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 November 2015 Highlights includes information on these and other topics: Proceed With Caution When Deploying Body Worn Cameras in Healthcare Facilities Active Shooter Incident Plan Foundation […]

Smart guns are firearms that incorporate some type of technology that makes it difficult for anyone other than the authorized user to discharge the weapon. There are several such technologies, but to the best of my knowledge, no smart gun is commercially available in the United States. Yesterday, a reader asked me address my view […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Tom Casady Director of Public Safety Lincoln Department of Public Safety, Nebraska

  As the department’s CALEA Accreditation Program Manager, I utilize IACP Net on a daily basis when developing new policies or revising old policies. Sergeant Jim Hicks Norwood, Ohio, Police Department “As the department’s CALEA Accreditation Program Manager, I utilize IACP Net on a daily basis when developing new policies or revising old policies. I […]

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 November 2015 edition included information on these and other topics: Building Community Trust The Fall CALEA Conference in Miami, FL The 2015 IACP/LOGIN Excellence in Victim Services […]

This has come up a couple of times lately. Drivers don’t seem to know that if they don’t respond to tickets they are subject to a default judgment which causes a suspended drivers license. It is against the law to drive on a suspended license–you get arrested. It is a common arrest and done by […]

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

IACP Net will be exhibiting at the 2015 Fall CALEA Conference in Miami, Florida at the Hyatt Regency at Miami Convention Center. We will be exhibiting November 18-19. Stop by the booth, pick up a 2016 desktop calendar, and say hi! We’ll be happy to answer your questions and show you how to find IACP’s […]

Issues of racial disparity in Dane County have been well-chronicled. Whether the context be education, economics or the criminal justice system, the sad fact remains that people of color are starkly impacted. In the near future, an ad hoc committee convened by the City will examine our policies, procedures, and training to see — among […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Michael Koval Chief of Police Madison Police Department, Wisconsin

The IACP Victim Services Committee and LogIn, Inc. honor law enforcement agencies that have demonstrated exemplary efforts in providing innovative service to victims of crime. The Excellence in Victim Services Award recognizes agencies, based on size, that utilize best practices such as effective partnerships, training methods, and performance monitoring tools which place victims at the […]

I blogged earlier this week about PulsePoint, a remarkable application that uses location-based services to deliver CPR alerts to nearby citizens who could potentially be rescuers. There is an interesting back story to PulsePoint, by it’s founder, Richard Price. He tells the full story in this 12 minute TEDx, but here’s the condensed version: he’s […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Tom Casady Director of Public Safety Lincoln Department of Public Safety, Nebraska

I got accepted into the Naval Postgraduate School to pursue a second Master’s Degree in Homeland Security and Defense in June of this year. I decided to move outside of my comfort zone in quest of this degree because I feel as though state and local government needs to be more in sync with the […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Kristen Ziman Commander Aurora Police Department, Illinois