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The IACP/Target International Police Officer of the Year Award

The IACP and Target announced and recognized the IACP/Target International Police Officer of the Year winner and honorable mentions at an awards luncheon and ceremony during the 2012 IACP Conference i...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: LEIM Section Plans 37th Annual Training Conference & Technology Exposition

Planning is well under way for the 2013 IACP Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Training Conference and Technology Exposition, which will be held May 21–23 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The LEI...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: What Sequestration Means to State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement

With the 112th Congressional Session coming to a close, issues such as federal deficits, budget cuts, and the sequestration are some of the most discussed topics today. Here, we explain sequestration;...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: Colonels Wear Vests, Too

Upon my graduation from the Delaware State Police (DSP) Academy in 1985, my family presented me with a very special gift. My mother, my brothers, and my sisters all had chipped in to buy me a ballisti...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Today, many law enforcement officers have a limited ability to exchange images of wanted persons, missing children, and other critical information. For most agencies, these exchanges are now in radio ...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Mobile Command Centers of Today

Unusually hot weather, a drought in Southern California, and the Santa Anna winds contributed to a series of forest fires that burned over 500,000 acres of land. The Witch Creek Fire started in the ea...

Crime & Violence

Animal Protection and Welfare Training Becomes Essential to Law Enforcement

If you are a Cheers fan, you might recall the classic line of the character Norm Peterson, a bar patron regular who declared, “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and I’m wearing Milk Bone underwear!” ...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Recent Findings on Police Foot Pursuits

Although a substantial amount of research literature exists regarding police motor vehicle pursuits, there has been a relative lack of empirical research on police foot pursuits. However, with explora...