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The Smooth Operator Program: Combating Aggressive Driving in the Mid-Atlantic

Each year, more than 30,000 people lose their lives in traffic crashes in the United States. Scores more suffer injuries or damage to property. Fortunately, fatalities have been on the decline even as...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Traffic Enforcement: An Aggravation or an Invaluable Tool?

Traffic death statistics are astonishing; during any three-day period of any year, between 300 and 400 people will die in traffic crashes somewhere in the United States. Each victim will leave behind...

Terrorism

Understanding Performance Standards for Law Enforcement CBRN Protective Apparel

On September 11, 2001, the nature of threats to public safety changed. The country came to realize that there was a much greater probability that weapons of mass destruction (WMD) could and would be u...

President's Message

President’s Message: Chiefs Have a Place to Turn for Training

On my first day as a police chief, I was hit with a troubling realization. Through my years in law enforcement, I had learned what I needed to know to be a good police officer. Unfortunately, I knew n...

Traffic Safety

Highway Safety Initiatives: Fatigue and the Police Vehicle Operator

Increasingly, the United States is described as a sleep-deprived society. Americans are always seemingly on the go—no longer from dawn until dusk, but well into the night. When compared with Europea...

Community-Police Engagement

From the Administrator: FEMA

Emergency Management is a team effort, and a key in responding to future disasters is continuing to build, expand, and strengthen that team. It is critical we maintain and strengthen our relationships...

Leadership

Generating New Revenue Streams

The common reaction to a budget crisis is reducing personnel and cutting services. The focus of this article is to provide police agencies with an alternative to personnel and service reductions. This...

IACP

IACP Foundation: Police Foundation Success Stories

This is the last in a special series of columns authored by members of the IACP Police Foundations Section. This article examines just a few of the accomplishments enjoyed by police foundations across...