Legislative Update
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Senate Reaches Agreement to Move Forward on Government Funding

January 30, 2026 The Senate reached an agreement Thursday to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the January 30 funding deadline. Under the agreement, funding for the Department of Homeland S...
Community-Police Engagement
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Empowering Service to All

Police officers are increasingly encountering individuals on the autism spectrum in a wide range of situations—from missing person calls to traffic stops, to community events, to crisis intervention...
Community-Police Engagement
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Community-Focused Problem-Solving

All police agencies share common goals: to reduce crime and improve their community’s quality of life. Over the past several decades, agencies have become increasingly effective in applying proven a...
Legislative Update
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Government Funding Bills Advance as January 30 Deadline Nears

January 16, 2026 The IACP Legislative Update covers the major developments in Congress that could impact policing. This update provides an overview of the FY 2026 appropriations process, incl...
Community-Police Engagement
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Steering the Ship

Rarely do the names of famous 19th-century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and longtime National Football League All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce come up in the same conversation. However, despite the...
Community-Police Engagement
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Neighborhood Trust Starts With Us

Trust is the cornerstone of effective policing. It influences not only how the police serve their communities in routine interactions but also how they respond and are perceived in moments of crisis. ...
President's Message
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President’s Message: Enhancing Community Trust Through Agency Culture

Trust is something that the past five IACP presidents and I have committed to making a priority for the global policing profession ever since then-President Dwight Henninger met with each of the vice ...
The Brief
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The Brief: Protecting Human and Civil Rights in an AI World

At the heart of policing, community trust and the protection of human and civil rights remain pillars of the work done through the IACP Human and Civil Rights Committee. Within the ever-changing lands...
Criminal Justice Reform
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The Principles of Trust

Photo by Brett Carlsen/Stringer/Getty Images In today’s complex social landscape, heightened scrutiny, and evolving expectations, trust between the police and the communities they serve should not ...
Tech Talk
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Tech Talk: Threats of Criminal Use of AI

One of the emerging threats of artificial intelligence (AI) use will be its employment in various criminal activities. It will be commonplace for AI to be used in schemes of fraud and attempts to pene...
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