WHEREAS, the toll on the motoring public, law enforcement agencies and the economy in loss of life, serious injury and related economic costs caused by...

WHEREAS, in a recent survey by the National Center for Educational Statistics, 28 percent of students between the ages of 12 and 18 reported...

WHEREAS, marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in America. Of the nearly 20 million current illicit drug users, 14.6 million (about 75 percent)...

WHEREAS, overall drug use in the United States decreased by more than one third since the late 1970s, however 15.9 million people in the United...

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police meeting at its 105th Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, passed a resolution strongly opposing ballot...

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police meeting at its 105th Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, adopted a resolution strongly opposing ballot...

WHEREAS, state and local police are often the first to respond to a terrorist attack and are most likely to chance encounter individuals involved with...

WHEREAS, the FBI estimates that somewhere in the United States one vehicle is stolen every 23 seconds; and

WHEREAS, without considering the cost of associated...

WHEREAS, the September 2015 edition of the Police Chief magazine1 was dedicated to recognizing “Great Ideas” in the policing profession. One of...

WHEREAS, police have encountered unusual vehicle types operating on the highways; and

WHEREAS, the design/configuration of these vehicles appears to be contrary to existing federal...

WHEREAS, the citizens of the United States of America continue to be victimized by the devastation brought about by illicit drug trafficking; and

WHEREAS, the...

WHEREAS, law enforcement officers are often the first responders to individuals in mental health crises; and

WHEREAS, law enforcement officers continue to experience an...

WHEREAS, medical experts have determined that the sooner a heart attack victim can be defibrillated, the greater the chance the victim will survive; and,

WHEREAS...

WHEREAS, identification of individuals using fingerprint databases is hindered by the lack of interoperability of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS); and

WHEREAS, identification of individuals...

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and its member Departments are fully committed to reducing the number of roadway deaths and injuries...

WHEREAS, the ability of law enforcement agencies in different states to quickly access information about any driver operating in a particular state is an important...

WHEREAS, there has been an increased amount of media and special interest attention to allegations of bias by law enforcement officers; and

WHEREAS, this has...

WHEREAS, in a free society, law enforcement is entrusted and expected to protect the civil rights of its citizens; and

WHEREAS, the overwhelming majority of...

WHEREAS, bias-free policing is a critical cornerstone for upholding professional ethics in law enforcement, is vitally important to strengthening public trust and confidence in our...

Submitted by: Police Administration Committee

Cosponsored by: Committee of Homeland Security, Communications & Technology Committee,  Community Policing Committee, Crime Prevention Committee, Education & Training...