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New York State’s Counterterrorism Zone 4: A Model of Interagency Cooperation to Fight Terrorism

In September 11, 2001, 155 residents of the New York City suburban counties of Rockland, Orange, and Sullivan were killed during the attack on the World Trade Center. Many of the deceased were law enf...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Officer Safety: The Threat of the Armed Gunman: Using Firearms Tracing to Reduce Armed Violence

The most lethal threat to officer safety is the armed gunman. Police officers are 13 times more likely to be killed with a firearm than with any other weapon.1 One method for keeping firearms out of d...

IACP

Questions and Answers with Joseph R. Biden Jr., Vice President of the United States

Following a series of meetings, conversations, and discussions between Vice President Joseph R. Biden and IACP President Michael J. Carroll, Vice President Biden agreed to provide Police Chief magazin...

Education & Training

Emergency workers cleaning up site of destroyed building

Resource Typing and the FEMA Law Enforcement Working Group

A natural disaster or a planned event did not go as intended, and you had to request resources from outside agencies. Did you get what you asked for, or did the telephone game ruin your request? Does ...

Traffic Safety

Highway Safety Initiatives: Rural Fatal Crashes—Reasonable Solutions

Law enforcement needs both accurate and timely crash data, which then can be analyzed quickly to pinpoint what is causing collisions at particular locations and times. While it can allocate its limite...