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
IACP 2018 Recorded Sessions: General Sessions
Did you miss any part of IACP 2018 or want to re-watch a workshop? Select workshop sessions are posted here as a member-only benefit.
Police Facilities Planning Guidelines
An effective police agency evolves to meet the ever-changing needs and demands of the community it serves. Unfortunately, many police agencies are housed in facilities…
IACP 2018 Opening Ceremony
This year IACP welcomed General Stanley McChrystal to address the IACP 2018 Opening Ceremony. A retired Army general and former Commander of U.S. and International…
Trust Initiative Report
Report and recommendations from the Trust Initiative Advisory Board meeting and four listening sessions held throughout the U.S. during 2018.
