National Law Enforcement Policy Center

In 1987, the International Association of Chiefs of Police entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Assistance to establish a National Law Enforcement Policy Center. The objective of the center was to assist law enforcement agencies across the country in the critical and difficult task of developing and refining law enforcement policy.

Organized under the direction of a broad-based advisory board of recognized law enforcement professionals, the center has carried out its mission through the development of a wide variety of model law enforcement policies. Each model incorporates the research findings, the input of leading subject experts and the professional judgment of advisory board members who have combined this information with their extensive practical field and management experience. The end product is some of the best contemporary thinking in the field.

The policies addressed by the center are selected because they represent some of the most difficult issues facing law enforcement administrators. The policy center continues to develop models in other priority areas.

To receive model policies as they are published, we encourage you to join the center as a subscribing member. In addition, the center publishes a quarterly newsletter designed to keep readers informed of recent research, legal decisions and related information affecting law enforcement agency policy. To subscribe, contact Shannon Gorey, or call 1-800-THE-IACP x 319.

In addition to the Policy Center subscription program, Model Policies also available in Volume format. Available in 3.5" floppy disk or in a 3-ring binder format. Cost is $149 per volume. Volume breakdown is as follows (see list of model policies.

Volume I—Policy # 1–21
Volume II—Policy # 22–41
Volume III—Policy # 42–61
Volume IV—Policy #62–81

Check the Model Policy Publication List to see if your Model Policies need updated.

All other model policies are only available on an individual basis, cost is $6.25 for subscribers, $9.25 for non-subscribers.

Policy Review Newsletter

For more information, contact Shannon Gorey at IACP headquarters at 1-800-THE IACP.