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The Year Ahead

I am humbled and honored to serve you, the leaders of law enforcement, from all over the world. As I undertake the office of president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), I as...

IACP

Candidate for 2011 IACP Office: Ronal W. Serpas

I’ve proudly been a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and I am proud to be a Life Member. Together in the past two decades we have witnessed many great challenges and many...

Education & Training

Total Integration of Executive Training and Higher Education: The Georgia Law Enforcement Command College

August Vollmer, during the early twentieth century, as chief of police in Berkeley, California, argued for the professionalism of police officers through the use of scientific training and methods of ...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Peer Support Teams Fill an Emotional Void in Law Enforcement Agencies

Psychologically healthy police officers are far more likely to provide high-quality, professional services to the members of their communities. Police departments make a significant investment in sele...

Mental Health

Understanding and Helping Drivers with Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, offers unique challenges for law enforcement as the presence of this chronic disease may impair many older adults’ abilities to operate motor...

Officer Safety & Wellness

The Role of Psychological Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations in Law Enforcement

Police employers have a legal duty to ensure that police officers under their command are mentally and emotionally fit to perform their duties, and failure to do so can result in significant civil lia...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Verifying and Establishing Identity: A Priority in Public Safety Operations

Every day, in jurisdictions throughout the United States and around the world, law enforcement officers are confronted with a common and compelling question: “Who is the person with whom I am dealin...

Traffic Safety

Serious about Seat Belts

The death or injury of a police officer as a result of a motor vehicle crash is as serious and costly today as it was 20 years ago. From economics on both state and local levels to the psychological i...