Charles Wellford, Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, and Cochair, IACP Research Advisory Committee; Ronal Serpas, Chief of Police, Nashville, Tennessee, Metro Police Department, and Cochair, IACP Research Advisory Committee; John Firman, Research Center Director, IACP; and Lieutenant Wendy Clark, United States Capitol Police, and IACP Visiting Fellow
In November 2004, the IACP amended its constitution to allow for the creation of a new committee: the Research Advisory Committee (RAC). The purpose of this new committee is to help guide the IACP and its partners in identifying and conducting law enforcement policy research on the most important issues facing police executives.