February 2019

From the Deputy Administrator: A Call to Action on Drug-Impaired Driving

In 2017, in the United States, 37,133 people died in motor vehicle crashes. A significant percentage of fatal crashes involved a driver impaired by alcohol or drugs. Together, we must act to eliminate...

Products & Services

Exposition: February 2019

Stay up to date on new products and advances in technology to ensure your officers are equipped with the tools they need....

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: K9 Sniffs and the Fourth Amendment

The fact that canines are smart and trainable animals has made them perfect companions in the law enforcement workplace. Canines (K9s) are excellent instruments of detection that can be deployed in a ...

The Advisor

The Advisor: Internal Transparency

Experience is often said to be the best teacher. Each month, a question asked by a new chief of police or future law enforcement executive will be answered by three experienced leaders from our mentor...

Product Feature

Product Feature: GPS Devices Help Officers on Foot as Well as in Vehicles

In one scenario, an officer pursues and overtakes two suspects in an alley, but as she approaches them, the officer realizes her portable radio became detached during the chase. In another, officer...

The Brief

IACP Child Sex Trafficking: A Training Series for Frontline Officers Toolkit

Child sex trafficking victims can be extremely challenging to identify, given the hidden nature of the crime and the low likelihood that victims will report victimization. When frontline officers are ...

IACP Net Bulletin

Network with Peers on IACP Net

IACP Net’s Quest-Response service allows users to build on the experience of others. This secure networking tool broadcasts user questions to more than 6,000 law enforcement leaders. Participants sh...

IACP@Work

Practices in Modern Policing: Highlighting Contemporary Community Policing Innovation

The Advancing 21st Century Policing Initiative, launched by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and the IACP in 2016, worked with 15 law enforcement agencies diverse in size, location, ...