Ethics
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Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
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See AllEyewitness Identification
Law enforcement agencies should develop evidence-based guidelines for effectively conducting eyewitness identifications in order to maximize the reliability of identifications, minimize erroneous identifications, and gather evidence...
Harassment and Discrimination
In a time where the costs of liability insurance continue to rise driving many towns to self-insure or join insurance pools, law enforcement executives have...
Standards of Conduct
Law enforcement officers must accept and abide by a high ethical and moral standard that is consistent with the rule of law they are sworn...
Bias-Free Policing
Persons having contact with members of a law enforcement agency should be treated in a fair, impartial, equitable, and objective manner, in accordance with law, and without...
Resources
Police Communication Strategies for Navigating Difficult Dialogues Webinar
The IACP Public Information Officers Section hosted a webinar on Police Communication Strategies for Navigating Difficult Dialogue. Panelists discussed challenging conversations and social media messaging during...
Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Protocol Development Checklists
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) offers a toolkit of Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) protocol development checklists that provide a list of items...