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Chief’s Counsel: Supreme Court Decision Casts Doubt on Hotel Registry Ordinances

A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not only invalidates a Los Angeles city ordinance requiring law enforcement access to hotel registries, but contains significant ramifications for cities wi...

From the Director

From the Director: The Priority Enforcement Program

Many of you are likely aware that the law enforcement work at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) falls primarily within two units: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement an...

Ethics

Unconstitutional Policing, Part 1: Redefining the Police Ethics Paradigm

Since all policing authority in the United States is derived from the U.S. Constitution, specifically the Bill of Rights, to ignore, circumvent, or abuse these limitations of authority is to betray th...

Products & Services

August 2015 Products & Services

The advertisers in this listing can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention the Police Chief when contacting our advertisers. Alzheimer’s Initiat...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Court Grants Officers Qualified Immunity in Absence of Fair Notice

On May 18, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan. Law enforcement practitioners had awaited this decision, as it appeared the case would addre...

Community-Police Engagement

From CompStat to RespectStat: Accountability for Respectful Policing

In the aftermath of the Ferguson, Missouri, incident and other highly visible force incidents, public trust and confidence in the police has been shattered in cities across the United States. As a res...

From the Director

From the Provost Marshal General: Military Service and Law Enforcement—A Partnership from the Beginning

Fellow police chiefs, law enforcement professionals, and especially armed services veterans serving in civilian law enforcement, it is my distinct pleasure to contribute to this month’s magazine sho...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: IACP Meets with Attorney General Loretta Lynch

On June 23, 2015, IACP First Vice President, Chief Terrence Cunningham, and IACP Executive Director and CEO, Vincent Talucci, met with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to discuss issues of importan...