July 2018

Faces in Crowds: Identity as a Counterterrorism Tool

Famous author and humorist Mark Twain apocryphally said, “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” Today, he might have added that if your words don’t speak the truth, then...

Cybercrime

Internet and Telecommunication Fraud: Taiwan’s Framework of Countermeasures

Preventing and combating fraud has long been one of the key priorities of the Taiwan government. Following the liberalization and globalization of telecommunications and the Internet, fraud cases have...

Drugs & Alcohol

IACP Through the Years: Guam, USA: The New Drug Mecca

Located some 6,000 miles west of Los Angeles is a 210-square-mile island—Guam. It is an unincorporated United States Territory whose residents are U.S. citizens. Guam is best remembered as one of th...

President's Message

President’s Message: Professional Excellence: An Earned Honor

We often hear that there is not a more honorable profession than that of law enforcement officer. Clearly, those serving in this capacity have taken an oath of office to uphold their country’s const...

IACP

Legislative Alert: IACP Voices Support for the FIRST STEP Act

In June, the IACP voiced its support for the FIRST STEP Act (S. 2795/H.R. 5682) and applauded the bill sponsors, Representatives Doug Collins (R-GA) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senators John Cornyn...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Harmonizing Police Technology Acquisitions with Policing Strategy

For police agencies, a major technology acquisition can be a change agent that elevates operations while building trust within communities. But when police technology choices are not sufficiently inte...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Officer Safety Corner: Arming Police Officers with Psychological Survival Strategies

For 50 years, police psychologists have taken an increasingly central role in many police organizations. Unfortunately, a significant gap exists between what psychologists do for law enforcement agenc...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: What Potential Sanctions Trigger Garrity Protection?

It is not unusual, during an internal affairs investigation, for an officer (or the officer’s attorney), when asked a question to which the answer might be incriminating, to inquire, “What is the ...