incident repo...

Global Policing

Collaborative Response to Critical Incidents: An International Perspective on Responding to Emergency Situations

With its global network of 192 member countries, INTERPOL is uniquely placed to offer support to law enforcement following a critical incident that carries an international impact....

The Brief

The Brief: Discover Policing-New Design and Enhancements

The IACP is dedicated to providing relevant resources to assist law enforcement agencies with community engagement, recruitment, and retention, and the Discover Policing website is designed with those...

IACP

IACP 2018 in Review

On October 6–9, 2018, more than 18,000 law enforcement professionals, vendors, and family members attended IACP 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Those at the event attended workshops to learn about best pr...