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Chief’s Counsel: Is the Devil in Paid Police Details?

Moonlighting has long been described as the practice of holding a second job, often at night. In the law enforcement community, moonlighting evolved into secondary employment, meaning the private empl...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Ryburn v. Huff Affirms Police Decisions in Warrantless Entries

On January 23, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its headline grabbing opinion in U.S. v. Jones,1 requiring, under the Fourth Amendment, that law enforcement officers obtain search warrants to place...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Medical Marijuana: A Serious Danger to Highway Users

Driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) is a serious highway safety issue, and the number of persons who die annually in these crashes may be greatly underrepresented. Quantifying those affected b...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: 2012 Day on the Hill: A Great Success

In late March, the IACP held its biennial Day on the Hill in Washington, D.C. Held in conjunction with the midyear meetings of both the Division of State and Provincial Police (S&P) and the Divisi...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Police Week 2012

Each year during Police Week, communities across the United States hold memorial services in remembrance of police officers who have made the supreme sacrifice for their communities. Also during this ...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Creating a Culture of Safety

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has always considered the safety of all law enforcement officers its top priority. To ensure safety in the face of numerous and varied threats,...

Terrorism

Reflecting on the United Kingdom “Prevent” Counterterrorism Strategy

Police forces in the United Kingdom have long recognized the value of the community engagement aspect of policing and have sought to make it a cornerstone of the British policing philosophy through it...

Leadership

Dealing with Downed Suspects: Some Lessons from the VALOR Project about How to Properly Manage the Immediate Aftermath of Officer-Involved Shootings

The U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance recently launched the Preventing Violence against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) program, an initiative designed to enh...