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President’s Message: The Year Ahead – November 2014

Let me start by saying thank you to the numerous members of our association for the support and encouragement you have provided me along my journey to president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. I would also like to thank our incredibly talented IACP staff for the work they conduct daily on behalf of our 22,000 members. They remain focused on our vision: Serving the Leaders of Today, Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow.

2014 has been a very challenging year for law enforcement across the globe. Our immediate past president Chief Yousry Zakhary has represented the IACP at a myriad of meetings, summits, and gatherings to present our collective voice regarding public safety issues. I am grateful for his sincere leadership of the IACP. I plan to continue the officer safety initiatives that both he and other past presidents have created with the hope of a building a safer working environment for our men and women.

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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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