September 2005
Miami Beach, Florida, listed by the Travel Channel in the top 10 in 2005 America’s Best Beaches, is the background for the 112th Annual IACP Conference. On the cover are the tri-agencies host chiefs, Chief Donald W. DeLucca, Miami Beach Police Department, Director Robert Parker, Miami-Dade Police Department, and Chief John F. Timoney, Miami Police Department. The 112th Annual IACP Conference is being held at the Miami Beach Convention Center from September 24 through September 28, 2005. Cover photographs by Joe Cruz and Sandy Levy — Miami. ©
Articles
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Apprehending a Fugitive: A Thanksgiving to Remember
On Saturday, November 15, 2003, at 5:40 p.m., 20-year veteran Officer Greg Campbell had a plan. He would work for six hours and then take off early to fly to Oakland, California, with his 11-year-old ... -
Sustaining Crime Prevention and Community Outreach Programs
Since September 11, 2001, homeland security issues have been law enforcement’s main focus. Proper and rapid response to terrorist acts moved to the forefront of everyone’s thinking, and federal fu... -
Crime Prevention and Community Programs: Building Bridges
The Tallahassee Police Department has found that limiting participation to one year enables more youth to be exposed to the benefits of the Defy program. This exposure serves to channel youth away fro... -
Crime Prevention and Community Programs: Drug Education for Youth
Based on an analysis of calls for service, statistical data, and officer observations, it became apparent to members of the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) that the youth who were residing in the ... -
Crime Prevention and Community Programs: I Prevent Crime
Facing an upswing in auto burglaries, the Boca Raton police department developed an innovative crime prevention strategy. The result was the I Prevent Crime campaign, which not only addressed auto bur... -
Crime Prevention and Community Programs: Western Kentucky University Crime Prevention Programs
The Western Kentucky University (WKU) Police Department has developed a citizen police academy that is designed to emulate the various citizen academies conducted by many municipal police departments ... -
Crime Prevention and Community Programs: National Police Week Activities
Jaffrey has a population of around 6,000, a regional high school and middle school, and a popular state park. There are 11 police officers in the agency. In many ways, this is a typical U.S. police ag... -
Guidelines for Police Psychological Service
The IACP Police Psychological Service Section provides guidelines for professional psychological practice to the law enforcement community. The guidelines cover pre-employment psychological evaluation... -
Pepper Spray Policy Redux
In a recent Section 1983 federal court case involving allegations of excessive force, the plaintiff claimed an officer sprayed him with pepper spray six times, from 5 to 10 seconds during each spray, ... -
Ready or Not, Here They Come: The Millennial Generation Enters the Workforce
Members of the 102 million-strong millennial generation, those born between 1982 and 2002, have yet to make their full impact on the law enforcement workplace, but they will be the majority of new pol... -
Police Turnover
Police departments across the country are reporting increased rates of staff turnover. Many agencies are spending enormous amounts of resources on recruiting, selecting, and training new employees. At... -
The Role of the Law Enforcement Phlebotomist
rivers impaired by drugs or alcohol continue to plague highways and roadways in spite of the vigorous efforts of law enforcement agencies that are dedicated to traffic enforcement and of legislators w...
Columns
- President's Message: The Year in Review (2005)
- Legislative Alert: Senate Reauthorizes Patriot Act Provisions
- Chief's Counsel: Fairness and Consistency in Disciplinary Actions
- From the Director: Linx: Law Enforcement Information Exchange
- Highway Safety Initiatives: Traffic Safety: Where Do We Go from Here?
- IACP News: September 2005
- Technology Talk: IJIS Institute Forms Advisory Committee on Law Enforcement IT Standards