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President’s Message: Year in Review (2005-2006)

It is hard to believe that 12 months have passed since I stood before the IACP membership in Miami Beach and began my term as our association’s president. It has been an amazing year, and I can honestly say that serving as IACP president has been one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my law enforcement career. Thank you for your support over the years and your continued dedication to the IACP and the law enforcement profession.

During my inaugural address, I outlined several key priorities that I hoped to focus on during my term in office. As my tenure comes to a close, I would like to update you on several of these issues.

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President’s Message: Courage Over Compliance

This issue of Police Chief is focused on policy in policing. I had a recent opportunity to consider the impact of policy and law from a national government that resulted in the most tragic outcome i...
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President’s Message: Setting Our People Up for Success

Organizational safety and wellness is one of the key areas of focus for me during my tenure as the IACP’s president. We have made great strides toward understanding the need to highlight the impo...
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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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