WHEREAS, integrity is acknowledged by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to be one of the most significant needs throughout the world and for virtually all professions, and because the International Association of Chiefs of Police seeks to demonstrate worldwide leadership in the advancement of professional honor, integrity, and ethics, and

WHEREAS, an oath is universally recognized to be a solemn pledge someone makes when they sincerely intend to commit to what the advocate and affirm and,

WHEREAS, sincere commitment to an oath can provide vital guidance during a life’s most crucial decisions, a moral anchoring that can endure the test of time and a solid, emotional foundation for officer’s facing their most difficult moments; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police, duly assembled at its 105th annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, does adopt the Law Enforcement Oath of Honor, as written within the document, as the official oath of honor for the International Association of Chiefs of Police; be it further

RESOLVED, that the Law Enforcement Oath of Honor shall contain the following words, On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the constitution and community I serve; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that in nations, countries, or governments that do not pledge their loyalty to a constitution but to a monarchy or person or ideal, that the word constitution be substituted by that phrase, and be it,

FURTHER RESOLVED, that at the International Association of Chiefs of Police will openly demonstrate our association’s commitment to the Law Enforcement Oath of Honor by reciting it, when the opportunity presents itself, at official gatherings as a testament to our association's commitment to ethics.

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is meeting at its 106th Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina between October 30 and November 3, 1999; and

WHEREAS, the IACP Private Sector Liaison Committee (PSLC) has collaborated with the Department of Defense (DOD) and Security Resource Center (SRC) to produce Guidelines for the Prevention and Response to School Violence; and

WHEREAS, the DOD is responsible for the education dependents of service personnel in schools located around the world, a situation that makes this joint effort appropriate; and

WHEREAS, these guidelines have been prepared in a similar method to an earlier joint effort between the PSLC and the SRC entitled Combating Workplace Violence, Guidelines for Employers and Law Enforcement; and

WHEREAS, the publication of the "Guidelines for Preventing and Responding to School Violence" is again being made possible via grant from the Department of Justice through its Bureau of Justice Assistance; and

WHEREAS, as representatives of the National Sheriffs’ Association, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Secret Service, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and staff of the IACP have all played a role in the review of the input from 15 focus groups held across America involving hundreds of school administrators, teachers, students, school board members, parents, experts on the subject of school violence, counselors, medical personnel and local public safety officials; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP recommends the use of these guidelines by local communities as a tool for constructing appropriate preventative and response measures within individual jurisdictions, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP goes on record commending all those who gave of their time and expertise in support of the construction and distribution of these guidelines.

WHEREAS, in a recent survey by the National Center for Educational Statistics, 28 percent of students between the ages of 12 and 18 reported being bullied at school during the preceding year; and

WHEREAS, the negative consequences of bullying are significant, in extreme cases leading to suicide by young victims; and

WHEREAS, several studies have questioned the fairness and effectiveness of inflexible zero tolerance policies; and

WHEREAS, in a 2011 IACP juvenile justice survey of law enforcement agencies around the United States, bullying was identified by 60 percent of the agencies as one of their top concerns; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the IACP recognizes that bullying in school and among school age children is a serious problem throughout the country and often has serious and lasting consequences. Therefore, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, the IACP supports creative, evidence-based anti-bullying initiatives that will help eliminate bullying, educate students on the consequences of bullying and teach victims as well as perpetrators through positive anti-bullying intervention programs; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, the IACP opposes a single-sanction approach to bullying, whether through expulsion or arrest, which has not proven effective in combating this complex problem; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, the IACP commits to working collaboratively with educators and non-profit organizations in developing positive, holistic anti-bullying initiatives.

Submitted by: Juvenile Justice Committee
JUV.003.a12

To Enhance Local Law Enforcements Abilities in all Aspects of Computer Forensics

Submitted by: Police Investigative Operations Committee

PIO.018.a09

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police represents Law Enforcement Executives from around the world; and

WHEREAS, the prevalence of electronic evidence is now a routine issue in all crimes and at most crime scenes; and

WHEREAS, the effects of Globalization more often requires that local law enforcement assume a greater role in prevention and detection of criminal acts where evidence may be found beyond current geographic jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, the National Academy of Science Report entitled Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States called for various improvements in the development of forensic science which would include digital evidence; and

WHEREAS, the United States Secret Service operates a National Computer Forensics Institute in Hoover, Alabama which has provided critical training to hundreds of local law enforcement agencies across the nation; and

WHEREAS, from May 2008 to August 2009, the United States Secret Service has provided critical training to 564 state and local law enforcement officials representing over 300 agencies from 49 states and 2 U.S. territories in the arena of computer forensics at the National Computer Forensics Institute

WHEREAS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation operates fourteen Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories that are designed to support law enforcement agencies and investigation by serving as a computer forensics laboratory and training centers devoted to the examination of digital evidence; and,

WHEREAS, during FY 2008, the Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories conducted 4,524 forensic examinations of digital evidence and trained 4,991 law enforcement personnel in various digital forensic techniques; now therefore be it; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP duly assembled at its 116th Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado requests that Congress and the White House now increase support of the United States Secret Service National Computer Forensics Institute and the FBIs Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories to provide the training and resources necessary to address the concerns raised in the National Academy of Science Report; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP recommend to Congress that funding is made available to expand the National Computer Forensics Institute and establish additional Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories.

National Data Exchange (N-DEx) Submitted by: CJIS Committee CJIS.015.a09 WHEREAS, the United States (U.S.) law enforcement community as a whole has articulated the need for a methodology and system to collect and share incident, arrest, booking, and other justice information necessary to help correlate suspects with crimes, increase the potential for improving case clearance rates, and other purposes of the justice system; and WHEREAS, the culmination of this need has been the development of the National Data Exchange (N-DEx) program by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Division; and WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) recognizes that the FBI CJIS Division has developed the N-DEx Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPD), in collaboration with state and local agencies, to serve as a standard means for contributing data to the N-DEx Program; and WHEREAS, the IACP Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) Committee, the FBI CJIS Division Acquisition Policy Board (APB) Information Sharing Subcommittee, and the Global Justice Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council(CICC) have all approved and promoted the use of the N-DEx IEPD as the national standard for the sharing incident, arrest, booking, and other justice information. Then be it hereby RESOLVED That the IACP, duly assembled at its 116th annual Conference in Denver, Colorado, recommends that all U.S. state, county, municipal, and tribal law enforcement agencies adopt and use the N-DEx IEPD as the standard for in-state and national incident, arrest, booking, and other justice data sharing. And be it FURTHER RESOLVED The IACP recommends that the FBI CJIS Division implement a formal process for use by all U.S. law enforcement agencies for proposing changes to the N-DEx IEPD, based on individual state needs. And be it FURTHER RESOLVED The IACP recommends that all U.S. state, county, municipal, and tribal law enforcement agencies implement internal measures to ensure that the quality of data collected and stored in their internal records management systems, and ultimately shared through the N-DEx IEPD, represents the most complete and accurate information possible.

WHEREAS, federal, state and local law enforcement and other public safety agencies in the United States are responsible for protecting the lives and property of our citizens; and

WHEREAS, most of these agencies serve as the first responders to a steadily increasing number of calls from the public for emergency help, with countless lives depending on the speed, efficiency and intelligence with which they respond to those calls; and

WHEREAS, there is currently insufficient radio spectrum in many areas of the United States to allow the timely and efficient dispatch of calls for service from the public, as well as to meet this safety needs of officers in the field; and

WHEREAS, the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and the members of that committee recognizing the unmet spectrum needs of public safety, facilitated a review of these needs through the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), at the direction or its Chairman, the Honorable Reed Hundt, and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), at the direction of its administrator, the Honorable C. Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary, Department of Commerce, responded immediately to provide the necessary forum to deliberate the public safety spectrum issues; and

WHEREAS, the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee (PSWAC) was formed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to advise them on the operational, technical and spectrum requirements of federal, state and local public safety entities through the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the PSWAC final report concludes that 95 MHz of new mobile spectrum was needed by the year 2010 for voice, data and advanced video services of which 25 MHz would be needed immediately; and

WHEREAS, the PSWAC final report concludes that the present inability of public safety agencies to communicate with each other is one of the most critical deficiencies in today’s public safety communications; and

WHEREAS, the PSWAC final report concludes 2.5 MHz of additional spectrum in the VHF and UHF bands between 138 MHz and 512 MHz was needed to support nationwide interoperability among federal, state and local public safety agencies; and

WHEREAS, the PSWAC final report concludes that a minimum baseline standard is required for unit-to-unit public safety radio equipment operating in the same band. These standards and connections should be developed by a fair and open process that encourages industry to cooperate in order to provide the tools and technology needed by the public safety community. The PSWAC decided to keep its findings technology neutral and the failure to recommend any specific technology or standard should not be construed as either lack of support for, or rejection of, any of the available technologies or standards; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 103rd annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona, calls on all federal, state and local public safety agencies to support the recommendations of the PSWAC final report; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the following: The Honorable Harold Rogers U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 FCC Commissioners at their offices at 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20554 Chairman Reed Hundt Commissioner James Quello Commissioner Rachelle Chong Commissioner Susan Ness The Honorable C. Larry Irving, Jr., Assistant Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration 15th and Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20230

WHEREAS, medical experts have determined that the sooner a heart attack victim can be defibrillated, the greater the chance the victim will survive; and,

WHEREAS, police officers are often the first emergency personnel to arrive on the scene of a heart attack victim; and,

WHEREAS, the medical industry has developed automatic external defibrillators that can allow non-medical personnel to safely and effectively defibrillate heart attack victims; and,

WHEREAS, the use of automatic external defibrillators by police officers could result in the saving of countless lives; and,

WHEREAS, the American Heart Association has endorsed the concept of equipping police officers and other public safety first response personnel with automatic external defibrillators; and,

WHEREAS, both the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the International Association of Fire Chiefs are organizations dedicated to ensuring that both police and fire fighting agencies have the equipment necessary to protect and assist the public; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the leaders of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the International Association of Fire Chiefs work together to promote the use of automatic external defibrillators by police and fire fighters.

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police has long been committed to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes the value of collecting data on criminal activity and the sharing of this information on a local, regional and national basis; and

WHEREAS, the IACP has recognized that an incident based reporting system should be more closely attuned to the local records management system; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes that the transition from a summary based to an incident based system of reporting crimes presents challenges to state and local law enforcement agencies that are costly and time consuming; and

WHEREAS, The IACP recognizes that NIBRS implementation must be incremental and voluntary; now; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP should actively seek continued Congressional support to assist agencies in their efforts to redesign and upgrade their records management systems to incorporate NIBRS reporting to include: planning for system upgrades, data conversions, purchase of equipment, and/or development or purchase of records management systems that are IBR compliant; and be it further,

RESOLVED, that the IACP supports the development of details of reconciliation of key elements, codes, and reporting requirement for NIBRS participation to determine which current mandatory data elements and/or reporting requirements could be made optional as a means of bringing additional agencies into the NIBRS program.

WHEREAS, the federal government is exploring the possibility of mandating the designation of a nationwide non-emergency telephone number, and,

W HEREAS, the use of a nationwide non-emergency telephone number may not be practicable, or necessary, in many communities throughout the nation; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 104th annual conference in Orlando, Florida, supports a three-digit, seven digit or toll-free number for optional state and local non-emergency use, but does not support a mandatory telephone number designated for nationwide non-emergency public safety access.

WHEREAS, the Advanced Law Enforcement & Response technology (ALERT) project represents a significant enhancement to public safety communication and coordination; and

WHEREAS, the ALERT project has been supported under the direction and guidance of the Safety and Advanced Transportation Division, Office of Technology Applications, Federal Highway Administration with a clear commitment to the role of ALERT in the law enforcement community; and

WHEREAS, ALERT provides for an affordable open architecture command and control system that integrates all vehicle based public safety systems (i.e., radar, radio, overhead lights, siren, video camera, data capture, GPS, image and text transfer, etc.) into one touch screen; and

WHEREAS, the ALERT project principals are committed to commercializing a product that has been thoroughly examined by public safety practitioners in a structured testbed environment; and

WHEREAS, the IACP has continued to serve as the principal representative of the law enforcement community through the development, showcasing, and commercialization stages of the ALERT project; and

WHEREAS, the ALERT project is actively supported by a wide range of research and enforcement entities of federal, state, and local government; and

WHEREAS, through ALERT’s showcasing and law enforcement pilot projects, numerous applications have been identified for ALERT beyond law enforcement to include fire, emergency medical services, state and local transportation, defense, and national security agencies; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 104th annual conference in Orlando, Florida, strongly supports the Advanced Law Enforcement & Response Technology project with the firm belief that the development of an affordable open architecture command and control system will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our nation’s public safety services; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that notification of this resolution shall be made to the Vice President of the United States, Attorney General of the United States, Secretary of Transportation, Director of the National Institute of Justice, and members of the IACP.

WHEREAS, vehicle theft accounts for a $7.6 billion economic loss in the United States; and,

WHEREAS, U.S. vehicles have become a valuable commodity in organized criminal activity around the world; and,

WHEREAS, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) indicates that high vehicle thefts occur at U.S. ports; and,

WHEREAS, U.S. Customs resources are limited and vehicle theft interdiction is only focused on in-bound (import) searches for narcotics and weapons; and, 

WHEREAS, technology presently exists, known as the Gamma Ray System, to aid in the defecting stolen vehicles in shipment containers, destined for exportation from U.S. ports; now, therefore be it,

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police, duly assembled at its 104th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, supports and urges the utilization of the Gamma Ray System for checking containers for outbound vehicles; and be it further

RESOLVED, that this technology, which is available today, should be used at all major ports to detect and recover stolen vehicles scheduled for exportation from U.S. ports.

WHEREAS, the protection of constitutional freedoms and civil rights and the maintenance of confidentiality is critical for the successful fulfillment of the law enforcement mission and the national security; and

WHEREAS, the ability to gather, analyze, and share information relating to criminal activity among federal, state, and county law enforcement agencies in a timely manner is also essential for the successful prevention and interdiction of criminal/terrorist acts, whether foreign or domestic; and

WHEREAS, a coherent and well-coordinated effort in this sensitive area among federal, state and local agencies deserves significant and immediate attention; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), duly assembled at its 104th annual conference in Orlando, Florida, does hereby adopt the following resolution; be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP pledges its support to the President of the United States and the Attorney General of the United States, as well as to the Congress of the United States for the development of an effective nationwide effort to ensure that necessary information is gathered and shared in a legal and timely fashion for the protection of the citizenry against criminal and terrorist activities by individuals and organizations; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP calls upon all levels of government to ensure that sufficient funding is made available for the screening, training and equipment of those who will be involved in such activities and in the implementation of such protocols; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP offers to assist in whatever ways are practical through its Terrorism Committee to achieve and implement these ends.