Youth
The IACP has provided law enforcement leaders and practitioners innovative approaches and best practices for engaging with, and responding to, children and youth. This includes implementing positive police/youth engagement strategies, effective juvenile interview and interrogation practices, addressing school safety, enhancing law enforcement’s role with children exposed to violence, and combating child sex trafficking.
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Children Exposed to Violence Toolkit
This Toolkit provides practical tools and resources to assist law enforcement agencies in building or enhancing effective operational responses to children exposed to violence (with…
Reducing Risks: An Executive's Guide to Effective Juvenile Interview and Interrogation
The juvenile interview and interrogation landscape is undergoing an unprecedented upheaval. Over the past decade, numerous studies have demonstrated that juveniles are particularly likely to…
Policy Center Resources
See AllChild Abuse
Child abuse and neglect have been traditionally regarded as the principal responsibility of child protective services and social welfare agencies. However, research has demonstrated that a...
Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents
The arrest of a parent can have a significant impact on a child, whether or not the child is present at the time of the...
Interviewing and Interrogating Juveniles
The U.S. Supreme Court has recognized the emotional and developmental differences between adults and juveniles and the implications that this has on the conduct of...
Resources
Resources on Developmental Disabilities
These resources discuss the importance of understanding developmental disabilities and highlight common encounters officers may have with individuals with developmental disabilities in the field. Mental…
EXPIRED Support for the Incorporation of Critical Considerations for Patrol Response to Missing Children Incidents
Submitted by: Patrol and Tactical Operations Committee PTOC.16.20 WHEREAS, it is the worst nightmare of every parent, guardian, and law enforcement agency to discover their/a…
EXPIRED Support to Enhance Protection for Child Passengers in Motor Vehicles
Submitted by: Division of State and Provincial Police, Division of State Association of Chiefs of Police, and Highway Safety Committee HSC.01.20 WHEREAS, the International Association…
Community Safety Policy Council Webinar
In this webinar, IACP Community Safety Policy Council Chair and IACP 2nd Vice President, Chief Dwight Henninger, led a discussion with committee and section chairs…
