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Highway Safety Initiatives: “Predictable Is Preventable”

For many in law enforcement, this column’s title immediately conjures the teachings of Gordon J. Graham, the retired California Highway Patrol captain, attorney, and risk manager who over the years ...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Exigent Circumstances: What Is That?

In May 16, 2011, the United States Supreme Court clarified the standard for the “exigent circumstances” exception to the Fourth Amendment. Specifically, the court held that “the exigent circumst...

Victim Services

How Police Can Use Hospital Laws to Speed Processing in Hospital Emergency Departments

Police chiefs throughout the United States are frequently confronted with situations where department overtime budgets are strained; physical effort levels are drained; and officers are frustrated by ...

Victim Services

Handling Mass Fatalities: Advancements since 9/11 by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s World Trade Center Identification Unit

Missing persons and unidentified human remains are a tremendous challenge to state and local law enforcement agencies. In 2007, a National Institute of Justice study estimated that as many as 40,000 c...

IACP

Awards Presented during IACP 2011 in Chicago, Illinois: The National Law Enforcement Challenge

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Divisions of State and Provincial Police (S&P) and State Associations of Chiefs of Police (SACOP), working collaboratively with the Nationa...

IACP

IACP Foundation: SELECT Scholarship Recipients Proudly Announced for 2011–2012 Academic Year

For the fifth consecutive year, the board and staff of the IACP Foundation are proud to honor the service and sacrifice of law enforcement’s finest by providing continuing education assistance throu...

IACP

IACP Foundation: Fueled Up to Fund the Foundation: Harley-Davidson Raffle Kicked Off at Conference

The IACP Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its first nationwide fundraising event with the unveiling of a brand new 2012 Harley-Davidson Peace Officer Edition Ultra Classic at the 118th An...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: IACP Supports Bill to Combat Child Pornography

The IACP recently announced its support for H.R. 1981, the Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011. The legislation, sponsored by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Representati...