Officer Safety & Wellness
Support for officer safety is crucial for the wellbeing of officers and their colleagues, agencies, families, and communities. The IACP believes in prioritizing officer safety every shift, every day. Explore the collection of existing resources to support the safety, health, and wellness of every officer from recruitment through retirement, on and off the job, and across every rank. Learn about a wide variety topics ranging from health and nutrition to suicide prevention.
Officer Safety and Wellness
Explore the collection of IACP resources that support the safety, health, and wellness of every officer, and use these resources when developing comprehensive officer safety…
National Consortium on Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide™
The National Consortium on Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide™ is a group of multidisciplinary experts with a common goal of preventing officer suicide. Convened by the…
Policy Center Resources
See AllBody Armor
Law enforcement agencies should maximize officer safety through the use of body armor in combination with prescribed safety procedures. However, while body armor provides a significant...
Line-of-Duty Death
Law enforcement agencies are better able to respond to line-of-duty deaths in a prompt, organized manner and remain sensitive to the profound human emotions survivors...
Law Enforcement Fire Response
These documents provide direction on law enforcement responsibilities at the scene of structural fires. Note they do not address HAZMAT incidents, open land fires, wildfires, or...
Off-Duty Enforcement Actions
Off-duty officers may encounter criminal activity during which they must decide whether to take enforcement action. This decision involves careful consideration of an officer’s duty...
Peer Support Guidelines
The goal of peer support is to provide all public safety employees in an agency the
opportunity to receive emotional and tangible support through times...
Resources
EXPIRED Use of Soft Body Armor by Law Enforcement Personnel
WHEREAS, soft body armor is available to law enforcement personnel to protect against life threatening or potentially disabling injuries; and WHEREAS, currently, two American police…
EXPIRED Health and Safety Concerns Relating to Marijuana Removal from Indoor Grow Sites
WHEREAS, there is a substantial evidence that smoked marijuana is harmful to the mental and physical health of marijuana users; and WHEREAS, indoor marijuana grow…
EXPIRED Support for Concerns of Police Survivors
Support for Concerns of Police Survivors Submitted by the Board of Officers BO.025.a08 WHEREAS, each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the…
EXPIRED National Law Enforcement Cancer Support Foundation
National Law Enforcement Cancer Support Foundation Submitted by: Police Physicians Section and Psychological Services Section PPS-PSS.017.a09 WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police places…
