August 2015

Join IACP in Chicago, Illinois, October 24–27, for the 122nd Annual IACP Conference and Exposition. The 2015 conference features more than 200 education sessions across 12 targeted tracks; an Exposition Hall filled with new products, services, and live demonstrations; and numerous networking opportunities, along with a number of new events and features this year. Check out the Insider’s Guide in this issue to learn more and access the information you need to get the most out of your conference experience.

Cover photo courtesy of Choose Chicago.

Articles

• The Department of Defense’s Support to Law Enforcement Agencies in Countering Drug Trafficking

  By Johnny D. Sellers Jr., Lieutenant Colonel, Chief, Antiterrorism and Force Protection Branch, Joint Task Force North Danielle Adair, Captain, Military Intelligence Officer, Fort Bliss, Texas
  The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Arizona Department of Public Safety, and other local and state law enforcement agencies work tirelessly to prevent these packs of mari...

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• Strengthening Capabilities through U.S. Army Interagency Fellowships

  By Tia Terry, Major, Department of Justice, Emergency Support Function #13, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
  In the early morning hours of Thursday, March 13, 2014, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force (Fort Lauderdale team) arrested James Robert Jones as he unsuspectedly beg...

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• Twice Sworn—The Benefits of Dual-Career Police Professionals to Civilian and Military Police Units

  By Gregory W. Limberis, Halfaker & Associates, LLC, Project Manager/Policy Analyst, Office of the Provost Marshal General, U.S. Department of the Army
  U.S. Army Military Police (MP) arrived in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2003 with the leading combat units and quickly transitioned into a role of supporting local police officers and, eventually, reestablishing ...

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• Military Veterans and the Contemporary Challenges in Law Enforcement

  By Todd Miceli, Corporal, Prince George's County, Maryland, Police Department Joseph A. Rollo, LCWS-C, Director (Ret.), Psychological Services Unit, Prince George's County, Maryland, Police Department
  Contemporary law enforcement faces an ever-growing collection of challenges. Among these challenges is managing the seeming contradiction between calls for the demilitarization of police departments a...

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• U.S. Combat Veterans in Crisis: Veterans Helping Veterans

  By C. Blair Myhand, Captain, Apex, North Carolina, Police Department, Patrol Division
  fferent opinions abound about the proper term for a veteran of the U.S. military. Can they be simply referred to as “veterans,” or are they better defined as “military veterans” or “combat v...

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• Military Installation Active Shooter Response Plans: A Collective Law Enforcement Agency Effort

  By Marc A. Kruithoff, Captain, Operations Officer, Police Services Division (PSD), Fort Bliss Directorate of Emergency Services, Texas
  Recent tragic incidents have proven that an active shooter incident can happen anywhere—in the United States alone, schools, theaters, shopping malls, military bases, and churches have all been rece...

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• The Paradox of Police Development: Community Policing for High-Threat Environments

  By Eugenia K. Guilmartin, Colonel, U.S. Army Military Police
  Over the past decade, the U.S. military gained significant experience training civilian police in Iraq and Afghanistan; yet, many military professionals still lack a clear operational understanding of...

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• From CompStat to RespectStat: Accountability for Respectful Policing

  By Garry F. McCarthy, Superintendent, Chicago, Illinois, Police Department Dennis P. Rosenbaum, Professor for Criminology, Law and Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago
  In the aftermath of the Ferguson, Missouri, incident and other highly visible force incidents, public trust and confidence in the police has been shattered in cities across the United States. As a res...

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• Reply to RespectStat: Good, Now Let’s Go One Step Farther

  By Ricky C. Tanksley, Chief of Police, Village of Oak Park, Illinois
  Over the past two decades, CompStat has been widely used by police executives as a tool to increase accountability for crime problems in specific districts or precincts. Although CompStat is controver...

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• 117th Annual IACP Conference—Orlando, Florida

  This Insider’s Guide provides useful information and tips for planning your conference experience. To remain updated about the events at the conference, visit the IACP 2010 website...

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