June 2026: Policing & Policy
Strong policy is emerging as the defining force in shaping credible policing systems that are aligned with community needs. Agencies can earn trust and stability by strengthening decision‑making frameworks and building policies that support smarter practices and responses.
GUEST EDITOR: Katrine Malakhova
Articles
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Strategic Policy Leadership
Effective police leadership sits at the crossroads of policy, law, and politics, where poorly drafted policies can have as much impact as poorly argued cases or poorly considered legislation.Â... -
The Limits of Duty
One challenge in modern policing is recognizing issues before they go awry. The time has come to embrace the reality that all of society’s problems cannot be resolved by a single call into d... -
Strengthening Sovereignty Through Policy
Images courtesy of the author. Just after sunrise on a crisp fall morning in 2025, officers from the Catawba Nation Tribal Police Department (... -
Dialogue to Drive Public Safety
When civil unrest swept across the United States in 2020, the scale and intensity of demonstrations rivaled anything seen in decades. Nearly every major city experienced conflict that strained...
Columns
- President's Message: Courage Over Compliance
- Chief’s Counsel: Where Policy Meets the Law
- Focus on Officer Wellness: Becoming the Agency of Choice
- Traffic Safety Initiatives: Starting and Growing An Agency’s DRE Program
- Spotlight: Paws With a Purpose
- Tech Talk: When the Sirens Are Silent
- Product Feature: More Than a Signal
- Exposition: June 2026
- IACP 2026 Impaired Driving & Traffic Safety Conference
- IACP@Work: From Concept to Practice
- The Brief: Crime or Incident?
- Perspectives: June 2026
- Roll Call: Chris Workman
