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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Support for Federal Legislation Banning Junk Guns

WHEREAS, the prohibition on the importation of handguns as defined by ATF F 4590, that are not generally recognized as particularly suitable or readily adaptable...

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Support for Continued Byrne Grant Funding

WHEREAS, federal programs designed to assist state and local law enforcement agencies have played a vital role in reducing the nation’s crime rate; and

WHEREAS...

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