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
EXPIRED Zero Tolerance for Unbuckled Children
WHEREAS, the leading killer of American children is traffic crashes, and despite strong laws in every state requiring children to be properly restrained in seat…
EXPIRED Child Passsenger Safety
WHEREAS, today, three times as many parents and caregivers are using child safety seats compared to fifteen years ago; and WHEREAS, national statistics indicate that…
EXPIRED School Bus Passenger Restraints
WHEREAS, The safety of transporting children to and from school is a paramount issue for law enforcement administrators; and WHEREAS, The installation of passenger restraints…
EXPIRED Underage Drinking Initiatives
WHEREAS, education and enforcement offer the most promise for the future in deterring and eliminating underage sale, consumption, impaired driving and WHEREAS, young drivers are…
