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President’s Message: Police Officer Suicide: It’s Time to Talk About It

The IACP’s top priority is and always will be officer safety. In 2002, the IACP, through the Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police (SACOP), initiated the SafeShield Project, with a goal of zero officers killed or injured. The work of the SafeShield initiative has grown to span a wide range of IACP officer safety initiatives including

  • the Reducing Officer Injuries: Developing Policy Responses grant,
  • the Highway Safety Committee’s Law Enforcement Stops and Safety Subcommittee,
  • the IACP/Dupont Kevlar Survivors’ Club,
  • the IACP Tribute to Slain Officers, and
  • the IACP National Center for the Prevention of Violence Against the Police.

One component of officer safety that is often overlooked is police officer suicides.

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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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President’s Message: Forward Progress

As I reflect on my tenure thus far as president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), I am filled with pride and gratitude for what we have accomplished together. With more than...
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