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Policing has always placed a strong emphasis on ethics at the operational level. Officers are trained to make sound decisions in the field, and accountability is expected when those decisions violate ...
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For police leaders, the network is no longer background infrastructure. It’s the digital foundation for dispatch, records management, body-worn cameras, video surveillance, mobile access, evidence w...
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For an understaffed police agency, every decision about where to place an officer is also a decision about which community need must wait. These choices are especially consequential in smaller and mor...
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It is 1993, and I am sitting in a high school cafeteria with a couple hundred other police officer applicants in shorts and T-shirts, completing written aptitude tests before heading straight into a p...
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For any police agency or public safety organization, investing in its aviation capability is a significant strategic decision. Advanced rotorcraft can transform the way a force protects the public, su...
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An officer who took the oath in the weeks after September 11, 2001, is at or past the 25-year service mark today. An entire generation of U.S. policing has now been recruited, trained, promoted, and (...
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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, driving thoughtful reflection about how the world has evolved and what lessons have been learned. During the first decade after the attacks, ...
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September 18, 2026
The IACP Legislative Update keeps you informed on major legislative and policy developments in the U.S. Congress that could impact the policing profession. This update covers infor...
