WHEREAS, the criminal use of improvised explosive devices is a persistent and evolving threat to the people of the world; and

WHEREAS, improvised explosive...

Submitted by: Individual Member Cosponsored by: Homeland Security Committee

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WHEREAS, communities, states/provinces, and nations around the globe have, since the early 2000s, experienced...

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have had a long and continuous relationship; and

WHEREAS...

WHEREAS, today in many parts of the United States, there is a serious and widening gap developing between police agencies and the communities they serve...

WHEREAS, millions of dollars are being spent annually by police agencies throughout the nation to defend baseless lawsuits; and

WHEREAS, often these lawsuits are brought...

WHEREAS, many law enforcement officials have responded to individuals acting in a bizarre, uncontrollable manner. It is now known that many of these cases...

WHEREAS, it is the mission of law enforcement to preserve law and order, enforce criminal and traffic law, and to provide for an environment of...

WHEREAS, the law enforcement profession has a compelling interest in ensuring that individuals suspected of committing crimes are not able to evade justice by leaving...

WHEREAS, DNA technology has revolutionized forensic identification through its ability to assist in identifying the guilty and exonerating the innocent, and

WHEREAS, enhancements and...

WHEREAS, Fatigued driving is an impairment; and

WHEREAS, Driver impairment due to fatigue can be as dangerous as driver impairment by drugs and/or alcohol; and...

Fentanyl and Officer Safety

Submitted by: IACP Board of Directors

WHEREAS, fentanyl is a Schedule II controlled substance as set forth in the Controlled Substances...

WHEREAS, police chiefs are dedicated to public safety; and

WHEREAS, the 19,000 members of the International Association of Chiefs of Police work continuously to fight...

WHEREAS, the IACP has a productive and continuing relationship with key elements of private security relating to public safety, and

WHEREAS, private industry now employs...

WHEREAS, since 1993, firearms-related injuries and deaths have been declining steadily; and

WHEREAS, yet they continue to remain the second leading cause of injury death...

WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies purchase approximately 200,000 patrol vehicles each model year from dealerships representing the automobile industry; and

WHEREAS, the law enforcement patrol vehicle...

WHEREAS, forensic science is becoming increasingly important in the adjudication of criminal proceedings; and

WHEREAS, the courts increasingly rely on forensic evidence and the results...

WHEREAS, law enforcement organizations have long enjoyed the support and trust of the citizens in the communities they serve; and,

WHEREAS, this support and trust...

WHEREAS, traditionally recognized agencies, such as state and local crime labs, non-law enforcement owned nationally recognized Fusion Centers, operate in support of traditional criminal...

WHEREAS, the criminal justice system is dependent on timely, accurate forensic analyses in order to help identify the guilty and help exonerate the innocent; and...

WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies have been confronting growing problems concerning clandestine chemical laboratories, mainly used for the illegal production of methamphetamine; and

WHEREAS, there has...