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
#505 - Community Policing Part I
Community-oriented policing is based on a philosophy that is somewhat different from traditional policing strategies. It emphasizes, among other things, the importance of establishing collaborative...
#506 - Community Policing Part II
The success or failure of community-oriented policing (COP) depends to a significant degree upon the knowledge, skills and ability of individual community-policing officers. The officer’s...
#443 - Entrapment: Part I
Undercover police operations have been successfully employed for decades and have received increasing popularity. However, such operations can present legal dilemmas for those who fail...
#444 - Entrapment: Part II
Officers engaged in undercover operations must be aware of legal restrictions and complications that should limit and govern their activities. This is the second of...
#528 - Critical Incident Management Part I: Planning
Dealing effectively with critical incidents requires that all personnel have an understanding of the principles involved in planning for and implementing critical response plans. Patrol...
#451 - Surreptitious Monitoring of Suspects' Conversations
If conducted properly, the conversation of suspects can be surreptitiously monitored and recorded by officers and evidence thus developed can be used in subsequent criminal...
Confidential Informants
In some instances, a successful investigation cannot be conducted without the use of confidential informants (CIs). While the use of CIs can be an effective...
#457 - The "Plain Touch" Rule: Part I
The “plain touch” rule is a legal development of great potential significance to law enforcement officers. Where it applies, the “plain touch” rule permits the...
#529 - Investigation of Public Complaints Part I: General Disciplinary Concepts
This is the first of a three-part series on the subject of receiving and investigating public complaints and the administration of discipline. All police officers...
#458 - The "Plain Touch" Rule: Part II
While conducting a frisk for weapons during an investigative detention, an officers detects an object in the suspect’s clothing that by sense of touch alone...
#467 - School Searches
Police officers conducting investigations, enforcement of quasi-enforcement actions or prevention programs in public schools walk a fine line and often ill-defined legal path. An understanding...
#469 - Court Protection Orders in Domestic Abuse Cases
The manner in which the police manage and respond to court protection orders largely determines the degree to which they serve to protect victims from...
