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Advances & Applications: January 2009

Where do the good ideas come from? In this column, we offer our readers the opportunity to learn about — and benefit from — some of the cutting-edge technologies being implemented by law enforceme...

Vet Cops: What Activation and Reintegration Mean for Serving Officers and Their Agencies

ome time ago in the Newport News Police Department (NNPD), two officers who served as reservists in the U.S. armed forces were called to active duty. The first officer served a year before returning t...

Injuries to Law Enforcement Officers Shot Wearing Personal Body Armor: A 30-Year Review

aw enforcement administrators are expected to make decisions regarding requirements for personal body armor for their employees. Although cost and comfort are significant factors, the level of protect...

President's Message

President’s Message: Leadership in a Troubled Economy

Communities and states throughout the United States and nations around the world are confronting severe economic hardships. The scope and the scale of this crisis have left many without jobs or depend...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Saving Lives, One Stop at a Time

The manner in which law enforcement agencies approach their traffic safety responsibilities varies widely. Although there are many reasons that one agency has a stellar program while a neighboring dep...

IACP

First IACP Middle East/North Africa Executive Policing Conference: Doha, Qatar

The First IACP Middle East/North Africa Executive Policing Conference was held simultaneously with the Seventh International MILIPOL Exhibition of Internal State Security, November 17–19, 2008, in D...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act: What It Means for Law Enforcement Agencies

The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADA) went into effect January 1, 2009. Among its chief elements are new definitions of key terms—especially the legal definition of a disability. It i...

IACP Foundation: SELECT Scholarship Awards for Law Enforcement Family Members

ne of the most rewarding of the IACP Foundation’s programs is the Survivors’ Education Law Enforcement Trust (SELECT) scholarship series, which was established to recognize the contribution made b...