August 2009

Denver, Colorado, is the site for the 116th Annual IACP Conference and Exposition, convening on Saturday, October 3, and ending on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. For inside information about the conference, see the Insider’s Guide, starting on page 44 of this issue. Photograph of Denver courtesy of Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Articles

• Department of Homeland Security Explosives Standards Working Group

  By Joseph Kunkle, Office of Security Technology, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C.; and Chairman, DHS Explosives Standards Working Group
  Protecting the United States from the threat of evolving, multidimensional global terrorism is the central challenge for the U.S. government now and in the years to come. Nearly a decade into the 21st...

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• N-DEx Implementation Update: Ready and Able

  By Jeffrey C. Lindsey, Chief, National Data Exchange Unit, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Clarksburg, West Virginia
  A detective in San Diego arrived back at the office after leaving the scene of a homicide. The body, which had been discovered in a remote area by a utility crew, had multiple gunshot wounds. Altho...

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• Understanding the Benefits of Emotional Intelligence for Officer Growth and Agency Budgets

  By Timothy W. Turner, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence Consultant, Multi-Health Systems, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Former Supervisory Special Agent, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
  The public image of the law enforcement profession is as diverse and complex as the people served by this profession. Due to the nature, visibility, and impact of law enforcement services on society, ...

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• Emotional Intelligence

  By Sergeant Brian D. Fitch, Los Angeles County, California, Sheriff’s Department
  “People are not disturbed by things, but by the views which they take of them.” So wrote Epictetus, an ancient Greek philosopher, who believed that the best way for people to manage their emotions...

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• Law Enforcement Officer Suicide

  By Audrey L. Honig, Director, Employee Support Services Bureau, Los Angeles County, California, Sheriff's Department; and Immediate Past Chair, IACP Police Psychological Services Section
  Most members of the law enforcement community—line officers, supervisors, managers, and chiefs—will face the issue of suicide within their ranks at some point in their careers.1 Even ag...

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