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
Ethics Training
Leadership Training
The IACP’s Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO) training program and Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) seek to ensure the training and development of current and future police leaders includes a robust discussion of ethics. Lessons in both LPO and WLI are devoted to the science and application of ethics in policing. Areas of study include noble cause corruption, becoming a first class “notice” of ethical transgressions, identifying signs of ethical collapse, and identifying leader strategies for creating and maintaining an ethical organization. These areas of study are brought together through practical case studies in order to ensure the understanding and application of the leader thought process as it applies to the continuum of ethical decision making.
IACP Suicide Prevention Sample Presentations
This section includes numerous PowerPoint presentations on a wide range of suicide-related topics. These presentations are provided for educational purposes and as a resource for agencies looking to create their own similar presentations. Advance through the slides to view all information.
General Suicide Presentations
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action Retooling the Village [FRCPI]
Suicide Epidemiology in the United States, (2004) NCSPT Suicide Preventability Workshop
Trends in Rates and Methods of Suicide, Harvard Injury Control Research Center and SPRC
Florida’s Commitment to Suicide Prevention [FRCPI]
Law Enforcement Suicide Overview
Police Suicide: In Harm’s Way II [FRPCI]
Stress Behind the Badge: Understanding The Law Enforcement Culture and How It Affects The Officer and Family…Plus Tools and Skills To Overcome The Challenges [FRPCI]
Death by Their Own Hand: Have We Failed to Protect Our Protectors? [LASD]
Code of Silence/Culture of Suicide: Why Law Enforcement Officers Keep Killing Themselves Despite Our Prevention Efforts [LAPD]
Law Enforcement Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Dealing with Depression & Suicide Situations: Tactics for Prevention and Intervention [SBSD]
Law Enforcement Suicide: Tactics for Prevention and Intervention [FRCPI]
Law Enforcement Suicide: Prevention, Intervention and Postvention [LASD]
More Sample Suicide Prevention Program Materials
- Initial Program Development Guidance
- Sample Suicide Prevention Materials
- Sample Training Materials
- Sample Funeral Protocols
These resources were compiled by the IACP Police Psychological Services Section with assistance from:
IACP Sample Suicide Prevention
This section includes examples of suicide prevention materials used by law enforcement agencies. Materials marked “reproducible” have the logos and other identifying information from the source agency removed to allow agencies to reproduce these for their own use.
Suicide Prevention Brochures
Suicide Prevention Posters
Suicide Prevention Programs and Initiatives
Suicide Prevention Wallet Card Resources
More Sample Suicide Prevention Program Materials
These resources were compiled by the IACP Police Psychological Services Section with assistance from:
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IACP Smaller Law Enforcement Agency Program Leadership & Management
New executives are eager to quickly establish themselves as strong leaders and effective managers in their organizations. However, the opportunity to develop and demonstrate leadership qualities and managerial savvy doesn’t always come quickly or easily. Watch advice on how to work with your local governing body
Resources
IACP - Ethics Toolkit
Police Chiefs Desk Reference
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims: Strategy Implementation Tools
Strategy Implementation Checklist
This checklist will help you follow the steps found in the Implementation Guide, Volume 2 of the Strategy Package. It is designed to help you and your partners assess progress as you steer your agency toward the enhanced victim response. By using the checklist, you can spotlight where goals are “Completed”, “In Process” or “Need Attention”. The checklist will reflect the current status of goals established by your agency, help more fully understand the intent and objectives of the enhanced response to victims of crime, and, most importantly, assist you to implement the strategy in your agency and community.
Generic PowerPoint
Use this generic easy to customize PowerPoint presentation that outlines the strategy and its implementation to get your agency staff and partner buy-in.
Click the image above to download a copy of the presentation.
Click here to view the presentation notes VictimResponsePPTnotes.pdf
Victim Assistance Notification (VAN) Form
Documentation is a key element in victim response. The following attachment is a sample of a VAN form developed by the Mundelein (IL) Police Department. The carbon copy design provides the victim, officer, and records department a copy of the incident. Formatted in both English and Spanish, this tool can be utilized for documentation and follow-up for both law enforcement and crime victims.
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IACP Smaller Law Enforcement Agency Program Guidance for Executives
Being a new executive can come with plenty of challenges. It can feel like you go from being one of “us” to being one of “them” and overnight you can feel like you no longer have a peer group to help support you. Many new executives feel a sense of pressure to have all of the right answers all of the time, regardless of how much training or preparation they have had to take on the role of executive. Being the executive is unlike any other position you may hold in a law enforcement agency; that role comes with unique responsibilities and challenges. It’s important to keep in mind that while you may feel like you are the only one going through whatever experience you’re having as a new executive, there are many other executives who have been through it too. Explore the information in this section to find general guidance for new executives.
IACP Tribute to Slain Officers Guidelines for Presentation
The guidelines below are suggestions; following them is not required. Feel free to use these guidelines in any part of a formal or informal presentation. The surviving family's wishes should be paramount.
- Do not present the tribute before a funeral or memorial service; religious, state, or country services have precedence over all else.
- Present the tribute up to six months (preferably within the first three months) after the death, depending on the circumstances and time of year.
- Require full-dress uniform for all police officials, as well as those in the honor or ceremonial units; the presentation ceremony should be formal.
- Invite all area survivors as well as community, civil, and political leaders, including the heads of all area departments and agencies. Schedule the time and date of the presentation to allow as many officers who worked with the deceased as possible to attend.
- Provide departmental transportation to and from the ceremony for the surviving spouse, children, and immediate family, including parents and siblings of the deceased officer.
- Prepare and send press releases, and encourage coverage by local television and radio stations.
- Videotape the service, if possible, as a keepsake for the family, particularly if the deceased officer had small children who might have difficulty remembering the service.
- Verbally acknowledge—unless country ethics and customs dictate otherwise—all immediate family survivors attending the service, not just the spouse. One option is inviting the parents of the deceased officer join the spouse on stage or up front.
- Include in the presentation the formal seating of immediate family (spouse, children, parents, siblings, aunts, and uncles); presentation and retreat of the colors; the singing of the national anthem and other appropriate music; acknowledgment of distinguished guests; and presentation of tribute by the department head. Providing flowers (a corsage for the spouse and mother, or single flowers handed to each family member) is an appropriate touch.
- Serve light refreshments if possible, to allow the family and coworkers the opportunity to interact. It allows those attending to express their sympathies and concerns not only to the family and department, but to each other as well.
- Keep boxes of tissues handy in case they are needed during the service.
- Repeat the presentation the same way for all department line-of-duty deaths. Changing the ceremony based on the type of line-of-duty death may cause additional pain to surviving families.
IACP Tribute to Slain Officers Sample Presentation
"Today, the International Association of Chiefs of Police acknowledges the death of Officer (use full name the first time it is said) ______ in the service of his/her country.
Officer ____ died doing a job he/she loved, serving a country he/she loved even more. Officer ____ has become a part of all that is decent and honorable and intrepid about American (or other country, if applicable).
But to think that Officer _____ is heroic because of his/her death is to miss the significant of this tribute. What was so noble about Officer _____ was not how he/she died, but how he/she lived.
Officer ____ did not lose his/her life; he/she gave it. This is what we are honoring here today. Police officers pledge to keep our "todays" safe, knowing full well it could cost their "tomorrows."
Today, the International Association of Chiefs of Police presents its tribute to the family of Officer ____. I would like to ask (closest relative) to come forward now to accept this tribute.
(Read the inscription on the tribute.) Your courageous officer's name is now deeply engraved on the IACP's tribute. Please know that who (read officer's name) was and what he/she stood for now burns brightly in the hearts of each and every one of us.
May this tribute serve to acknowledge in some small way the heroic person you loved and lost. The IACP cannot take away your grief, but it is the association's hope that by acknowledging the greatness within the heart of the one you loved, it may help to wipe away your tears.
Please know the heads of so many agencies from all around the world share today in your loss. May this tribute serve as a reminder that Officer ____ will never be forgotten."
IACP Pre-Trial Justice Reform Initiative
The inconsistency of policy and guidelines for pretrial release can create volatile public safety challenges for law enforcement and communities. With these challenges in mind, more law enforcement agencies are engaging in innovative pre-arrest, pre-booking, and pretrial justice system programs that provide pathways to treatment and services for eligible individuals, account for the safety of crime victims, and build stronger relationships between law enforcement and communities.
New Tools and Resources:
New online courses to help law enforcement officers and leaders to support safe, smart pretrial decisions - Pretrial Justice and Law Enforcement: What Chiefs Need to Know and What Officers Need to Know are important new tools to help law enforcement learn more about the complexities of the pretrial justice system and explore risk-based solutions and pretrial partnerships that maximize public safety and support strong community-police relationships.
Partnerships in Pretrial Justice: A Law Enforcement Leader's Guide to Understanding and Engaging in Meaningful Front-End Justice System Change - As more states and local communities discuss and implement pretrial justice system changes, it is critical for law enforcement to have a voice in these conversations to ensure that policies and procedures are fair, efficient, and keep officers and communities safe. The new publication includes talking points for law enforcement, resource links, and information about evidence-based pretrial strategies, including risk assessment, citation in lieu of arrest, diversion, and enhanced pretrial release monitoring.
Other Resources
- IACP Citation in Lieu of Arrest Research
- IACP Safety and Justice Challenge Project
- Law Enforcement's Role in Supporting Victims' Needs through Pretrial Justice Reform: A Briefing Paper from the IACP Victim Services Committee
- IACP 2014 Resolution on Pretrial Detention and Reform
- Law Enforcement's Leadership Role in the Pretrial Release and Detention Process
- Watch former Superintendent Ronal Serpas, New Orleans Police Department, discuss pretrial reform as a priority for law enforcement
For more information about the impact of pretrial decision making on local community justice and safety, how to engage local stakeholders in a dialogue about pretrial decision making, the value of validated risk assessments, the ability to use preventive detention, or any other questions you may have about IACP’s Pretrial Justice Initiative, please contact Project Manager Jennifer Styles.
IACP Radar/Lidar Testing
Conforming Products List (CPL)
The Conforming Product List (CPL) is a document of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; United States Department of Transportation that is maintained through a cooperative agreement with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Enforcement Technology Advisory Technical Subcommittee (ETATS). The CPL informs which speed measuring devices are eligible for purchase using Federal highway safety grant funds, based on the device having been subjected to, and meeting or exceeding the technical specifications for Radar and Lidar devices maintained by NHTSA.
Speed measuring device models that appear on the CPL have been tested and found to be in compliance with the established performance specifications that were in effect when the model was first placed on the CPL.
IACP recommends that law-enforcement agencies use this CPL as one of its criteria when purchasing enforcement-technology equipment. It is important to note that these agencies must also be aware of any applicable federal, state and local requirements since these requirements are outside the scope of NHTSA performance specifications.
Combined Radar and Lidar Conforming Product List
Speed Measuring Devices Minimum Performance Specifications
The Across-The-Road Radar, Down-The-Road Radar, and Lidar minimum performance specifications are published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. These performance specifications are intended to ensure that the devices are accurate and reliable when properly operated and maintained.
Across-The-Road Radar Module
Down-The-Road Radar Module
Lidar Module
Testing
As of October 1, 2015, IACP will no longer oversee the speed measurement device testing program. However, to maintain listing on the CPL manufacturers are still required to submit devices for testing. Manufacturers or agencies seeking testing or certification of their devices should contact an independent testing facility equipped to provide services in accordance with the NHTSA Performance Specifications (above). Click the link below for contact information for testing facilities that have agreed to provide testing under this program.
Enforcement Technology Testing Facilities
Institute of Police Technology and Management
Jacksonville, Florida
[email protected]
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
[email protected]
Contact Us
Contact Michael Fergus at [email protected] or call 703-836-6767, ext. 811 for more information.
IACP Sample Funeral Protocols
This section includes examples of funeral protocols, death notifications, and other similar procedures. Materials marked “reproducible” have the logos and other identifying information from the source agency removed to allow agencies to reproduce these for their own use.
Funeral Protocols:
- Death Notification Worksheet [reproducible]
- Law Enforcement Death Report [reproducible]
- Death Notification Worksheet [LASD]
- Employee Funeral Guidelines [LASD]
- Funeral Planning Guide [LAPD]
- LASD Funeral Checklist: Guidelines For In the Line of Duty Funerals
- Law Enforcement Death Report form [LASD]
- Honor Guard request [LASD]
- Ventura County Sheriff Funeral Protocol
More Sample Suicide Prevention Program Materials:
- Initial Program Development Guidance
- Sample Suicide Prevention Materials
- Sample Training Materials
- Sample Presentations
These resources were compiled by the IACP Police Psychological Services Section with assistance from:
Related Projects
IACP Sample Training Materials
This section includes examples of training presentations, videos, and brochures used by law enforcement agencies. Materials marked “reproducible” have the logos and other identifying information from the source agency removed to allow agencies to reproduce these for their own use. For presentations, advance through slides to view all information. Expect a slight delay for loading videos.
California Highway Patrol Training Program Resources
CHP Suicide Training Program: "Not One More" (PPT)
CHP Peer Trainer Suicide Prevention Program Training Notes – accompaniment to CHP Training Presentation
This is a word version of a suicide letter referenced in CHP Suicide Trained Trainer Program Allied Agency Version
Suicide Interviews CHP - accompaniment to CHP Training Program (QuickTime Movie) 18 min
Suicide Prevention Brochures
Suicide Prevention Training Presentations
Suicide Prevention Training Videos
More Sample Suicide Prevention Program Materials
These resources were compiled by the IACP Police Psychological Services Section with assistance from:
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