September 2013 - Police Chief Magazine

Chief’ Counsel: Maryland v. King—The Constitutionality of DNA Collection for Law Enforcement Purposes

The effect of DNA evidence upon the criminal justice system cannot be understated. It has revolutionized criminal investigations and adjudications—through both exoneration and conviction.1 Every sta...

Investigations

Are You Running a Quality Forensic Science Operation? What Chiefs Need to Know about QA and Accreditation

Why do forensic service providers need a quality assurance program? What is a quality assurance program? If an agency does not have a crime laboratory, why worry about it? First and foremost, law e...

Technology Talk

Communication, Context, and Crime Scenes: Enhancing Opportunities to Identify and Collect Touch DNA Evidence

Advances in DNA technology over the last decade require police departments to take a new approach to how potentially critical evidence at a crime scene is located and identified. Cellular DNA, or “t...

President's Message

President’s Message: IACP Constitutional Review: Time to Make Your Voice Heard

At the beginning of my term as President and with the concurrence and approval of the Board of Officers and Executive Committee, I convened a committee to review the IACP Constitution. This committee ...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: IACP Meets with Vice President Biden on Immigration Reform

IACP Leadership was asked by Vice President Biden to attend an intimate meeting at the White House in order to gain some insight from the law enforcement community on immigration reform and the law en...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Incident-Based Reporting—The Foundation of Effective Police Operations and Management

Law enforcement recordkeeping practices are critical tools in effective operations and management. From the earliest days of organized policing, officers have written incident reports that capture det...

Traffic Safety

License Plates Yield Felony Arrests

The license plate remains a vital, cost-effective, and readily identifiable law enforcement tool. Every U.S. state and Canadian province mandates its display, and information concerning one is accessi...

Line of Duty Deaths

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...