IACP Working for You

IACP Working for You
In the mission to support the law enforcement leaders of today and develop the leaders of tomorrow, the IACP is constantly involved in advocacy, programs, research, and initiatives related to cutting-edge issues. This column keeps you up to date on IACP’s work to support our members and the field of law enforcement. National Symposium Addresses Officer Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Suicide and mental health issues in law enforcement are of significant concern to the IACP. Annual estimates put the number of officer suicides at roughly twice that of the total officers killed in the line of duty each year by felonious assault and traffic-related incidents. Unfortunately, there are no definitive statistics on law enforcement suicides, due to underreporting and unknown data. In July 2013, the IACP, along with the support of the U.S. Department of Justice‘s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), convened a symposium, Breaking the Silence: A National Symposium on Law Enforcement Suicide and Mental Health, with the goal of creating a national action plan to curb officer suicide and increase awareness of mental health issues within the profession. The symposium brought various law enforcement agencies and mental health professionals together to discuss innovative and real-world strategies to prevent, intervene, and present successful response protocols for suicides within agencies. Findings and recommendations from the symposium report will be put into practice and implemented in pilot law enforcement agencies during the second phase of this initiative. A PDF copy of the symposium report can be downloaded at www.theiacp.org/preventing-law-enforcement-officer-suicide. Juvenile Interrogation Training The IACP, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and Office of Justice Programs, has launched a no-cost, online training series on juvenile interview and interrogation techniques as part of its Juvenile Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program. Introduction to Juvenile Interview and Interrogation Techniques includes four introductory-level courses that provide instruction on fundamental investigative skills, tactics, and procedures that result in effective juvenile interviews and interrogations. The courses are self-paced and can be taken individually or combined as an entire training series. These trainings are targeted to law enforcement who interview and interrogate youth. The techniques discussed in the courses focus on juvenile suspects and witnesses, ages 10 to 17, and do not cover child forensic interviewing. The training series is also open to allied juvenile justice professionals, but please note that only individuals legally authorized to interrogate youth will be granted access into the Introduction to Juvenile Interrogation Techniques course. To learn more about the juvenile justice training, visit www.theiacp.org/juvenilejustice. To register for courses, visit http://elearning-courses.net/iacp. Body-Worn Camera Model Policy, Concepts and Issues Paper, and IACP Technology Policy Framework The IACP recognizes the increased popularity of body-worn cameras (BWCs) among law enforcement agencies as a tool to objectively document all situations and help resolve contentious disagreements. But with that use comes the need for regulations and guidelines for implementing and using this new technology. As a result, the IACP has composed a collection of resources for agencies on BWCs. This includes IACP’s own BWC model policy as well as other recently released documents such as the Body-Worn Camera Concepts and Issues Paper and the Technology Policy Framework. Suspending the traditional cost of access to the BWC policies, the IACP now is making these resources available at no cost to all IACP members. The documents included in the compendium were compiled in conjunction with law enforcement officials; subject matter experts from IACP divisions, committees, and sections; and the IACP National Law Enforcement Policy Center, among others. &diams: The BWC collection can be downloaded by members at www.theiacp.org/IACPmembersonly. Members who have previously purchased the policy can contact policycenter@theiacp.org or call 1-800-THE-IACP, extension 319.

In the mission to support the law enforcement leaders of today and develop the leaders of tomorrow, the IACP is constantly involved in advocacy, programs, research, and initiatives related to cutting-edge issues. This column keeps you up to date on IACP’s work to support our members and the field of law enforcement.

National Symposium Addresses Officer Suicide Prevention and Mental Health
Suicide and mental health issues in law enforcement are of significant concern to the IACP. Annual estimates put the number of officer suicides at roughly twice that of the total officers killed in the line of duty each year by felonious assault and traffic-related incidents. Unfortunately, there are no definitive statistics on law enforcement suicides, due to underreporting and unknown data.
In July 2013, the IACP, along with the support of the U.S. Department of Justice‘s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), convened a symposium, Breaking the Silence: A National Symposium on Law Enforcement Suicide and Mental Health, with the goal of creating a national action plan to curb officer suicide and increase awareness of mental health issues within the profession. The symposium brought various law enforcement agencies and mental health professionals together to discuss innovative and real-world strategies to prevent, intervene, and present successful response protocols for suicides within agencies. Findings and recommendations from the symposium report will be put into practice and implemented in pilot law enforcement agencies during the second phase of this initiative.
A PDF copy of the symposium report can be downloaded at www.theiacp.org/preventing-law-enforcement-officer-suicide.

Juvenile Interrogation Training
The IACP, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and Office of Justice Programs, has launched a no-cost, online training series on juvenile interview and interrogation techniques as part of its Juvenile Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program. Introduction to Juvenile Interview and Interrogation Techniques includes four introductory-level courses that provide instruction on fundamental investigative skills, tactics, and procedures that result in effective juvenile interviews and interrogations. The courses are self-paced and can be taken individually or combined as an entire training series.
These trainings are targeted to law enforcement who interview and interrogate youth. The techniques discussed in the courses focus on juvenile suspects and witnesses, ages 10 to 17, and do not cover child forensic interviewing. The training series is also open to allied juvenile justice professionals, but please note that only individuals legally authorized to interrogate youth will be granted access into the Introduction to Juvenile Interrogation Techniques course.
To learn more about the juvenile justice training, visit www.theiacp.org/juvenilejustice. To register for courses, visit http://elearning-courses.net/iacp.

Body-Worn Camera Model Policy, Concepts and Issues Paper, and IACP Technology Policy Framework
The IACP recognizes the increased popularity of body-worn cameras (BWCs) among law enforcement agencies as a tool to objectively document all situations and help resolve contentious disagreements. But with that use comes the need for regulations and guidelines for implementing and using this new technology. As a result, the IACP has composed a collection of resources for agencies on BWCs. This includes IACP’s own BWC model policy as well as other recently released documents such as the Body-Worn Camera Concepts and Issues Paper and the Technology Policy Framework. Suspending the traditional cost of access to the BWC policies, the IACP now is making these resources available at no cost to all IACP members.
The documents included in the compendium were compiled in conjunction with law enforcement officials; subject matter experts from IACP divisions, committees, and sections; and the IACP National Law Enforcement Policy Center, among others. &diams:
The BWC collection can be downloaded by members at www.theiacp.org/IACPmembersonly. Members who have previously purchased the policy can contact policycenter@theiacp.org or call 1-800-THE-IACP, extension 319.

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