September 2010

An Olympic Medal for Policing: Lessons and Experiences from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

In February 2010, the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were successfully staged in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; the resort community of Whistler; and adjoining municipalities. V...

President's Message

President’s Message: Coordinated Effort Required to Curb Gun Violence

The persistent and pernicious problem of gun violence impacts communities across the United States on a daily basis. Ranging from random shootings and suicides to retaliatory assaults and targeted mas...

Investigations

From the Commander: Investigating across the Spectrum of Conflict: The Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Today, U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) special agents and staff professionals are stationed in more than 200 locations throughout the world. They carry out our mission of ident...

IACP

IACP Foundation: IACP Foundation and Motorola Partner for No-Cost Training

The IACP Foundation is proud to continue its history of offering training and professional development for law enforcement command staff in cooperation with the private sector by announcing the IACP F...

Traffic Safety

Highway Safety Initiatives: Is Today Your Day?

Seat belt use among the general population of the United States has reached a high of 84 percent,1 an increase of 65 percent over the past 34 years.2 Usage of this device has saved more lives than any...

Legal

Legislative Alert: National Criminal Justice Commission Act Passes

In late July, the House passed the National Criminal Justice Commission Act (H.R. 5143), sponsored by Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-MA). H.R. 5143, a companion to the Senate bill (S. 714) introduced by Sen. J...

Terrorism

Preventing the Theft of Dangerous Radiological Materials

A national radiological dispersal device (RDD) exercise involving more than 24 federal, state, and local agencies was conducted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the week of April 26, 2010, to test the E...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Principles to Promote Effective Agency Practices in Database and Information Management

Out of personal curiosity, an agency analyst repeatedly accesses databases she uses daily for official purposes to glean personal information about coworkers and others. Even though the analyst does n...