Resolutions
Resolutions are the cornerstone of IACP’s policy development. Resolutions direct the efforts of the IACP and serve as the guiding statement in accomplishing the work of the association.
Complete resolutions packets that are still valid are available to view below.
For more information on how the resolutions process works, including how to craft a resolution, click here. If you are interested in submitting a resolution, please first complete a resolutions proposal form located here. Once the proposal has been approved, resolution drafts can be submitted for consideration using this form. If you have any questions, please email resolutions@theiacp.org.
Adopted resolutions are valid for five years.
2024 Resolutions:
- Incorporation of Rapid DNA in Mass Disaster Response Plans
- Including Any Impairing Substance or Drug in Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (DUID) Statutes
- Support for ANSI/TMA-AVS-01 2023 Alarm Validation Scoring Standard
- Management of Behavioral Health Emergencies
- Support for the National Move Over Initiative
- Implementation of Forensic Science Standards
- Collaboration on Medicolegal Death Investigation
Resolutions
Crime Scene / Forensics Investigation Training
WHEREAS, the recognition and collection of evidence and trace evidence from crime, terrorism, and other disaster scenes is hindered by the lack of accessible and...
Criminal Victimization of the Elderly
WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs recognizes that the proportion of the population becoming senior citizens is increasing at a significant rate...
Curbing Identity Theft
WHEREAS, the theft of an individual’s identity (name, address, social security number, etc.) is a growing problem in the United States, costing citizens and commercial...
Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) Augmented by Intelligence Fusion Centers
WHEREAS, resources allocated for law enforcement activities are frequently insufficient to keep pace with the demands placed on agencies to respond to calls for...
Decreased Consumption of Cocaine in the United States
WHEREAS, the National Drug Intelligence Centers 2009 National Drug Threat Assessment reports historic disruptions in the cocaine markets as a result of cumulative law enforcement...
Dedicated Support for the National Law Enforcement Museum
WHEREAS, there are approximately 740,000 federal, state and local law enforcement officers that put their lives on the line for the safety and protection of...
Dental Implants / Prosthetics
WHEREAS, the issue of unidentified deceased persons is a significant but often overlooked matter; and
WHEREAS, current resources to deal with this issue in the...
Department of Defense Support to Drug Enforcement
WHEREAS, the total budget for the Department of Defense (DOD ) counterdrug support was reduced from $1,008 Million in FY2002 to $882 Million in FY2003...
Department of Homeland Security
WHEREAS, there is a need to create a unified structure within the United States government and its state and local partners to provide protection against...
Deployment of Law Enforcement Agencies under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is to provide for mutual assistance between states entering into the compact in managing...
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
WHEREAS, a dietary supplement is a product intended to provide nutrients that are absent from or lacking in quantity from an individuals diet; and
WHEREAS...
Discouraging the Use of "Brand" Names to Describe Controlled Substances That Are Being Illegally Manufactured, Possessed, Distributed, and/or Consumed
WHEREAS, drug trafficking organizations (DTO) often utilize basic marketing principles to establish a customer base; and
WHEREAS, to create product interest and to establish brand...
DNA Analysis Verification
WHEREAS, DNA technology has revolutionized forensic identification, and the ability to assist with identifying the guilty and exonerating the innocent; and
WHEREAS, significant backlogs, often...
DNA Arrestee Sample Collection
WHEREAS, the criminal justice system relies on forensic evidence to convict the guilty and exonerate the innocent; and
WHEREAS, advancements in DNA technology have resulted...
DNA Arrestee Sample Collection
WHEREAS, the criminal justice system relies on forensic evidence as a foundational tool in criminal investigations; and
WHEREAS, advancements in DNA technologies have resulted...
DNA Collection and Increased Funding for DNA Evidence Technology
WHEREAS, in order to protect the public most effectively, law enforcement professionals have an obligation to use the utmost technologically-advanced methods of investigating criminal activity...
Domestic Violence Gun Ban
WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police supports the rationale behind Section 658 of the Omnibus Spending Bill of 1996, also know as the...
Driverless Motor Vehicles
WHEREAS, at least one major corporation is experimenting with—and road-testing—driverless vehicles capable of transporting persons on public highways without manual intervention; and
WHEREAS, these...
Driving While Intoxicated
WHEREAS, too many people are killed or injured by drunk drivers each year; and
WHEREAS, driving under the influence of alcohol is a crime and...
Drug Endangered Children Protection Program
WHEREAS, drug endangered children are youth who are subjected to illegal drugs or toxic chemicals in the home, infants exposed to illegal drugs; and/or children...