November 2024

IACP@Work: Members First

As an ever-evolving organization, the IACP is always looking for innovative ways to engage our members and attendees. At this year’s recent 2024 IACP Annual Conference and Exposition in Boston, Mass...

Perspectives

Perspectives: November 2024

We use nonsworn personnel called police service specialists (PSSs) to respond to calls for service deemed not to require a police officer. The PSSs conduct investigations of delayed reports of propert...

President's Message

President’s Message: The Year Ahead

I would like to thank IACP Immediate Past President Wade Carpenter for his outstanding leadership over the last year—in both words and in actions, he has made all of us and our association look good...

Technology

Tech Update: Five Ways to Supercharge Data and Evidence-Building

Policing is changing. Technology and data are essential to delivering the best public safety outcomes. Technology also allows for more seamless collaboration with adjacent fields such as mental health...

Roll Call

Roll Call: Brian Gulsby

I joined to take advantage of the professional resources, research articles, and model policies for professional growth and to stay current with law enforcement trends and new technology. In order ...

Leadership

Pioneering Integration and Leadership in Policing

Civilian police employees have played a significant role in policing for decades.1 According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 2018, civilians accounted for 35 percent of the 1,214,000 employees...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Officers’ Duty to Intervene

A review of federal court decisions during 2023 confirms that the same principles enunciated in the leading case on the subject, Byrd v. Brishke, which was decided over 50 years ago, are still in pla...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Reducing Struck-By Incidents and Recreating a Culture of Safety

Since 2015, the Colorado State Patrol experienced five tragic losses resulting from struck-by incidents. In May 2015, a trooper and cadet trooper were investigating a previous crash when a suspect bei...