December 2013

The 130th IACP conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a great success, providing over 13,000 attendees with the chance to network, share knowledge, socialize, and experience firsthand the new advances in police services and products.

The cover images feature events at the IACP 2013 Conference and Expo. Cover photographs by Convention Photo by Joe Orlando, Inc.

 

Articles

• The U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service: Assisting Communities in Resolving Conflicts and Restoring Peace

  By Grande Lum, Director of the Community Relations Service Francis Amoroso, CRS Regional Director of the Northeastern Region, Chief of Police (Retired) of Portland, Maine Rosa Melendez, CRS Regional Director of the Northwestern Region, U.S. Marshal (Retired) of the Western District of Washington
  On Sunday, August 5, 2012, an individual with alleged white supremacist ties entered a Sikh gurdwara, or temple, in the community of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and opened fire on the congregation. Six wors...

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• Ethical Defensibility: Using the Intelligence Led Policing Template to Avoid the Appearance of Unconstitutional Policing

  By Thomas Martinelli, Adjunct Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan, Independent Training Consultant, Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Tallahassee, Florida, and Michigan State University's Intelligence Toolbox Program, East Lansing, Michigan, and Member, IACP Professional Standards, Ethics, and Image Committee David L. Carter, PhD, Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, Director of the MSU Intelligence Toolbox Program
  The concept of Ethical Defensibility provides all sworn personnel with the philosophical tools and analytical skills necessary to weigh value-based alternatives, resulting in the repetitive ac...

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• Planning Ahead for Managing Victims and Their Families in Active Shooter Incidents

  By Kathryn Turman, Assistant Director, FBI Office of Victim Assistance
  Active shooter incidents provide law enforcement with a number of crime-specific challenges. Among these significant challenges faced by law enforcement agencies responding to active shooter incidents...

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• Connecting the Dots: The Challenges of Identifying and Responding to Stalking

  By Paul Schnell, Chief of Police, Maplewood Police Department, Maplewood, Minnesota Michelle M. Garcia, Director, Stalking Resource Center, National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, D.C.

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• Unconventional Crisis: Hyper Targeted Violence (HTV) in Hypercomplex Environments with Focus on Urban Terrain

  By  Dr. Rupali Jeswal, Intelligence and Terrorism Analyst, Clinical & Operational Psychologist, CEO: Xiphos-ISS, Bangkok, Thailand (trainer for professionals in mission-critical domains), Director of Counter Extremism Research and Trainings: International Association of Counter Terrorism & Security Professions, South-East Asia, Chief of Training Operations: DX-India
  A period is launching in which, due to globalization, acculturation has occurred, and accessibility, due to the Internet, has led to transference of animosities and the spillover of geopolitics and em...

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• Red Teaming for Fusion Centers

  By Matthew Miller, San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center, San Diego, California Caleb Campbell, San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center, San Diego, California Leslie Gardner, San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center, San Diego, California
  The San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center (SD-LECC) is a Department of Homeland Security–recognized fusion center and a member of the California State Threat Assessment System (STAS). It com...

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• Product Feature: Clothing and Accessories Make the Job Safer and Easier

  By Scott Harris, Freelance Writer

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• December 2013 Exhibitor Update

  The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by m...

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