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Research in Brief: The National Police Research Platform: Improving the Science of Police Administration

The typical national study of a policing topic entails sending a survey to police departments to be filled out by chiefs, sheriffs, or their designees—one official respondent per agency.1 This metho...

Technology

Safety First

The life of a law enforcement vehicle is brutal. It takes a beating on many different levels, from the speeds at which it routinely is driven to the number of road miles it travels during a 24-hour pe...

Traffic Safety

Safety Is Important when It Is Personal: Taking a Leadership Role in Highway Safety

Nearly every state trooper, police officer, deputy sheriff, and constable has arrived on the scene of a tragic motor vehicle crash and been personally changed forever. In 1987, not long after gradu...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: Supreme Court Upholds Post-Arrest DNA Collection: High Court Sides with IACP Amicus Brief

In early June, in a case that has significant implications for the law enforcement community, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of post-arrest DNA testing. Currently, 28 states and the federal gov...

Technology

A Practical Application: Facial Recognition Technology

The key to a state having a secure driver license and identification card issuance system is a comprehensive approach that focuses on prevention and deterrence against fraud. From the initial applicat...

IACP

Awards Notice

The IACP is proud to partner with Target to recognize exemplary performance in professional policing from domestic and international law enforcement agencies. The Police Officer of the Year award reco...

Mental Health

Caring for an Adult Child under the Family and Medical Leave Act

In January 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an Administrator's Interpretation (AI) to clarify the factors an employer must consider when an employee requests leave to care for an adult ...

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Combating Financial Fraud and ID Theft through Regional Partnerships

Financial fraud and identity theft (FIT) crimes have grown exponentially over the past decade. It has evolved from being narrow and limited, often affecting vulnerable or reckless victims and business...