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President’s Message: Crime Victims Deserve Our Respect and Support

Each year in the United States there are as many as 31 million victims of violent or property crime. This means that one out of every seven citizens is a victim of crime. Perhaps even more distressing...

Education & Training

Distance Learning Is Practical—Even for Chiefs

In today's fast-moving, politically charged world, a police chief's professional success is often measured in longevity, the number of hash marks worn on their sleeve. Most successful chief executive ...

Leadership

Does the Benefit Outweigh the Cost? Using Assessment Centers in Selecting Middle Managers

Effectively identifying police officers capable of performing in various aspects of middle management is critical to any police agency. Middle managers are entrusted with the responsibility for carryi...

Education & Training

Dover Township, New Jersey

Dover Township is a community with 95,000 population, 158 sworn police officers, and 117 civilian police employees. The police department has an established history for requiring college education dat...

Education & Training

Gaston County, North Carolina

Since 1984, the Gaston County Police Department in North Carolina has required a four-year degree as an entry-level requirement, and the requirement has worked well for the department....

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Back to School Safety for Big Kids

A traffic safety conversation about planning for back-to-school safety typically includes a discussion about school-zone speed limits, pedestrian safety, bicycle rodeos, and parent drop-off zones. ...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: House Passes Fiscal Year 2007 C-J-S Funding Bill, Adopts Amendments Increasing JAG Funds

On June 29, the House passed the fiscal year 2007 Commerce-Justice-State appropriations bill (H.R. 5672), which funds several key state and local law enforcement assistance programs. During considerat...

IACP

IACP News

Pre-IACP Annual Conference Training Opportunity in Boston Using the resources that the annual IACP conference brings into a region, the IACP organizes many activities for local law enforcement, includ...