The IACP collaborated with Saudi Aramco to build trust between security sector personnel and the international community, by assisting with community policing programs, town hall engagements, and increased communication through social media through a series of study tours conducted in the U.S.

Capstone curriculum project – examining the role of police leaders in response to incidents of the fatal use of force. 

Through grant funding from Global Affairs Canada, the International Association of Chiefs of Police in collaboration with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is conducting joint technical assistance and investigative techniques project, the Migrant Smuggling Operations, Management, and Intelligence Training project, to increase the capacity of national authorities in the Dominican Republic to prevent, identify, investigate and persecute the smuggling of migrants by land, air, and sea. National authorities that are receiving equipment, supplies, and training under the grant agreement include members of the Dominican National Police, the Dominican Navy, and other key actors on issues related to illegal migration, human smuggling, and human rights protection in the Dominican Republic.

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President Henninger, Executive Director Vince Talucci, IACP's World Regional Office Chairs, members of IACP's Board of Directors, and IACP staff members attended the World Police Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in March 2022. Members of IACP's Board of Directors participated in panel discussions, workshops, and events at the summit hosted by the UAE Ministry of Interior and Dubai Police. At the summit, IACP held bilateral meetings with several agencies and organizations, and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ROADPOL. 

From May 3, 2021 through October 1, 2021, IACP in partnership with the UAE Ministry of the Interior, Collin College Law Enforcement Academy, and the IACP’s World Regional Office in Abu Dhabi, facilitated the exchange of six Emirate police officials who completed a full six-month, 775-hour academy program in McKinney, Texas. The six officers graduated with the 111th Basic Peace Officer academy class in October 2021.

As a subgrantee to the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), IACP is conducting a comparative analytical assessment of the human resources processes and practices of the Colombian National Police. Through this research, IACP is examining processes and practices such as recruitment and retention, and benefits such as retirement in relation to regional and global promising practices. 

As a subgrantee to the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), the IACP is assisting PADF with the evaluation, revision, and rural implementation of Plan Cuadrante. Plan Cuadrante is a national deployment model implemented by the Colombian National Police (CNP). IACP has held roundtable discussions with CNP officials of multiple ranks representing five rural regions in Colombia and developed recommendation reports based on the discussions, comparative research, and most promising practices for rural implementation.

Through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), IACP trained 131 Mexican police officials, victim advocates, prosecutors, and Women's Justice Center Directors from 31 Mexican states on topics related to the police response to domestic violence and sexual and gender-based violence, victim support, and multi-disciplinary team collaboration. Over the life of the cooperative agreement, IACP conducted 10-week long study tours and one virtual training event. Each study tour was conducted at IACP headquarters and one of six U.S. host cities; Austin, TX, Denver, CO, Fairfax County, VA, Miami Beach, FL, Milwaukee, WI, and Colorado Springs, CO. During each study tour, delegates developed change projects based on what they learned throughout the week that they planned to implement upon their return to their home agency.