May 2012 - Police Chief Magazine

Chief’s Counsel: Ryburn v. Huff Affirms Police Decisions in Warrantless Entries

On January 23, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its headline grabbing opinion in U.S. v. Jones,1 requiring, under the Fourth Amendment, that law enforcement officers obtain search warrants to place...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: 2012 Day on the Hill: A Great Success

In late March, the IACP held its biennial Day on the Hill in Washington, D.C. Held in conjunction with the midyear meetings of both the Division of State and Provincial Police (S&P) and the Divisi...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Creating a Culture of Safety

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has always considered the safety of all law enforcement officers its top priority. To ensure safety in the face of numerous and varied threats,...

Leadership

Dealing with Downed Suspects: Some Lessons from the VALOR Project about How to Properly Manage the Immediate Aftermath of Officer-Involved Shootings

The U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance recently launched the Preventing Violence against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) program, an initiative designed to enh...

Mental Health

Law Enforcement Suicide: Current Knowledge and Future Directions

Is suicide among law enforcement professionals a problem? Various sources report 300 completed police suicides annually.1 Other sources report that a law enforcement officer (LEO) is more likely to di...

Product Update

Product Update: May 2012

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Products & Services

May 2012 Products & Services

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 enforcement c...

Line of Duty Deaths

May 2012 LODD

Line of Duty Deaths “They will be remembered—not for the way they died, but for how they lived.” The IACP wishes to acknowledge the following officers, who made the ultimate sacrifice for...