IACP Net will be exhibiting at the 2018 Spring CALEA Conference in Frisco, Texas at the Embassy Suites Hotel. We will be exhibiting March 21 – 22, at booth #3. Stop by the booth, pick up a 2018 desktop calendar, enter yourself in the drawing, and say hi! We’ll be happy to answer your questions […]

Swatting is using technology to deceptively cause a heightened emergency response by law enforcement that may elicit the response of a Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT). The latest high profile instance of Swatting that ended tragically in Wichita, Kansas, brought this closer to home for me. The current chief of police in Wichita is […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Rick Mathwig Chief of Police Roseville Police Department, Minnesota

The Kansas City Missouri Police Department has secured funding to embed a social worker at all six of our patrol division stations. The Hall Family Foundation is providing $640,000, and the City of Kansas City is matching that with $470,000 to fund six social workers and a program coordinator for the next three years. The […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Richard C. Smith Chief of Police Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

IACP Net Alert is a monthly electronic newsletter sent to IACP Net members highlighting resources for police chiefs and recent additions to the exclusive law enforcement network. The February 2018 edition included information on these and other topics: Standards of Conduct Win a Trip to the 2018 IACP Conference! Easily Find Videos and Other Attachments […]

I just had a conversation with Sgt Rick Leonard this morning on this very issue. He was telling me his concerns about the reports of unemployment insurance identity fraud cases that are rampant right now. They will shortly be followed by the tax return fraud cases. He is concerned because we have no way to […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Doreen Olko Director of Public Safety Auburn Hills Department of Public Safety, Michigan

Networking with your peers is a key component to the success of your law enforcement agency, and IACP Net’s Quest-Response service is an excellent tool to share vital information and learn from others. IACP Net would like to thank those that participate in IACP Net’s peer-to-peer information exchange with the 2018 Quest-Response Recognition Program (QRRP). […]

It is Sunday January 14th, 2018, the FBI National Academy Session #271 has completed its first official week. This week we all went through orientation, bought our uniforms, found our gym lockers and began all of classes. My schedule is as follows: Fitness in Law Enforcement (physical training) Managing Organizational Change and Development Contemporary Issues […]

FEATURED BLOGGER David Westrick Chief of Police Hollister Police Department, California

In the last few years, the City of Arcadia has seen an increase in local homeless and mental health population.  Calls for service for police officers on a daily basis related to subjects who are homeless or suffer from a mental illness range from suspicious subjects loitering, sleeping to the front of a business or […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Arcadia Police Department Arcadia, California

When I arrived in Wichita I committed to increasing transparency and changed practices such as notifying the public as soon as possible when a police officer has been arrested. Recently, I came across this blog I wrote when I was a chief in Minnesota. It references a serious officer misconduct case from 2012. Today, I feel […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Gordon Ramsay Chief of Police Wichita Police Department, Kansas

IACP Net Highlights is an electronic newsletter sent every other month to individuals who are not yet members of IACP Net highlighting some recent additions to our service. The January 2018 Highlights includes information on these and other topics: Under Attack: Situational Awareness Key in Avoiding, Surviving Ambushes Social Media Policy Grant – Campus Sexual […]