Community-Police Engagement
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In February 2011, the author wrote an article, “It Can and Does Happen Here: Somali Youth with Terrorist Ties in the Twin Cities.”1 The article identifies an emerging issue law enforcement faced i...
Investigations
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The police properly view their role as detecting what crime has been committed and who, in fact, committed it and who, in fact, did not. The investigative stage may be controlled by legal rules but it...
Mental Health
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Responding to suicidal individuals is an increasingly common occurrence in law enforcement work. Based on a 2008 Bureau of Justice Administration report an estimated 3 to 7 percent of all police calls...
Officer Safety & Wellness
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istorically, law enforcement has been plagued by violence against its officers, reflected in the number of line-of-duty deaths. They lost their lives doing what they loved in an escalating war on law ...
Policy
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Within the IACP Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police, there is a Smaller Agency Section. The purpose of this section is to represent the interests of law enforcement agencies with fewer ...
Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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In October 2010, someone deliberately fired a number of rounds at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. This was the beginning of a series of shootings that targeted multiple ...
Policy
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In a democracy, the first and most important obligation of government to its people is to ensure freedom from fear, crime, and disorder. Without this freedom, all the pillars that support our society�...
Policy
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In late 2007, the United States suffered the worst economic and financial crisis in more than 70 years. This situation subsequently placed pressure on state and municipal budgets and has resulted in c...