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Legislative Alert: Firearms Legislation Withdrawn in Senate

In early April, the Senate considered S. 649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013. The legislation, authored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and supported by the IACP, was a com...

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...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Fatalities Continued to Decline in 2011

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) 2011 crash data highlight a number of milestones. In 2011, the United States recorded the fewest traffic fatalities in 63 years:...

From the Director

From the Director: INTERPOL Washington: When Transnational Crime Comes to Our Communities

In a small town in central Missouri, newly married and recently graduated from Truman State University, I began my career in law enforcement as a police officer. There, I gained a deep appreciation fo...

Products & Services

May 2013 Products & Services

Where do the good ideas come from? In this column, we offer our readers the opportunity to learn about—and benefit from—some of the cutting-edge technologies being implemented by law enforcement c...

Line of Duty Deaths

May 2013 LODD

“They will be remembered—not for the way they died, but for how they lived.” The IACP wishes to acknowledge the following officers, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their communities a...

Product Update

May 2013 Product Update

The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufacture...

Products & Services

May 2013 Products & Services

The advertisers in this listing can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention the Police Chief when contacting our advertisers. Active Continuous Trainin...