November 2019

Pragmatic Police Training: A Contemporary, Low-Budget How-To Guide for Agency Executives

How does law enforcement prevent shootings, fights, lawsuits, and officer deaths? The average person may respond “better hiring,” “more community outreach,” “more training,” or a host of ...

The Brief

The Brief: Expanding Evidence-Based Policing

Evidence-based policing (EBP) is defined as a method of making decisions about what works in policing—which practices and strategies accomplish police missions most cost-effectively and with the lea...

Education & Training

The Development and Testing of a Simulation-Based Implicit Bias Training Platform

The policing profession has undergone what many have termed a “crisis of legitimacy” over the past few years. Although racial tensions are not new to U.S. policing, the 2014 shooting of Michael B...

The Advisor

The Advisor: Creating Buy-In for Strategic Goals and Programs

How do you create buy-in among personnel for strategic goals and programs?...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Rural Chiefs of Police Opioid Workshop

On July 30–31, 2019, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), with support from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural...

Education & Training

Maintaining and Improving Officers’ CSI Skills: On-the-Job Recommendations for Skill Improvement

There is ample literature on effective ways to train police officer recruits while in the academy. However, there is less research on effective ways to train police officers who are on the job; theref...

IACP Net Bulletin

IACP Net Bulletin: Events and Training

Law enforcement officers require continuous learning to address modern challenges. The IACP Net Events & Training section lists educational courses, conferences, and more to help inform your train...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: It’s a Bird; It’s a Plane; No, It’s a… Drone!

Many police departments now operate drones or may want to start a drone program.1 Drones are useful law enforcement tools but can present issues if their use is not compliant with federal, state, and ...