June 2020

Crime Place Networks in Las Vegas

In 2017, the Las Vegas, Nevada, Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) adopted a series of interventions designed to reduce gang and gun violence across Las Vegas. In partnership with the Internationa...

Perspectives

Perspectives: Preventing Targeted Violence Attacks

Threat assessment and management processes are increasingly used to help organizations better identify, assess, and manage the risks of targeted violence....

Crime & Violence

Stalking, Strangulation, and Shootings

On May 3, 1993, Deputy Kent Hintergardt (Riverside County, California, Sheriff’s Office) was murdered by Mark Kamaka in Temecula, California, while responding to a domestic violence call. Kamaka had...

Crime & Violence

Protecting Schools, Preventing Tragedies

February 14, 2020, marked two years since 17 students and staff were killed and 17 more were injured at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. This tragedy and others like it have ...

Crime & Violence

From the Task Force Chairs: Lessons Learned from the Targeted Violence Task Force

In September 2019, then-IACP President Paul M. Cell convened a task force to study acts of targeted violence. This Targeted Violence Task Force has sought information from experts in medicine, ...

Crime & Violence

Redirecting the Pathway

On the evening of May 23, 2014, in the California campus community of Isla Vista, a student who was socially isolated and had long stopped attending classes at Santa Barbara City College, killed six p...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Lessons Learned from Milwaukee and Madison Resilience Training Intervention

Most law enforcement officers begin their careers in good physical condition and health. However, job-related stress disorders can cause many to retire early or die prematurely....

President's Message

President’s Message: Preventing and Responding to Active Threats

When an officer enters law enforcement, he or she is aware that danger is part of the profession, but most never expect to encounter a targeted violence or active threat incident. These terms are b...