Legal

Engaging IACP members and their representatives in legislative and legal matters is only one way the IACP advocates for law enforcement officers and agencies. The IACP thoroughly examines proposed legislation and analyzes the potential impact on the field and provides support and feedback to the White House, the United States Congress and Supreme Court. The IACP also helps develop police legal advisors from agencies across the globe, who assist the IACP in its mission to advance the field of law enforcement and ensure that the field is aware of relevant court decisions.

IACP Policy Priorities

The following policy priorities have been designated as the global issues most important to the association. These policy priorities were developed by the IACP governing…

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IACP Policy Priorities

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Duty to Disclose Exculpatory Evidence

The Brady v. Maryland decision and subsequent rulings have made it a duty of all law enforcement agencies to (1) identify and provide to the...

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Grievance Procedures

Every employee has the right to be treated fairly in matters arising from employment and have the opportunity to be heard fully any time his or...

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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...

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Retaliatory Conduct

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, or...

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Fentanyl and Officer Safety

Fentanyl and Officer Safety

Submitted by: IACP Board of Directors

WHEREAS, fentanyl is a Schedule II controlled substance as set forth in the Controlled Substances...

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Juvenile Interview and Interrogation

The juvenile interview and interrogation landscape has undergone an unprecedented upheaval in the last decade as numerous studies have demonstrated that juveniles are particularly likely...

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Opposition to Federal Pre-Emption of Individual States Carrying of Concealed Weapons (CCW) Laws as They Apply to Active, Former, and /or Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Personnel

WHEREAS, the majority of the states currently have laws regulating the carrying of concealed weapons by private citizens and law enforcement officials within their state...

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Need for Legislative Dialogue with the Telecommunication Industry and the Federal Communication Commission Encouraging Compliance with the Telecommunications Carriers Law Enforcement Act

WHEREAS, telecommunications systems and networks are used in the commission of criminal activities; and lawfully authorized electronic surveillance preserves public safety; and

WHEREAS, the lawful...

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