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President’s Message: Policing’s Leadership Moment

In September 1962, then-U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave a speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas, challenging the people of the United States to collectively support a mission to send a man safely to the moon and back before the end of the 1960s. He described it as a leap of faith—the benefits were unclear and the barriers to success were huge.

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President’s Message: Policing at the Edge of Innovation

Spring is upon us, and for those in areas that have changing seasons, it is a welcome time for new beginnings. Like the changing weather seasons, policing is in a changing season. This edition of Poli...
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President’s Message: Fostering Information and Intelligence Sharing

Terrorism is a topic that elicits many differing responses when discussed. Depending on where you sit, your thoughts may go immediately to an incident or an organization....
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President’s Message: Leading Police Agencies and Communities Forward

Contemporary issues in policing continue to shape the challenges and opportunities before us. As we consider the major issues impacting our profession today, several rise quickly to the top of the lis...
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President’s Message: Enhancing Community Trust Through Agency Culture

Trust is something that the past five IACP presidents and I have committed to making a priority for the global policing profession ever since then-President Dwight Henninger met with each of the vice ...
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President’s Message: The Importance of Collaborative Police Research

The safety of our communities is the core responsibility of every police leader. We hear political leaders express it as being important, but the police are responsible and accountable for it. We will...
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President’s Message: The Year Ahead

It’s an incredible honor to serve as the president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and I have so many people to thank for pouring into me and lifting me up to get to thi...
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President’s Message: Year in Review

As I reflect on my term as president of the IACP, I am filled with deep gratitude and pride. This past year has been one of extraordinary progress, global engagement, and unwavering commitment to the ...
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President’s Message: Confronting the Evolving Landscape of Transnational Crime

The global landscape of crime is more complex, adaptive, and dangerous than ever before. As police leaders, we face a rapidly shifting threat environment shaped by technological innovation, geopolitic...
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President’s Message: Dignity and Devotion in Confronting Hate

Once again, we are mourning the loss of innocent lives at the hands of a coward. In Minnesota, an elected official and her husband were tragically murdered, and two others were wounded. Evidence sugge...
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President’s Message: Navigating the Drug Crisis

Across the globe, headlines continue to underscore a grim reality: the drug crisis remains a persistent and deadly threat to our communities. While the specific substances may vary by region, the cons...
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