October 2009
Denver, Colorado – “the mile high city” – is the site for the 116th Annual IACP Conference, October 3–7, 2009. The cover photograph featuring the conference host chief, Gerald R. Whitman, was taken on October 3, 2008, to show how Denver will look when the IACP conference kicks-off. Photograph by Captain Eric Rubin, Commander, Police Academy, Denver Police Department.
Articles
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Dodging the Pitfalls of Noble Cause Corruption and the Intelligence Unit
With today’s national emphasis for an Intelligence-Sharing Environment (ISE), there are greater opportunities for noble cause corruption (NCC) in law enforcement’s efforts to combat terrorism and ... -
Eyewitness Identification: Views from the Trenches
Eyewitness testimony is an important investigative tool and extremely compelling in court. Unfortunately mistaken eyewitness identification is the single greatest cause of wrongful convictions nationw... -
False Confessions
At the 115th Annual IACP Conference held in 2008 in San Diego, the Police Investigative Operations Committee, the Police Image and Ethics Committee, and the Forensics Committee adopted a resolution su... -
Failures in Criminal Investigation
It seems most unlikely that, with all the checks and balances of the criminal justice system, someone today could be convicted of a crime he or she did not commit. The unfortunate reality, however, is... -
ILP Abbreviations for the ISE and NCISP Can Spell Trouble
The nomenclature involved with intelligence-led policing (ILP), the intelligence-sharing environment (ISE), and the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP) can be overwhelming and confusin... -
Intelligence-Led Policing—A Strategic Framework
State, local, and tribal agencies are committing more effort towards the Intelligence-Sharing Environment, (ISE) to complement the federal government’s efforts to prevent the next terrorist attack. ... -
Policing in Local Law Enforcement
Police technology must serve the community and advance the mission of community policing, not merely make internal processes more efficient. Community policing is most effective and most sustainable w... -
Preserving History
Every day, thousands of people drive right past it, a plain-looking building nestled amongst other aviation-related structures on the west side of the Van Wyck entrance to John F. Kennedy Internationa... -
Robbery and Violence Prevention in Small Retail Businesses
Police departments work with small businesses to seek methodologies to thwart crimes. In Oxnard, California, it was found that the most effective strategies to mitigate robberies and the resulting vio... -
Sense-Enhancing Technology and the Future of Intelligence-Led Policing
In 2001, when the Supreme Court wrestled with law enforcement’s use of sense-enhancing technology in a 1992 arrest, the domestic war was focused on drugs, not terrorism. In a five to four vote, the ... -
The Convergence of Advances in Science, Technology, and Investigative Skills
On December 17, 1967, a hunter found human skeletal remains in a wooded area of Balsam Lake Provincial Park in Victoria County, Ontario, Canada. There was no evidence of clothing at the scene other th...
Columns
- President's Message: The Year in Review: October 2009
- From the Director–USNCB INTERPOL: The IACP and INTERPOL
- Legislative Alert: Collective Bargaining Legislation Still Looming
- IACP President Delivers Keynote Address at the 2nd AMERIPOL Meeting in Brasilia, Brazil
- Chief’s Counsel: Designation of Family Medical Leave
- Advances & Applications: October 2009
- Line of Duty Deaths: March 9, 2009–August 24, 2009
- IACP FOUNDATION: Foundation Launches First Matching Gift Drive
- IACP News: October 2009
- Exhibitor Update: October 2009
- Technology Talk: International Association of Chiefs of Police Technology Center Update
- Highway Safety Initiatives: The Highway Safety Committee Promotes Traffic Safety, Management, and Enforcement