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 July 2015 edition included information on these and other topics: Body-Worn Cameras New Model Policies from the International Association of Chiefs of Police Recent posts from your […]

There has been a lot of talk this past year, in the wake of Ferguson, about militarization of the police. Most of the commentary on this issue has focused around the acquisition by local police departments of surplus equipment from the armed forces. Police departments have been using military surplus equipment for decades. As a […]

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

Recently we have had a few situations involving older drivers that gave us cause for concern. In one case, the driver had more than one crash in a short period of time. The driver told the officer that they didn’t know how their car was damaged although it was pretty significant. In another the driver […]

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

In order for us to achieve our goals of being a trusted, “guardian-based” agency committed to providing qualitative services which are accessible to everyone and administered in a way that constituents feel valued and respected, the foundation for this rests with our ability to recruit and train the best and the brightest. We are constantly […]

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

On May 19, an Eden Prairie resident noticed a suspicious vehicle drive into the parking lot of his condo building. The suspicious vehicle had a piece of paper duct-taped over the rear license plate. The resident drove around so he could see the front of the vehicle and gave the license plate number to Dispatch. […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Eden Prairie Police Department Eden Prairie, Minnesota

The International Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Policy Center has published four new and updated Model Policy and Concepts & Issues Papers! IACP Net members can access these law enforcement documents, as well as the full archive of Model Policies, in the IACP Net Policies e-Library. LogIn, producer of IACP Net, is the […]

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 June 2015 edition included information on these and other topics: Interview Questions A Body-Worn Camera Case Study The NSA Conference The Hot Topics section Review the June […]

I’ve put a big emphasis this year on the overall wellness of our department members. I wrote about it on this blog last month, and now I want to highlight one of the programs I mentioned, Save a Warrior. Six KCPD members now have graduated from it, and it’s featured in this month’s issue of […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Darryl Forté Chief of Police Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

During his sermon Sunday morning, Reverend Gary McCann talked about names. Quite simply, the name given to us at birth that we’ve spent our lives growing into. The name we answer to when called upon and what has become the core of our identity. Reverend Gary talked about how we are much more than the […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Kristen Ziman Commander Aurora Police Department, Illinois

IACP Net will be exhibiting at the 2015 National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference and Exhibition on June 29-30, 2015. Stop on by Booth #917 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Learn more about IACP Net through a free demonstration, pick up a complimentary desk calendar, and get in on the drawing! We look […]