Community-Police Engagement
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For decades, the argument has been made that one of the surest ways to build positive, lasting community-police relationships is through an organizational commitment to community policing.1 The IACP h...
Mental Health
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Members of Fairfield, Connecticut, Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) showed (and continue to show) a great deal of dedication, initiative, forward-thinking, and professionalism as t...
IACP
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Policing has a long and storied history, but as any textbook can tell you, it is also constantly evolving. Sometimes the evolution of policing is catalyzed by a particularly innovative idea. Being ...
Technology
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ATTORNEY: Officer Smith, were you on duty on the day of the alleged incident, when my client was accused of assaulting his wife? OFFICER SMITH: Yes. I arrived to their apartment following an emergency...
Crime & Violence
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Despite numerous efforts over the past several decades, gun-related violence remains a troublesome, persistent public safety issue. In 2010 alone, the United States experienced over 31,000 firearms de...
Technology Talk
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Everyone has read about drones, and many people know someone who flies one as a hobby. As drones become more prevalent, leaders need to know if their officers know what to do if they’re on patrol an...
Global Policing
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Interoperability is the ability of a system to work with or use the parts or equipment of another system; it is also the goal and end state for all theater security cooperation exercises that take pla...
Community-Police Engagement
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There have been three primary phases in the recent history of U.S. policing. The political era (1840–1930) was characterized by close ties between police and politicians with an emphasis on appeasin...