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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.

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Use of Force

The use of force documents from the IACP Law Enforcement Policy Center are no longer available. The policy has been replaced by the National Consensus...
Policy Center Resource

Small Unmanned Aircraft System

Technological advances have allowed public safety agencies to consider the acquisition of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) to support their operations. The rapid integration of...

Policy/Protocol

Bias-Free Policing*

Persons having contact with members of a law enforcement agency should be treated in a fair, impartial, equitable, and objective manner, in accordance with law, and without...

Policy Center Resource

Transportation of Prisoners

All prisoners should be treated in a humane manner and with due regard for their physical safety and protection consistent with sound principles of prisoner...

Policy Center Resource

Body Armor

Law enforcement agencies should maximize officer safety through the use of body armor in combination with prescribed safety procedures. However, while body armor provides a significant...

Policy Center Resource

Temporary Light Duty

Temporary light-duty assignments, when available, should be for officers and other eligible personnel in an agency who, because of injury, illness or disability, are temporarily...

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Body-Worn Cameras

Body-worn cameras provide officers with a reliable and compact tool to systematically and automatically record their field observations and encounters. They can be used for...

Policy Center Resource

Suspicious Mail

The threat of attacks on individuals involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), especially chemical or biological agents, continues to be of significant concern. Law enforcement...

Policy Center Resource

Bomb Threats and Response

The use of explosives against targets poses a significant threat to the security of the public and is a major consideration for law enforcement agencies...

Policy Center Resource

Duty to Disclose Exculpatory Evidence

The Brady v. Maryland decision and subsequent rulings have made it a duty of all law enforcement agencies to (1) identify and provide to the...

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Law Enforcement Interactions with Canines

Officers should take measures to prepare for encounters with canines, mitigate potentially confrontational situations, and minimize the need for and use of deadly force, whenever...
Policy Center Resource

Canines

Patrol canines can be utilized as a valuable supplement to police resources, due to their superior senses of smell and hearing and their physical capabilities...

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