The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) today announced its partnership with The Response Network (TRN), of Hanover, N.H., to make distance learning more accessible and affordable for law enforcement agencies.
Read More →This year's IACP show had a major patrol theme: officer safety. From an airbag system for motor officers to armor panels for patrol vehicles, IACP 2006 was a showcase for new products that are designed to help you come home all in one piece at the end of your shift.
Read More →At this year’s IACP show in Boston, Officer Daniel Starr (Houston PD), Det. Daniel Sivori (Connecticut State Police) and Officer John Wrigley (Chicago PD) were inducted into the Survivors Club, which now includes more than 3,000 members who were saved from death or injury by wearing ballistic vests.
Read More →The sponsors of the 5.11 Challenge came together on the opening day of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference to sponsor the 25th Annual Boston Police Chase 5K Run.
Read More →The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/DuPont Kevlar Survivors' Club - an organization dedicated to reducing death and disability among police officers by encouraging the use of personal body armor - has inducted Atlanta Police Officer Corey B. Grogan as the group's 3,000th member.
Read More →The last few years it has seemed that the exhibitors at the International Association of Chiefs of Police were escaping from a computer expo. There was so much eye-glazing tech-geek jargon going on at one recent IACP that we honestly had to check to see that we hadn’t somehow walked into a computer show by mistake.
Read More →The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has produced a report recommending taking out suspected suicide bombers with a shot to the head, changing the common tactic of aiming for the torso. The new tactic was agreed upon to eliminate the danger of cops’ bullets detonating bombs strapped to a terrorist’s chest.
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Almost every chief at the show was looking for ways to stretch budgets without compromising public or officer safety and maintaining officer morale and pride.
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A show like IACP often involves about a thousand or more exhibitors, hawking a wide variety of products and services.
Read More →In response to the FBI's recent warning about a potential increase in hate crimes following a terrorist attack or the start of a war with Iraq, the IACP has released the publication, "Responding to Hate Crimes: A Police Officer's Guide to Investigation and Prevention."
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