Resources
IACP's resources are aimed at helping law enforcement executives do their jobs better and cover a variety of topics, including professional development, leadership, management, and supervision, as well as hot topics such as ethics.
Resources
Reducing Force and Reducing Injuries with Leverage Control
This brief discusses how comprehensive, evidence-based training on both physical tactics and communication and teamwork can meaningfully reduce use of force severity, injuries to officers
...New Evidence on Crime Reduction Strategies
This brief discusses how community-driven and problem-solving approaches to disorder policing work to reduce crime and improve safety. This style of disorder policing preserves community
...IACP Board Adopts Resolutions on Immigration Enforcement and Inciting Violence
At its recent governing body meetings, the leadership of the IACP adopted two critical resolutions aimed at strengthening public safety, protecting police officers, and...
Terrorism Prevention, Response, & Recovery
Mass casualty and terrorist events are among the most complex challenges faced by public safety, putting strain on local resources and response capabilities at the...
Rethinking Racial Disparities in Police Stops
This brief discusses how using citywide populations as the benchmark for assessing racial disparities in police stops overstates bias and misrepresents the realities of policing.
...Newton Mass. Executive Search
THE CHIEF OF POLICE
The City of Newton seeks a forward-looking Police Chief to lead the Newton Police Department (NPD) and advance its mission of...
Stress, Burnout, and Police Officer Retention
This brief discusses how officer turnover continues to rise but is driven less by trauma exposure and more by organizational and operational stressors. Agencies can
...What Procedural Justice Training Means for Hot Spot Policing
This brief discusses how procedural justice training at crime hot spots can reduce arrests, improve officer behavior, and lower crime without eroding public trust.
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Body-Worn Cameras in Policing
This brief discusses how body-worn cameras (BWCs) have mixed and limited effects on police and community member behavior. BWCs may reduce complaints and provide evidentiary
...Mapping Crime by Space and Time
This brief discusses how breaking crime data down by both location and time of day can make predictions more accurate and help police direct resources
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Shared Principles of Agreement — Public Safety Leadership Convening
The IACP is pleased to share a new resource, Shared Principles of Agreement — Public Safety Leadership Convening, developed to support constructive dialogue and strengthen intergovernmental public safety...
Rethinking Crisis Response
