Leadership
Law enforcement leaders must continually adapt to the needs of the community and evolve to incorporate the best practices available. Few agencies have sufficient means to accomplish this using only internal resources, and those that can still have a need to connect with stakeholders in the law enforcement profession to validate their practices. The IACP strives to develop police leaders at all levels of an organization through several different resources. Leadership development remains at the center of the IACP’s professional growth and development agenda.
Women's Leadership Institute (WLI)
The Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) is a one-week leadership training program for women leaders and those developing women leaders.
Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO)
Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO) is the IACP’s flagship leadership development training program. LPO is modeled after the training concept of dispersed leadership (“every officer…
Policy Center Resources
See AllInvestigation of Allegations of Employee Misconduct
Law enforcement employees should take a professional, victim-centered approach to sexual assaults and to proactively investigate these crimes and prosecute the perpetrator in a manner...
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...
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...
Policy Center Resource
Standards of Conduct
Law enforcement officers must accept and abide by a high ethical and moral standard that is consistent with the rule of law they are sworn...
Resources
EXPIRED Use of Stimulus Package Funds to Support Drug Task Forces
Use of Stimulus Package Funds to Support Drug Task Forces Submitted by: Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee NDD.009.a09 WHEREAS, the United States Economic Stimulus Act…
EXPIRED State and Provincial Agency Eligibility for Block Grants
WHEREAS, funding for technology and other initiatives has always been a challenge for state police and highway patrol agencies; and WHEREAS, federal funding assistance has…
EXPIRED Recognition of Law Enforcement Concerns in Immigration Reform Discussion
Adopted at the 120th Annual Conference Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 23, 2013 Recognition of Law Enforcement Concerns in Immigration Reform Discussion Submitted by: Division of State…
EXPIRED Minimum Standards for SWAT/SRT or Other Similar Teams
WHEREAS, many law enforcement agencies incorporate the use of teams of officers known as Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)/ Special Response Team (SRT) or other…
