May 2014 - Police Chief Magazine

A Lesson Learned the Hard Way—One Agency’s Recommendations for Increasing Seat Belt Use

The end of 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of one of the worst losses of life in the history of the Los Angeles, California, Police Department (LAPD). Three Los Angeles police officers lost their liv...

Community-Police Engagement

Better Outcomes in Policing

Police chiefs can obtain better outcomes in law enforcement by employing improved strategies developed in other high-consequence industries. Although law enforcement may appear very different from the...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Changing the Culture of Officer Safety and Wellness

In 2013, line-of-duty deaths among law enforcement officers in the United States dropped to the lowest recorded number in over 50 years. Still, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, there were ...

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Cute or Catastrophic: Officer Safety in Encounters with Exotic Species

Law enforcement officials throughout the world have increasingly become aware of risks to officer’s health and safety through contact with people, chemicals, and explosive materials that can occur d...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Dealing with an Armed Populace—Suspect Control in the Age of Open and Concealed Carry

Police officers today have a much higher likelihood of encountering someone carrying a gun than in the past. Until recently, even if it was legal to own a gun, carrying one was usually prohibited in c...

From the Director

From the Manager: A Proactive Strategy for a Unified Public Safety Network

In 2012, Congress passed legislation to create the First Responder Network Authority, known as FirstNet. Its mission is ambitious but necessary—to ensure the construction of a national broadband net...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: IACP Supports COPS Funding, Smartphone Searches, and New DHS Undersecretary

The IACP recently endorsed the COPS Improvement Act of 2014, S. 2254. The bill was introduced by U.S. senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Al Franken (D-MN) on April 10, 2014. If passed, the legislation ...

IACP Working for You

In the mission to support the law enforcement leaders of today and develop the leaders of tomorrow, the IACP is constantly involved in advocacy, programs, research, and initiatives related to c...