Drugs & Alcohol
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In the ongoing battle against substance abuse, effective partnerships have emerged as a cornerstone for success. The collaborative efforts of the New Jersey Transit Police Department (NJTPD) and the ...
Officer Safety & Wellness
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The 2024 IACP Officer Safety and Wellness (OSW) Conference will be held March 1–3, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. This event will offer more than 70 educational sessions, including presentati...
Leadership
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Law enforcement agencies, much like the international corporate world, recognize the need to implement succession planning, maybe now more than ever. In the corporate world, 67 percent of businesses r...
Education & Training
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According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 133.1 million people in the United States, ages 12 and older, repor...
Education & Training
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A terrorism incident at an athletic event, a 60-car crash, a ski area accident with numerous casualties, a swiftly moving urban interface wildfire—each of these sounds like a bad day with long-term ...
Criminal Justice Reform
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At the Winthrop Police Department in Winthrop, Massachusetts, officers work a schedule of four days on and four days off. Shifts are 10 hours long, and the jurisdiction’s patrol officers have learne...
Community-Police Engagement
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It’s generally accepted these days that public safety is not an issue for just the police but needs to involve as many stakeholders as possible. In a world in which the idea of public safety has br...
Policy
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“This is 911, what is your emergency?” “My neighbor assaulted me again; I’m injured and scared—I don’t know if he is coming back.” When this call comes in, who responds? Police to ...