WHEREAS, for the last decade the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) through its Private Sector Liaison Committee (PSLC) has worked closely with the security industry to produce guidelines and protocols that have addressed a wide range of topics ranging from product tampering to workplace violence to high tech crime and false alarms; and

WHEREAS, currently the PSLC is partnered with the Security Industry Association (SIA) to address the need for guidelines on the use of closed circuit television (CCTV) by units of government in public locations; and

WHEREAS, there are areas of the world such as the United Kingdom that successfully utilize CCTV in a wide range of applications for the benefit of public safety, while providing for citizen involvement so as to avoid concerns of unilateral use of this technology without community involvement; and

WHEREAS, the improvements made in CCTV have greatly enhanced the expanded use of this security equipment with good results; and

WHEREAS, guidelines produced by the Private Sector Liaison Committee have a proven track record of providing for input from a wide range of interest groups; 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, encourages the PSLC and SIA to prepare draft guidelines governing the public use of CCTV so as to share with and receive input from stakeholders in both sectors, including Congress, as well as various state legislatures considering CCTV legislation; and be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP, through the PSLC, seek to publicize the benefits of CCTV through appropriate events.

WHEREAS, the IACP Private Sector Liaison Committee (PSLC) has worked successfully during the last several years in forming a public/private-sector coalition to address the serious issue of false alarms which deplete needed public safety resources, and WHEREAS, the false alarm problem will still take a number of years of coordinated effort by both sectors to bring it under control, and WHEREAS, emerging on the alarm market through use of global positioning technology are Mobile Security Devices (MSD) which can be vehicular-mounted or even hand-carried, and WHEREAS, MSDs are in effect mobile personal distress alarms designed to summon emergency medical aid, roadside service, and police protection, and WHEREAS, MSDs also can provide other valuable support to motorists in the form of travel directions or reservations at lodging facilities, and WHEREAS, plans have been developed by the electronic manufacturers of these devices which will witness their introduction to the market place in millions of units without benefit of public safety coordination or consultation; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the membership of International Association of Chiefs of Police, duly assembled at its 105th annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, urges the PSLC and the Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police (SACOP) to expand their false alarm reduction efforts to include the entire MSD application spectrum in the spirit of good faith partnership which has punctuated alarm industry activities to this juncture, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that since this new issue will directly impact state police agencies, the PSLC and SACOP are encouraged to involve the IACP Division of State and Provincial Police as partners as has been the case with the National Sheriffs' Association, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that because of the magnitude and complexity of the impending introduction of this new technology and the service expectations subscribers will assume are available to them in what ever jurisdiction they travel, it will be important for the PSLC to make regular quarterly reports to the governing body on progress or lack thereof, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that IACP encourages the alarm industry to "stay the course" followed through the Model Cities and Model States Projects so as to not dilute the successes current efforts are producing.

WHEREAS, the theft of an individual’s identity (name, address, social security number, etc.) is a growing problem in the United States, costing citizens and commercial businesses millions of dollars through credit card fraud and other criminal activity each year; and

WHEREAS, with the growing use of modern electronics in today’s society, more personal, unsecured information is available, making an individual’s identify more susceptible to theft; and

WHEREAS, reports of identity theft to local law enforcement agencies are often handled with the response “please contact your credit card company,” and often no official report is created or maintained, causing great difficulty in accounting for and tracing these crimes, and leaving the public with the impression their local police department does not care; and

WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies can play a more active role in this area by taking more positive steps to record and seek preliminary information concerning reports of identity theft; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Trade Commission, the federal agency responsible for monitoring this area, has requested that all agencies receiving information of identity theft refer the victim to their hotline at 1-877-IDTHEFT; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Trade Commission makes all complaints available to law enforcement nationwide via the Internet through its Consumer Sentinel Network; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police calls upon all law enforcement agencies in the United States to take more positive actions in recording all incidents of identity theft and referring the victims to the Federal Trade Commission’s hotline at 1-877-IDTHEFT or mail to the Identity Theft Clearinghouse, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580.

WHEREAS, the lawful interception of telecommunications is one of the most valuable investigative tools available to law enforcement in identifying and crippling illegal drug activities and drug trafficking organizations and has led to 654 criminal convictions in 1999, according to the 1999 Wiretap Report published by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and over 20,000 convictions from 1989 - 1999; and seventy-two percent of all applications for intercepts authorized in 1999 cited drug offenses as the most serious offense under investigation; and

WHEREAS, telecommunications systems and networks are used in the commission of criminal activities; and lawfully authorized electronic surveillance preserves public safety; and

WHEREAS, advances in telecommunication technology have adversely impacted court authorized interception of communications leaving law enforcement incapable of intercepting certain manufacturers/carriers technology and full implementation of the Communication Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) legislation has been delayed; and

WHEREAS, to accomplish intercepts within new and sophisticated telecommunications systems, law enforcement is spending limited resources on expensive interface circuits and paying exorbitant fees for provisioning and maintenance of intercepts by carriers; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police duly assembled at its 107th Annual Conference in San Diego, California, strongly urges that telecommunications carriers provide law enforcement service for cost and not retail value; and, additionally, provisioning charges should not be predicated on the number of instruments being used; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP supports continued Congressional appropriations into the Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund (TCCF) at commensurate levels in order to assist in preserving law enforcement’s ability to conduct electronic surveillance.

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) represents over 18,000 law enforcement professionals in the United States and throughout the world; and

WHEREAS, in September 1996, the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee (PSWAC) documented a need for additional spectrum to meet the communications needs of the public safety community; and

WHEREAS, in response to this demonstrated need and requirements, with support from the IACP, Major Cities Chiefs, and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO), Congress directed, in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocate four TV Channels (24 MHz) of spectrum for exclusive public safety use; and

WHEREAS, in December 1997, the FCC allocated 764-776 and 794-806 MHz for such use; and

WHEREAS, the FCC requires that all narrowband mobile and portable 746 MHz band public safety radios be capable of operating on all of the narrowband interoperability channels; and

WHEREAS, actual access to this 24 MHz of spectrum within the 764-806 MHz band to deploy public safety communications systems requires determination of an interoperability standard by the Public Safety National Coordinating Committee (NCC); and

WHEREAS, there is a realization within the public safety community that technical standards for interoperability must be accompanied by operational standards to implement successful multi-agency response strategies; and

WHEREAS, operational requirements mandate nationally standardized nomenclature and structure; and

WHEREAS, the Incident Command System (ICS) is a sound concept that has a proven track record of success over more than 30 years of development throughout North America; and

WHEREAS, ICS allows users to effectively manage and combat incidents by providing a simple and consistent organizational plan that is fully scalable and applicable to any size or type of emergency or non-emergency incident requiring the support of public safety entities; and

WHEREAS, ICS can provide significant benefit when used by public safety agencies to manage priority access to the interoperability spectrum, or as a component of a new or existing Incident Radio Communications Plan; and

WHEREAS, the NCC Interoperability Subcommittee has recommended that the FCC mandate the use of standard ICS nomenclature and structure (as adopted by FEMA and others) in the use of the ICS System; and

WHEREAS, the NCC Interoperability Subcommittee has recommended that the FCC require that plain language be used at all times for ICS communications; and

WHEREAS, the NCC Interoperability Subcommittee has recommended that the FCC mandate the use of priority access protocols for all ICS communications plans; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police, at the annual business meeting on November 15, 2000, in San Diego, California, recommends that the Federal Communications Commission immediately adopt the Incident Command System as the mandatory operational standard for use in multi-agency responses on interoperability channels within spectrum assigned to the Public Safety Radio Services in the United States.

WHEREAS, during the past twenty years, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has witnessed some of the greatest technological advances of the 20th century; and

WHEREAS, these technologies include Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems, DNA, the Internet and Intranets with web-based applications, middle-ware technology that allows the linking of existing systems into virtual systems, the electronic sharing of digitized images, to name a few; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes that these systems are costly and require technical resources to pursue, acquire and support the utilization of current and new technologies; and

WHEREAS, the IACP also recognizes that utilization of these technologies and new technologies that will be developed in the 21st century will be a major key in the successful prevention and resolution of crime; recovery of stolen property and missing persons; and the identification, apprehensions and prosecution of criminals; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP will encourage and assist local agencies in the acquisition of funding and resources to promote the development of integrated criminal justice systems; implementation of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems that allow sharing of fingerprint minutia, instantaneous identification of criminals, and electronic compilation of criminal history data; development and implementation of standardized data element definitions that allow for the electronic exchange of criminal justice information; advancement of Internet and Intranet technologies and web-based applications that reduce the cost of accessing and transporting information over networks; development and implementation of middle-ware that will unite independent systems into virtual systems that will enable instantaneous sharing of information and elimination of duplicate entry of data; utilization of digitized images and the effective sharing of such images, acquisition of mobile digital technologies that enable law enforcement officers to have instantaneous, electronic access to information, and identification and utilization of other new and innovative technologies that will assist in the prevention and resolution of crime, recovery of stolen property and missing persons, and the identification, apprehension and prosecution of criminals.

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Polices (IACP) supports all programs that enhance the safety of the public and the law enforcement officers charged with protecting the public; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes that having access to information or knowledge about wanted persons has a direct correlation to the safety of the general public as well as to law enforcement officers charged with protecting the public; and

WHEREAS, the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is the repository for the interstate exchange of wanted person information; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the direction of the Advisory Policy Board, recently relaxed the entry criteria for NCIC wanted person entries to allow for the entry of wanted persons even when extradition is not possible; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP actively encourages all law enforcement agencies to maximize the utilization of the NCIC by entering all violent wanted persons into the NCIC; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP also encourages all law enforcement agencies to maximize the utilization of the NCIC by entering all felony wanted persons into the NCIC.

WHEREAS, in order to protect the public most effectively, law enforcement professionals have an obligation to use the utmost technologically-advanced methods of investigating criminal activity, and proving criminal activity in a court of law; and WHEREAS, the collection and examination of DNA evidence is the next step in the technological advancement of the art and science of crime investigation; and

WHEREAS, DNA evidence is a proven tool in fighting crime, having been accepted and found reliable by the relevant scientific community; and

WHEREAS, DNA evidence shows particular promise in greatly assisting the investigation of property crimes, while only a small proportion of such crimes are solved due to the limitations of current methods; and

WHEREAS, Great Britain has solved numerous crimes through the data-banking of the DNA samples of arrestees; and

WHEREAS, the United State's systems of DNA collection and examination are underfunded and underutilized; and

WHEREAS, lack of funding has left hundreds of thousands of samples for the nation’s convicted-offender databank unanalyzed; and

WHEREAS, there is also a severe lack of resources to analyze the backlog and ever-increasing caseload of crime scene samples; and

WHEREAS, on balance, when considering the collection of DNA samples, the safety interests of the public outweigh the privacy interests of the arrestee, especially given the non-intrusiveness of the “buccal swab” collection method; and

WHEREAS, the proper use of DNA evidence can not only convict the guilty but exonerate the innocent; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) strongly encourages all law enforcement professionals to support legislation that authorizes the taking of DNA samples from individuals at the time of arrest; be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP supports the inclusion in the federal budget of additional funding to support greater use of DNA technology, including funding to analyze both convicted offender and crime scene DNA samples.

WHEREAS, the introduction of digitally-based telecommunications technologies and the widespread use of computers and computer networks with encryption capabilities are facilitating the development and production of affordable and robust encryption products for private sector use; and

WHEREAS, on one hand encryption is extremely beneficial when used legitimately to protect commercially sensitive information and communications. On the other hand, the potential use of such encryption products by a vast array of criminals and terrorists to conceal their criminal communications and information from law enforcement poses an extremely serious threat to public safety; and

WHEREAS, the law enforcement community is extremely concerned about the serious threat posed by the use of robust encryption products that do not allow for law enforcement access and its timely decryption, pursuant to lawful authorization (court-authorized wiretaps or court-authorized search and seizure); and

WHEREAS, law enforcement fully supports a balanced encryption policy that satisfies both the commercial needs of industry for robust encryption while at the same time satisfying law enforcement’s public safety needs; and WHEREAS, law enforcement has found that recoverable encryption is clearly the best way, and perhaps the only way, to achieve the goals of both industry and law enforcement; and

WHEREAS, government representatives have been working with industry to encourage the voluntary development, sale, and use of key-escrow encryption in its pursuit of a balanced encryption policy; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police duly assembled at its 106th Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina supports and encourages the development and adoption of a balanced encryption policy which promotes the development and use of commercially available encryption products that provide for the recovery of the plain text of encrypted criminally-related communications and/or electronically stored information, with appropriate legal authorization, which we believe represents a policy that appropriately addresses both the commercial needs of industry while at the same time satisfying law enforcement’s public safety needs, and that we oppose any efforts, legislative or otherwise, that would undercut the adoption of such a balanced encryption policy; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that given the international scope of the problems presented by sophisticated, non-recoverable encryption products, the IACP strongly encourages all nations to adopt balanced encryption policies that meet the concerns of both law enforcement and the commercial needs of industry.

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes the increasing impact of economic crime on the citizens of the United States; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes the critical challenge to law enforcement presented by emerging high technology; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes the need for establishing productive partnerships among the various local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and prosecutors addressing economic crime; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes the necessity for coordination of training, research, and other support services for investigative and prosecution agencies at all levels of government to address economic and high tech crimes; and

WHEREAS, the IACP acknowledges the current efforts of the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Secret Service, and the National White Collar Crimes Center in addressing the challenges posed by increasing economic and high-tech crime; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP applauds and supports the establishment of the Internet Fraud Complaint Center, a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center, providing a referral and case development mechanism to local, state, and federal enforcement agencies addressing crimes on the Internet; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP applauds and supports the efforts of the National Cybercrime Training Partnership, a partnership among local, state, and federal investigators and prosecutors, providing essential training development and delivery and other vital support services to state and local law enforcement agencies in the area of computer-related crimes; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP encourages the Congress of the United States and the Attorney General of the United States to ensure adequate expansion of these programs to provide critical support to law enforcement so that they may protect and defend our citizens against increasing economic and high tech criminal activity; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that given the international nature of these crimes, that all nations should engage in similar efforts designed to protect their citizens while they engage in electronic commerce.

WHEREAS, in September 1996, the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee (PSWAC) documented an additional spectrum requirement of 3 MHz immediately and 25 MHz by the year 2000 to meet the communication needs of the public safety community; and

WHEREAS, in response to this demonstrated need and requirements, with support from the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Major Cities Chiefs, and the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, the Congress directed in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allocate 4 TV Channels (24 MHz) of spectrum for exclusive public safety use; and

WHEREAS, in December 1997 the FCC allocated 764-776 and 794-806 MHz for such use; and

WHEREAS, actual access to this 24 MHz of spectrum within the 764-806 MHz band to deploy public safety communications systems requires determination of an interoperability standard by the Public Safety National Coordinating Committee (NCC); and

WHEREAS, the NCC desires to support access to and licensing of this additional public safety spectrum as quickly as practical, consistent with user needs, FCC reallocation initiatives, and Congressional requirements to begin licensing; and

WHEREAS, the FCC requires that all narrowband mobile and portable 746 MHz band public safety radios be capable of operating on all of the narrowband interoperability channels; and

WHEREAS, the FCC has determined that any standard recommended to the Commission by the NCC must be developed under an open process, governed by ANSI or standards approved by ANSI or a similar standards body; and

WHEREAS, the FCC requires that the 746 MHz band public safety equipment be designed to use digital modulation as its primary modulation mode when operating on the interoperability channels; and

WHEREAS, the Project 25 standards that already exist were developed by the public safety community, including a broad range of local, state, and federal users; and

WHEREAS, the Project 25 standards that already exist have resulted in an ANSI-approved common air interface (CAI) and vocoder digital interoperability standard; and

WHEREAS, the Project 25 standards suite incorporates provisions for both conventional and trunked operation in accordance with the standards; and

WHEREAS, the Project 25 standards incorporate provisions for direct unit-to-unit ("talkaround") mobile-base and repeater-assisted communications in accordance with the standards; and

WHEREAS, Equipment meeting the Project 25 standards have been deployed in the US public safety market within the VHF, UHF and 800 MHz band spectrum allocated to the public safety entities; and

WHEREAS, The two recent proposals from Ericsson and Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) for Project 25 Phase II Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) both recommended the Project 25 Phase I CAI and vocoder for their interoperability mode; and

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, at the annual business meeting on October 20, 1993, joined other public safety organizations in supporting the Project 25 initiative and its standard-setting process for digital radio communication systems for public safety; therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police, at the annual business meeting on November 3, 1999, recommends that the Federal Communications Commission immediately adopt a reference to Project 25 as the interim interoperability standard into its rules governing public safety use of the 764-776 and 794-806 MHz bands.

WHEREAS, local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies must leverage information technology to operate efficiently and effectively; and

WHEREAS, the adoption of information technology standards eases the acquisition process and reduces costs associated with information technology for agencies of all sizes; and

WHEREAS, information technology standards help to achieve efficient information sharing and interoperability of information systems; and

WHEREAS, interoperability and information sharing enhances officer and public safety, criminal investigations, and homeland security; and

WHEREAS, the Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council (LEITSC), led by members of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), has developed functional standards for computer-aided dispatch and records management systems; and

WHEREAS, these information technology standards have been vetted by executive and technical practitioners from each association; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP strongly urges law enforcement and public safety agencies of all sizes to adopt information technology standards developed with law enforcement involvement or LEITSC participation; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that federal funding agencies should prioritize funding for the purpose of promoting, developing, maintaining, and expanding information technology standards within the criminal justice domain and beyond to all public safety domains (fire, EMS, and transportation).