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Training and Teamwork Put to the Test: The 2013 Santa Monica College Shooting

It was a typical June day in Santa Monica, California—a hazy morning shrouded in what area weather forecasters like to call “June Gloom.” With summer vacation days away, children in the Santa Mo...

President's Message

President’s Message: Working to Make Our Schools Safe

The past two decades have clearly demonstrated that schools are not immune to violent attacks. Active shooters tend to seek out places of mass gatherings, like schools, in order to shock our conscienc...

Traffic Safety

Commercial Vehicle Focus: Essential to a Successful “Challenge” Event

Last summer, August 1–4, 2014, the Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) spearheaded a 4-day, 5,600-mile, 15-state effort to completely eliminate traffic deaths on Interstates 90 and 94 during the I-90/94 Ch...

Terrorism

Connecting the Dots: Fusion Centers Working with Higher Education to Combat Terrorism

The U.S. criminal justice community and much of the U.S. public recall that the horrific events of 9/11 were preceded by several of the al Qaeda–affiliated attackers’ attendance at flight schools ...

Technology

Considering the Remote Use of Force via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Consider the following scenario: A man robs a liquor store at gunpoint, but as he flees he is confronted by an armed police unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). He points his gun at the hovering aircraft...

IACP Working for You

February 2015 IACP Working For You

IACP Working for You In the mission to support the law enforcement leaders of today and develop the leaders of tomorrow, the IACP is constantly involved in advocacy, programs, research, and initiative...

Line of Duty Deaths

February 2015 Line of Duty Deaths

Line of Duty Deaths “They will be remembered—not for the way they died, but for how they lived.” The IACP wishes to acknowledge the following officers, who made the ultimate sacrif...

Product Update

February 2015 Product Update

The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufacture...