Over 116 years ago, a group of police chiefs realized that to be successful and to make sure that services were delivered professionally by their departments, they needed to work with other law enforcement executives. It was necessary for them to develop a forum where they could exchange information, communicate their successes and challenges, and develop professional executive training. Through their efforts, the IACP was born.
Even then, they realized that criminals were often on the move and that law enforcement agencies could no longer confine their efforts to a single jurisdiction, a single county, a single state, or even a single nation.
Through the efforts of these visionaries and their successors, the IACP has played a leading role over the years in ensuring that law enforcement agencies around the globe have kept pace with advances in forensic science, communications, and technology and remain prepared to combat crime effectively in today’s highly mobile and fast-paced environment.
