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Highway Safety Initiatives: October 2003

Safety belt use in the United States has reached an all-time high of 79 percent, up from last year's average of 75 percent, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta. The findings, r...

President's Message

President’s Message: The National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan

On May 14, the IACP joined together with the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, and other representatives of the federal, state, tribal, a...

President's Message

President’s Message: Global Leadership in Policing

There are few people who get the honor and the privilege of serving their countries and communities as those of us in the police service and the military. To serve as president of the greatest police ...

Legal

The Role and Impact of Police Practices Experts on Litigation

This article examines the role of expert testimony in police misconduct litigation. Police practices experts have become particularly conspicuous in cases alleging use of excessive force, and their pa...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: October 2003

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has announced plans to “reorganize to better mobilize” the people and resources of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to make the country more s...

Technology

Wireless Standards to Enable Broadband

Law enforcement has relied heavily on wireless systems for decades. Most wireless solutions in use today are either private, purpose-built land-mobile networks providing mainly voice services, or comm...

IACP

IACP News: November 2003

During 2003 the IACP committees and sections followed up on Past President Joseph Samuels's call for recommendations of ways that IACP members can work in their communities to be a positive force in t...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: 2003 State Legislative Report Now Available

The 2003 IACP State Legislative Report is now available on the IACP Web site (www.theiacp.org). This update on state legislative issues was prepared to provide IACP members with a review of the major ...