Crime & Violence

Public safety depends on law enforcement effectively addressing the crime & violence that occurs in homes, neighborhoods, and communities everyday. The IACP has a long history of promoting best practices and innovations in investigation of crimes.

Preventing Line of Duty Deaths: A Chief's Duty

This agency self-assessment tool is designed to help law enforcement leaders evaluate their agency’s efforts to address the safety needs of officers. Use this tool…

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Preventing Line of Duty Deaths: A Chief's Duty

Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Children Exposed to Violence Toolkit

This Toolkit provides practical tools and resources to assist law enforcement agencies in building or enhancing effective operational responses to children exposed to violence (with…

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Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Children Exposed to Violence Toolkit

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Arrests and Investigatory Stops

Law enforcement officers must understand their powers, duties, and responsibilities when interacting with members of the public. The range and goals of possible interactions can...

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Domestic Violence*

An effective law enforcement response to domestic violence must include the adoption of a comprehensive policy that is a priority for the agency, is consistently...

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Firearm Recovery

With violence involving firearms dominating the news headlines, it is crucial that all law enforcement agencies have timely and sustainable protocols for the recovery and forensic...

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Transportation of Prisoners

All prisoners should be treated in a humane manner and with due regard for their physical safety and protection consistent with sound principles of prisoner...

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Support of Actively Eliminating Criminal Victimization of the Elderly

CPC.009.a07

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs recognizes that the proportion of the population becoming senior citizens is increasing at a significant rate in many...

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Modernizing Nationwide Crime Reporting and Updating Data To Be Collected To More Accurately Reflect Current Crime and Other Data Such As Use of Force By and Against Police

Adopted at the 122nd Annual Conference
Chicago, Illinois
October 2015

Modernizing Nationwide Crime Reporting and Updating Data To Be Collected To More Accurately Reflect Current...

Resolution

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Domestic Violence Gun Ban

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police supports the rationale behind Section 658 of the Omnibus Spending Bill of 1996, also know as the...

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