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Does Restorative Justice Have a Realistic Place in Today’s Criminal Justice System?

The question of how to respond to criminality in the United States is changing in fascinating ways. U.S. residents and leaders realize that the era of “tough on crime”—a widely appealing catchph...

Ethics

Doing the Right Thing: Contributing to the Advancement of the Police Profession

If there was ever a time when law enforcement needed a champion, it would be now. In these times when the profession is under fire from criticisms, calls for reform, demands for restructuring, and dir...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Drones and Law Enforcement

Everyone has read about drones, and many people know someone who flies one as a hobby. As drones become more prevalent, leaders need to know if their officers know what to do if they’re on patrol an...

President's Message

President’s Message: Expanding Our Global Mission and Presence

As we all know, crime has no boundaries. The challenges we face in the law enforcement profession are very much shared on a global level. While the severity of those problems may vary across different...

From the Director

From the Senior Advisor: Systems, Errors, and Ethics

When something goes wrong, often our first instinct is to place blame. Whether the error occurs at our workplace, in our community, or in national affairs, we ask: Who is at fault? What rules were vio...

Ethics

How to Encourage Reporting of Professional Misconduct

Reporting on the misconduct of colleagues in any job can be risky business. Repercussions can range from incivility in the workplace to harassment, destruction of personal property, ostracism, a stall...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: IACP Participates in FAA Task Force on UAS Registration

In October, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the formation of a task force to help provide guidance on the registration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) weighing less than 55 pounds...

Line of Duty Deaths

LODD December 2015

Line of Duty Deaths “They will be remembered—not for the way they died, but for how they lived.” The IACP wishes to acknowledge the following officers, who made the ultimate sacrif...