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From the Acting Director: Findings of the 2007 Forensic Evidence NIJ-Funded Survey

I know many Police Chief readers have heard about a recent study funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) that looked into forensic evidence that had not been sent to a crime laborator...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Ninth Circuit Approves Blanket County Jail Strip Search Policy

The case of Bull v. City and County of San Francisco involved a class-action challenge to a blanket policy of the sheriff that required strip-searching all arrestees being introduced into the general ...

Community-Police Engagement

Handling Citizen Complaints through Proactive Methodology

Law enforcement organizations nationwide deal with complaints on a frequent basis. Some citizen complaints are unfounded or simple misunderstandings resulting from poor communication. However, even mi...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Officer Safety During Police-on-Police Encounters

Concerns about officer safety often center on procedures, tactics, and equipment. Topics such as dynamic entry, arrest and raid plans, pursuit, vehicle positioning and approaches, firearms, less-letha...

IACP

Police Week 2010

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

Community-Police Engagement

Policing with Muslim Communities in the Age of Terrorism

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), like many U.S. law enforcement agencies, recognizes that Muslim communities, whether in Somalia where extremists are radicalizing Americans to their cause or ...

Recruitment & Personnel

Selection Interviews: Understanding the Psychology of First Impressions

Selection interviews continue to be one of the most popular tools used by organizations to choose prospective candidates for entry-level positions and promotion. Because the evaluations that law enfor...

Recruitment & Personnel

Strategies to Improve Recruitment

The IACP, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), has released a new publication to assist agencies with their recruitment efforts....