Legislative Alert: IACP President Richard Beary Testifies before President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing

On January 13, 2015, IACP President Richard Beary had the opportunity to testify before U.S. President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. President Beary recounted to the Task Force panelists the daily challenges the law enforcement profession faces and provided some insight on the realities of police-community relations and how the recent incidents in Missouri, New York, and Ohio are not typical of most police-citizen interactions or relationships. In addition, President Beary provided the panelists with an overview of the newly released IACP report National Policy Summit on Community-Police Relations: Creating a Culture of Cohesion/Collaboration.