WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has championed the value of Crime Prevention Programs in modern law enforcement; and,

WHEREAS, the IACP has taken a leadership role in the prevention of crime and the establishment of community safety which are fundamental to a free and safe society; and

WHEREAS, the IACP has long recognized that successful Crime Prevention Techniques require the support of all public, private and community agencies; and

WHEREAS, the IACP believes that community safety is everybody's responsibility and crime prevention is everyone's business; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 114th Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, hereby strongly endorses the concept that community safety and crime prevention are linked together; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the IACP will commit to take the lead in a collaborative effort among all crime prevention practitioners to develop a national crime prevention strategy.