september-2015

September 2015 – Great Ideas

Guest Editor: Dianne Beer-Maxwell

Policing is always evolving, and the IACP knows that the next great idea can come from anyone. We asked law enforcement professionals and community members to share their ideas to improve or advance policing, and the best of these ideas are included in this issue. Some center around local initiatives or programs an agency has implemented, while others are still in the “idea” stage. As you read these great ideas, consider how they might work or be adapted for your agency—sometimes all it takes is an innovative idea to catalyze change for the better.

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  • Great Ideas

    Policing has a long and storied history, but as any textbook can tell you, it is also constantly evolving. Sometimes the evolution of policing is catalyzed by a particularly innovative idea. Being ...

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  • Unconstitutional Policing, Part 1: Redefining the Police Ethics Paradigm

    Since all policing authority in the United States is derived from the U.S. Constitution, specifically the Bill of Rights, to ignore, circumvent, or abuse these limitations of authority is to betray th...

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