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Highway Safety Initiatives: Florida Program Protects Elderly Drivers

Almost 25 million people in the United States are now over the age of 70. This 9 percent of the population is involved in 14 percent of all traffic fatalities, making their special needs and limitatio...

President's Message

President’s Message: The Year in Review (2004)

The last 12 months have been both professionally and personally challenging, exciting, and very rewarding. The opportunity to serve as your president has been one of the highlights of my life and law ...

Drugs & Alcohol

Methamphetamine: A National Response

In recent months, newspapers and television news specials across the United States chronicled the devastation that methamphetamine use and production impose on individuals, families, and communities. ...

Community-Police Engagement

The Long Beach Police Department Doc Squad: Police Work for the Medical Professional

In Long Beach, California, police have developed a resource that helps preserve community health, safety, and welfare: the Long Beach Police Department Medical Corps, also known as the Doc Squad....

IACP

Honoring Excellence: 2004 IACP/Motorola Webber Seavey Award Winners Showcase Law Enforcement’s Best

As the city of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, grew from a mere 14,000 citizens in 1980 to its present population of more than 100,000, so did its rate of juvenile crime. The one-time retirement community ...

Product Update

Product Update: October 2004

The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. For free in-depth information, visit http://www.theiacp.org/pubinfo/pc/ and insert the ...

President's Message

President’s Message: Communication Is Critical to Law Enforcement

In the past couple of years, no issue in law enforcement has drawn more attention, concern, and controversy than public safety communications and interoperability. The International Association of Chi...

President's Message

President’s Message: Fulfilling Our Mission: IACP Services Today

In recent months, this column has provided updates on the IACP's efforts in support of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan and the elimination of radio interference for public safety offic...