On January 9, 2015, the group known as the Young, Gifted, and Black Coalition sent an “Open Letter to Police Chief Koval” and recipients including Mayor Paul Soglin and City of Madison Alders. While there were many concerns and “demands” that were directed to me, one paragraph stood out for its “shock” value. The paragraph […]

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

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 2015 Highlights includes information on characteristics of an ideal police officer, the IACP Model Policy on Missing Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, a grant for professional […]

Today, January 9th, 2015, we join several other law enforcement organizations and citizens in showing support for law enforcement officers through National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.). In light of the recent negativity directed towards the law enforcement community, we need to show these brave men and women that we are thankful for all that […]

FEATURED BLOGGER International Association of Chiefs of Police IACP Alexandria, Virginia

Editor’s Note: Police departments should be recognized for the great work they do. Here’s a post from the Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Police Department sharing some positive feedback the department received from its residents. Every week we receive phone calls, letters and emails from residents, or others passing through Eden Prairie, thanking us for the work […]

FEATURED BLOGGER Eden Prairie Police Department Eden Prairie, Minnesota

IACP Net Alert is a monthly electronic newsletter sent to IACP Net members highlighting some recent additions to the exclusive law enforcement network. The January edition included information on text-to-911, free access to IACP Model Policies and Discussion Papers, the referral discount program, a survey on hybrid vehicles, recent contributors, and more. Review the January […]

IACP Model Policies and Discussion Papers are now available to IACP Net members! ALL members of IACP Net are able to download, as part of their member benefits, every Model Policy and its Discussion Paper on over 100 different policy topics in the IACP Net Policies e-Library. LogIn, producer of IACP Net, is the exclusive […]

Recognize your Victim Services team. Let your community know that you place the needs of crime victims at the center of your public safety efforts. Apply today for the 2015 IACP | LogIn Excellence in Victim Services Award sponsored by the IACP Victim Services Committee and LogIn, producer of IACP Net. The Excellence in Victim […]

If you are a person who believes that body cameras for police are the answer to improved police conduct, consider this: what are we going to do with all of this video? We have to store it and we have to release it under the Freedom of Information laws, subject to exceptions in that law […]

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

You may have heard that the IACP Model Policies and discussion papers are going to be available to IACP members in January. More good news — IACP Net users will have complimentary access to these documents as well! Starting January 2015, ALL members of IACP Net will be able to download, free of charge, every […]

Officer Conan Schafer has recently taken over responsibility for overseeing liquor license investigation and enforcement at the Lincoln Police Department, and liaison with licensees and the City Council on such matters. He has been working on the police department’s liquor license database, bringing everything up to date. I asked him to straighten up the addresses […]

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