March 2025

IACP@Work: Reducing Risks and Building Trust

Police officers may experience various challenges when responding to situations involving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), such as when interviewing witnesses and in...

Traffic Safety

Officer pulling someone over on the side of the highway

The SMART Approach for Emergency Vehicle Lighting

Recall a time when you were driving and approached an emergency scene. What’s the first thing you noticed? Likely, you encountered several emergency vehicles and a sea of fast, flashing bright light...

Drugs & Alcohol

A Bustling City Intersection Captured From Above With Pedestrians Crossing in Multiple Directions

Drive Without Alcohol

Mexico, like many developing nations, faces significant challenges in terms of road safety. Every year, thousands of people lose their lives or are seriously injured in traffic crashes. Mexico City (C...

Spotlight

Spotlight: A Winning Game Plan

Is your agency sitting on the bench waiting to be recognized or is it the star player who can be recognized throughout the city? When the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Police Department (WSPD) wanted...

Traffic Safety

State Trooper car involved in a head on collision with the hood thrown open

Managing an Epidemic of Wrong-Way Drivers

In the early morning of December 17, 2024, Trooper Carlos Rios-Redd was on a routine graveyard shift, unaware that the next call for service would significantly impact many lives, including his own. W...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: A DRE’s Perspective

For four decades, the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program, under the direction of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the International Association of Chief’s of Police, ha...

Perspectives

Perspectives: March 2025

The Mesa Police Department (MPD) takes an active role in promoting traffic safety through various community engagement efforts and reporting channels. The department shares regular traffic safety tips...

Roll Call

Roll Call: Ed Book

Professional Profile Why did you join the IACP? To benefit from the immense networking, experience, and professional development offered. When did you first hear about the IACP? My captain approached ...