August 2013

Body Armor Standards: Home and Away

In recent months, U.S. President Barack Obama has been put under increasing pressure to tighten gun laws after such devastating incidents as the one on December 14, 2012, at Sandy Hook Elementary Scho...

IACP

Candidates for 2013 IACP Office – Chief Donald De Lucca

As a new, young police chief in 2001 I did not realize how much I did not know. Without IACP and the mentoring of countless police chiefs—many who would become my dear friends, success would have be...

IACP

Candidates for 2013 IACP Office-Chief James R. Craze

It is not often that a candidate for the office of vice president at large has the opportunity to view his or her candidacy from the perspective of an incumbent. Having been elected by the membership ...

IACP

Candidates for 2013 IACP Office-Chief John J. Bennett

As a candidate for IACP fourth vice president, it is vital to address important issues that affect us all. More important, how can we succeed in resolving them? I will not belabor you with a lot of ve...

Investigations

Environmental and Natural Resource Crimes: The Hidden Threat to Public Safety, Natural Resources and the Environment

Crimes involving the environment and natural resources typically are not on the radar of local police officials. Yet, closer examination reveals that these often hidden crimes also pose serious threat...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Four Considerations for Making Safe, Effective, and Legal Traffic Stops

One of the most frequent and more hazardous activities that police officers initiate is the traffic stop. One of the reasons that it is fraught with so much danger is that while officers stop motorist...

From the Director

From the Acting Director: National Institute of Justice Seeks to Make America Safer

My career pathway to law enforcement research has been circuitous. After getting my doctorate in statistics from the University of Washington in 1999, I began work at the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit...

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From the Administrator: Law Enforcement’s Role in Responding to Disasters

The law enforcement community has two vital roles in responding to disasters: to provide for the safety and security of the community and to be first responders during times of crisis. Responding to d...