Legal
Engaging IACP members and their representatives in legislative and legal matters is only one way the IACP advocates for law enforcement officers and agencies. The IACP thoroughly examines proposed legislation and analyzes the potential impact on the field and provides support and feedback to the White House, the United States Congress and Supreme Court. The IACP also helps develop police legal advisors from agencies across the globe, who assist the IACP in its mission to advance the field of law enforcement and ensure that the field is aware of relevant court decisions.
IACP Policy Priorities
The following policy priorities have been designated as the global issues most important to the association. These policy priorities were developed by the IACP governing…
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Grievance Procedures
Every employee has the right to be treated fairly in matters arising from employment and have the opportunity to be heard fully any time his or...
Harassment and Discrimination
In a time where the costs of liability insurance continue to rise driving many towns to self-insure or join insurance pools, law enforcement executives have...
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Retaliatory Conduct by Employees
Law enforcement agencies should prohibit retaliatory conduct against or interference with an employee who reports, assists, or seeks to report breaches of department policy, procedures, or...
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EXPIRED Support for the National Move Over Initiative
Adopted at the 121st Annual Conference Orlando, Florida October 21, 2014 Support for the National Move Over Initiative Submitted by: Highway Safety Committee HSC.21.T14 WHEREAS…
EXPIRED Supporting DoD Legislative Proposal to Improve Civil-Military Law Enforcement Cooperation
Adopted at the 122nd Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois October 2015 Supporting DoD Legislative Proposal to Improve Civil-Military Law Enforcement Cooperation Submitted by: Civilian Law Enforcement-Military…
EXPIRED Support of a Recommendation to the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration to Declare One Week Each Year as “U.S. Rail Safety Week”
Support of a Recommendation to the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration to Declare One Week Each Year as "U.S. Rail Safety Week" Submitted by: IACP Railroad…
EXPIRED Prohibition of Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) on College and University Campuses
Prohibition of Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) on College and University Campuses Submitted by: University and College Police Section UCPS.05.t16 Passed: November 2016 WHEREAS, our nation's…
