In the mission to support the law enforcement leaders of today and develop the leaders of tomorrow, the IACP is constantly involved in advocacy, programs, research, and initiatives related to cutting-edge issues. This column keeps you up to date on IACP’s work to support our members and the field of law enforcement.
Building Trust Through Transformative Education
IACP’s Institute for Community-Police Relations has formed a partnership with Howard University to offer a revolutionary course entitled Policing Inside-Out: Building Trust Through Transformative Education. At the heart of this semester-long, 15-week academic course is a discussion about contemporary policing and social justice issues that engage and challenge students, law enforcement officers, community leaders, and criminal justice experts to reexamine what they have come to know about law enforcement and social justice. Students work together toward gaining a more complex understanding of community-police relations by facilitating citizen-police dialogues that improve trust, tackle difficult issues such as use of force, and enhance cross-cultural knowledge of human diversity in the 21st century.
For more information, visit www.theIACP.org/ViewResult?SearchID=2687.
Benchmarking and Performance Analytics Portal
Thinking about starting a new program or adding new specialized staff? The Benchmark Portal can help you identify and connect with agencies that have already done just that. Inspired by the Overland Park, Kansas, Benchmark Cities initiative, and from the IACP’s Midsize Agencies Section, the Benchmark Portal is your new resource for conducting comparative analyses with peer agencies. The IACP and IACP Net joined forces, supported by the COPS Office, to create the new Law Enforcement Benchmarking and Performance Analytics Portal—and it’s free for participating agencies.
For more information, visit www.theIACP.org/benchmarking.
IACP Listens to Critical Issues During Leadership Tour
The IACP organized a series of critical issue forums in eight locations throughout the United States, where we met with and listened to law enforcement executives to explore and assess the wide range of challenges currently confronting law enforcement. We found several interrelated issues common to all law enforcement agencies. In addition, many of the central components expanded beyond the scope of traditional law enforcement operations and demonstrated how the role of law enforcement officers has progressed. The shared concerns of law enforcement leaders better identified existing gaps in trust, clearly demonstrated law enforcement’s commitment to the citizens they serve, and showcased the need to work collectively to balance the public’s expectations of safety and service with the realities of policing.
Access the report developed from IACP’s Leadership Tour at www.theIACP.org/Portals/0/documents/pdfs/173953_IACP_LeadershipTourReport_P5-PDF%20ONLY.pdf.
