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
Use of Force Messaging Sheet
The following messaging worksheet breaks down the topic of use of force, and provides key talking points and facts to assist you in your daily communications about the subject. This worksheet is exclusively available to IACP members.
Messaging Worksheet: Use of Military Equipment
The following messaging worksheet breaks down the topic of use of military equipment, and provides key talking points and facts to assist you in your daily communications about the subject. This worksheet is exclusively available to IACP members.
Interactions with Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Individuals
Effective Response to Reports of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Stalking
Responding to Sexual Violence in LGBTQ+ Communities: Law Enforcement Strategies and Considerations
This is a stand-alone document designed to explore the primary issues surrounding law enforcement interactions with transgender and gender-nonconforming (T/GNC) individuals. The goal of the document is to provide law enforcement executives with guidance on the topic and items for consideration when developing policies and training related to T/GNC individuals. This document reinforces the overall tenet of policing that all members of the public shall be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of the individual’s gender identity, expression, or other individual demographics.
Small-Scale Special Event Preparedness
This is a stand-alone document intended to explore the primary issues surrounding the planning for small-scale special events and other public gatherings. Examples of these events are fairs, concerts, and other organized or known gatherings of people. Events related to the demonstration or exercise of rights to free speech are not addressed, as these may include different considerations and procedures. This document examines the predominant areas surrounding the planning and safety for these events, with the intention of providing law enforcement executives with essential information to make informed decisions when developing policies or action plans for their agencies.
Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement Webinar
On September 27, 2017, the IACP and Yale Child Study Center, in partnership with the OJJDP, presented the webinar “Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement.” Panelists provided an overview of the issue of children exposed to violence, discussed the role of police officers in the life of a child exposed to violence, and provided an overview of the toolkit and how law enforcement can utilize these tools in their role as police officers in the community. To view this recorded webinar, click here.
Emergency Trauma Care
Frequently Asked Questions about Connecting Victims with Compensation
Crime victim compensation programs have different regulations in every state. Our Frequently Asked Questions guide can help you answer general questions about victim compensation.
Law Enforcement's Role in Victim Compensation: Sample Reporting Tip Card
The police report is an essential component of a compensation claim. The details provided in the report help validate the claim and provide documentation of what was lost due to victimization. Our sample tip card has guidance on what to include in a report to support a victim’s compensation claim and is meant as an example of what an agency should create for itself.
Messaging Worksheet: Critical Issues: Marijuana Legalization and Traffic Safety
The following messaging worksheet breaks down the topic of marijuana legalization and traffic safety and provides key talking points and facts to assist you in your daily communications about the subject. This worksheet is exclusively available to IACP members.
Messaging Worksheet: Firearm Security, Training and Investigations
The following messaging worksheet breaks down the topic of gun safety, firearms training, and the investigation, and provides key talking points and facts to assist you in your daily communications about the subject. This worksheet is exclusively available to IACP members.
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Children Exposed to Violence Toolkit
Description
The IACP and Yale, with support from OJJDP, have launched the Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement which provides practical tools and resources to assist law enforcement agencies in building or enhancing effective operational responses to children exposed to violence (with or without a mental health partner). This resource contains tools organized in four types:
Informational:
- Chief’s Briefing on Children Exposed to Violence
- The Officer’s Role in Responding to Traumatized Children
Operational Protocols:
- On-Scene Acute Protocol for Children Exposed to Violence
- Protocol for Responding to the Needs of Children at Scenes of Domestic Violence
- Principles and Practices of Death Notification to Children
Assessment:
- Organizational Self-Assessment Tool and Action Planning Tool
Operational Tools:
- Reactions that Police May Observe From Children and Youth
- What Traumatic Stress Reactions May Look Like On Scene?
- Effective Police Responses to Traumatic Stress in Children of Different Ages
- Commonly Asked Questions from Children and Example Police Responses
- Common Issues with Caregivers and Police Responses
- What To Do When Your Child Is Exposed to Violence – Brochure
- Teaching the Tactical Breathing Technique to Children and Parents
Law enforcement and mental health providers working with law enforcement may request hardcopy toolkits by contacting: [email protected]
Children Exposed to Violence Classroom Training
The IACP and Yale, in partnership with OJJDP, developed a classroom course to prepare frontline law enforcement officers to identify and respond effectively to children exposed to violence using both developmentally-appropriate and trauma-informed approaches. Participants learn principles and strategies for on-scene/acute responses; death notification to children; and responding to the needs of children at scenes of domestic violence. Topics include:
- Differentiating between violence and trauma
- Impact of trauma on children
- Enhancing professional effectiveness
- Developmentally-appropriate responses
- Trauma-informed protocols
- Collaborating effectively with multi-disciplinary partners.
This two-day in-person training may be available as fee for service.
In 2019 the IACP and Yale, in partnership with OJJDP plans to launch a free online training based on the popular classroom series for law enforcement.
For additional information, contact [email protected]
