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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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Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
This is a stand-alone document, unaccompanied by a model policy, designed to explore the primary issues surrounding special weapons and tactics (SWAT) teams. Following extensive…
Inspections
Inspections of law enforcement agencies should be conducted on a regular basis to help ensure that the department is operating at peak efficiency and in…
Social Media
Social media has many potential uses for law enforcement agencies. The characteristics of collaboration and interactive communication that are at the core of social media…
Interactions with Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Law enforcement personnel should be trained to recognize persons with I/DD; treat people with I/DD with dignity and respect; utilize de-escalation protocols when appropriate; and…
Investigating Sexual Assaults
Law enforcement employees should take a professional, victim-centered approach to sexual assaults and to proactively investigate these crimes and prosecute the perpetrator in a manner…
Registering and Tracking Sex Offenders
Law enforcement agencies should use all reasonable means to assist in the investigation of noncompliant sex offenders, to educate the public about personal safety precautions…
Secondary Employment
Police agencies should provide guidelines to employees to inform them of the types of secondary employment that are appropriate and to establish procedures to maintain…
School-Police Partnerships
Policing on school property requires an understanding of the limitations placed on law enforcement officers and the responsibility of school authorities for supervision of children…
Retaliatory Conduct by Employees
Law enforcement agencies should prohibit retaliatory conduct against or interference with an employee who reports, assists, or seeks to report breaches of department policy, procedures…
Response to Civil Litigation
Litigation against law enforcement officers can be extremely expensive and harmful to the reputation of the department and its employees. Therefore, law enforcement agencies should…
Communicable Disease Prevention
It is the responsibility of law enforcement agencies to ensure that their employees are able to perform their duties in a safe and effective manner…
Law Enforcement-Researcher Collaborative Partnerships
The ability of a law enforcement agency to respond to emerging issues and long-range goals is dependent upon the ability to implement new policies, programs…
