July 2008 - Police Chief Magazine

Summertime Is Tech Time, Too

With summer here and the 32nd annual IACP Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Training Conference and Exposition now past, some might think it safe to slow down and put some of their law enf...

“Rigid Order of Battle”: A Police Training Perspective on the Qualified Immunity Analysis

ecently, a few justices and legal scholars have recommended departing from the analysis set forth in Saucier v. Katz,1 referred to as the “rigid order of battle,” to determine a police officer’s...

Achieving Green Building Status: The Fort Collins Police Services Building

IMGXYZ2151IMGZYXIMGXYZ2150IMGZYX uided by a city directive that all new taxpayer-funded buildings be LEED certified, the newly constructed Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS) building has earned the f...

Advances & Applications

Where do the good ideas come from? In this column, we offer our readers the opportunity to learn about — and benefit from — some of the cutting-edge technologies being implemented by law enforceme...

FBI Celebrates 100 Years

IMGXYZ2134IMGZYX n July 26, 2008, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The FBI started as a small group of 34 investigators and has since grown into a c...

Georgia’s Traffic Enforcement Networks

rom eight-lane metropolitan interchanges to icy mountain switchbacks and from rainy coastal highways to foggy two-lane rural roads, the Georgia highway system presents a special challenge to officers ...

IACP Foundation: Building a Foundation for Future Leaders

key objective of the IACP since its inception has been to enhance the personal and professional growth and development of law enforcement executives and encourage their participation in, and support f...

IACP News

IACP/ChoicePoint Award 2008 Winners The IACP congratulates the winners of the IACP/ChoicePoint Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigations. The IACP/ChoicePoint Award for Excellence in Criminal In...