July 2019

Mensaje del presidente: Proteger a nuestras comunidades más vulnerables

Return to English version. En toda comunidad del mundo, sin importar los datos demográficos generales, hay miembros que padecen una enfermedad mental, un trastorno por abuso de sustancias o qu...

Mental Health

Roll With It: Tips from the World of Psychology for Engaging Those with Mental Illness

At 4:59 p.m. on a rainy Halloween night, an officer working complaint duty at a local police office was notified that there was a “walk up” complainant named “John” wanting to speak to an agen...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Liability for Failure to Investigate Sexual Harassment Complaints

One way for an employer to avoid or minimize liability for certain forms of sexual harassment is to demonstrate that it undertook reasonable care to prevent and promptly correct harassment....

Victim Services

Police Search Response to Lost Vulnerable Adults

In February 2018, an 80-year-old man with dementia disappeared with his grocery cart from a shopping center in Southern California. The Irvine Police Department (IPD) launched a large-scale search tha...

The Advisor

The Advisor: External Transparency During Crises

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...

Mental Health

Responding to Incidents Involving Vulnerable Persons with Diverse Special Needs

You are dispatched to a robbery. Upon arrival, you observe three men fleeing the scene. You and your partner pursue and are able to apprehend two of the three men. One of the individuals is demonstrat...

IACP

2019 IACP Technology Conference

The annual IACP Technology Conference is a unique and exciting opportunity to bring law enforcement leaders and industry professionals together in a collaborative environment. Attendees learn from one...

Spotlight

Spotlight: The Police Autism Patch Challenge

Like many officers, Detective Christopher T. Greco of the New Rochelle Police Department (New York) has two full-time roles: officer and parent. As the father of a young teen who has autism and is non...