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Examining Law Enforcement’s Response to Lethal Drivers

Wrong-way drivers on freeways have long created a lethal hazard for the public and law enforcement. The mere act of driving the wrong way on a freeway or one-way street may result in a serious or fata...

Education & Training

Explosives Risk Management: ATF Training to Improve Explosives Safety

Special Agent Johnny Masengale was involved in a two-year investigation of a clandestine explosives factory in Bremerton, Washington. On May 5, 1992, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...

From the Director

From the Commissioner: Mapping the Future of Policing: Developing Capabilities and Partnerships

Embarking on the role of commissioner for an organization to which I have dedicated more than half of my life is one of the greatest privileges I have experienced in my 25 years as a member of the Aus...

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From the Commissioner: Mapping the Future of Policing: Developing Capabilities and Partnerships

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President’s Message: Going Dark: Addressing the Challenges of Data, Privacy, and Public Safety

In February, the IACP held a summit on Going Dark: Addressing the Challenges of Data, Privacy, and Public Safety. This summit was convened in response to a critical issue law enforcement is facing tod...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Having a Target–How Agencies Benefit from the National Law Enforcement Challenge

Some officers reading this column have probably seen that old range master trick in which a blank sheet of paper is attached to a target holder. Student officers fire a magazine’s worth of rounds, a...

Global Policing

Homeland Security Investigations Follow the Money Trails to Combat Crime

In the history of law enforcement, financial investigations have been integral to the arrest and conviction of some of the most notorious, dangerous, and elusive criminals. In 1931, gangster, bootlegg...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: IACP President Richard Beary Testifies before U.S. Congress on Issues of Importance to Law Enforcement

On March 18, 2015, IACP President Richard Beary testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency regarding the potential threat ...