August 2005

The Miami Beach Convention Center is the site of the 112th Annual IACP Conference, September 24 – 28, 2005. The tri-agencies of Miami Beach, Miami, and Miami–Dade police departments are the conference hosts. Photograph courtesy of Lynn Scrimshaw, photographer, Miami-Dade Police Department.

Articles

• 22nd IACP European Executive Policing Conference

  By Paul E. Santiago, Director of International Policing Division, IACP
  The 22nd IACP European Executive Policing Conference convened in Paris last May and by all accounts was a great professional experience for the delegates. The French conference coordinator and liaison...

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• Confronting Celebratory Riots with an Accreditation Foundation

  By Dave Kurz, Chief of Police, Durham, New Hampshire
  The chief of a smaller police department is expected to be knowledgeable about every challenge the police department faces. If the chief cannot confront the issue based on his or her knowledge, then t...

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• Fugitive Investigations

  By Robert J. Finan II, Assistant Director for Investigations, U.S. Marshals Service, Washington, D.C.
  The U.S. Marshals Service has long been the primary federal agency with responsibility for locating and arresting federal fugitives. Recently, however, Congress enacted new legislation that gave the M...

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• Operation Global Pursuit: In Pursuit of the World's Most Dangerous Fugitives and Terrorists

  By Michael Bayer, Branch Chief, Criminal Investigative Liaison, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State
  The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security is one of America's most potent assets in the fight against terrorism and crime. In addition to serving as the security and law enforcement a...

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• Wanted: An Effective Fugitive Task Force

  By John F. Clark, U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia
  A task force that combines the resources of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies can be an effective tool for finding and apprehending fugitives. Very few departments have adequate resou...

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• The NYPD Strategic Approach to Stopping Graffiti Vandalism

  By Raymond W. Kelly, Police Commissioner, New York Police Department, New York
  Quality-of-life crimes and the conditions that they create can challenge law enforcement. Graffiti vandalism is one such quality-of-life crime, and the New York Police Department (NYPD) undertook a st...

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