Resolutions
Resolutions are the cornerstone of IACP’s policy development. Resolutions direct the efforts of the IACP and serve as the guiding statement in accomplishing the work of the association.
Complete resolutions packets that are still valid are available to view below.
For more information on how the resolutions process works, including how to craft a resolution, click here. If you are interested in submitting a resolution, please first complete a resolutions proposal form located here. Once the proposal has been approved, resolution drafts can be submitted for consideration using this form. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Adopted resolutions are valid for five years.
2024 Resolutions:
- Incorporation of Rapid DNA in Mass Disaster Response Plans
- Including Any Impairing Substance or Drug in Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (DUID) Statutes
- Support for ANSI/TMA-AVS-01 2023 Alarm Validation Scoring Standard
- Management of Behavioral Health Emergencies
- Support for the National Move Over Initiative
- Implementation of Forensic Science Standards
- Collaboration on Medicolegal Death Investigation
Resolutions
Support for an Anti-Drug Legalization Summit
WHEREAS, there is an organized and well-funded movement in the United States and around the world to legalize or decriminalize drugs using strategies of...
Support for Appropriation of Funds to Implement Legislation to Preserve Lawful Telecommunications Interception
WHEREAS, the lawful interception of telecommunications is one of the most valuable investigative tools available to law enforcement in identifying and crippling illegal drug trafficking...
Support for ATF Requirement to Report Multiple Sales of Long Guns
Adopted at the 119th Annual Conference
San Diego, CA
October 3, 2012
Support for ATF Requirement to Report Multiple Sales of Long Guns
Submitted by...
Support for ATF's NIBIN Program
WHEREAS, the reduction of firearms-related crime has been and continues to be a major goal of the IACP; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco...
Support for Authority of University/College Law Enforcement Agencies as the Primary Investigative Police Agency in Sexual Assault Investigations
Adopted at the 122nd Annual Conference
Chicago, Illinois
October 2015
Support for Authority of University/College Law Enforcement Agencies as the Primary Investigative Police Agency in...
Support for Automated Enforcement Technologies
WHEREAS, speed continues to be a major contributing factor in fatal and serious personal injury motor vehicle crashes; and
WHEREAS, stop sign and red light...
Support for Civil and Human Rights
WHEREAS, the Civil Rights Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has been actively engaged in training for the recognition and response...
Support for Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement
WHEREAS, Half of the trucks in fatal and non-fatal crashes are tractors pulling semi-trailers; and
WHEREAS, Most truck crashes occur in good weather, during the...
Support for Community Education and Awareness Against the Dangers of Illegal Internet Drug Sales
WHEREAS, the use of the Internet to buy medicine and medical products has grown rapidly and so has the number of websites selling products illegally...
Support for Community-Police Engagement
Submitted by: Crime Prevention Committee
Cosponsored by: Community Policing Committee, Police Administration Committee, and Police Investigative Operations Committee
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WHEREAS, many law enforcement leaders...
Support for Concerns of Police Survivors
Support for Concerns of Police...
Support for Continued Admission into Evidence of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test Without Use of Expert Medical Testimony
WHEREAS, it is a known fact that impaired drivers are a leading cause of highway crashes, causing loss of life and personal injury; and
WHEREAS...
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...
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...
Support for Continued Byrne Grants 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...
Support for Continued Crime Prevention Funding
Support for Continued Crime Prevention...
Support for Continued Development of Technology to Reduce Distracted Driving
Support for Continued Development of Technology to Reduce Distracted Driving
Submitted by: Highway Safety Committee
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WHEREAS, in 2015, according to National...
Support for Continued Full Funding for the Mobile Enforcement Team (MET) Program
WHEREAS, the Mobile Enforcement Team (MET) Program was created by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 1995 as a response to the overwhelming problem...
Support for Continued Funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking (HIDTA) Program
WHEREAS, federal programs designed to assist state and local law enforcement agencies have played a vital role in reducing the use of illicit drugs and...
Support for Creating a Community Dialogue to Discuss Nonpunitive Student Drug Testing for Early Intervention
Support for Creating a Community Dialogue to Discuss Nonpunitive Student Drug Testing for Early Intervention
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