WHEREAS, in recent years the IACP Civil Rights Committee has invested in Youth Outreach for the benefit of local children in the Host Cities of the IACP Annual Conferences.

WHEREAS, the Civil Rights Committee members wish to continue and expand the outreach opportunities offered to local children in these cities through more direct involvement of IACP Members and local, county, state and federal law enforcement officers.

WHEREAS, the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation (a non-profit, Maryland based, 501(c)3 Corporation) has offered to partner with the IACP in the delivery and production of their "Badges for Baseball" program for the local children of the Host Cities of the IACP Annual Conferences in cooperation with the IACP Civil Rights Committee, and any other Committee and/or Section that would care to participate.

WHEREAS, the "Badges for Baseball" program is a one-day initiative established in 2006 through funding provided by the U.S. Department of Justice to the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation to develop a baseball-based curriculum that teaches the core values of character, honesty, ethics, teamwork, fair play, following the rule, and health & fitness to underserved youth between the ages of 12 – 15, with police officers volunteering or assigned as the coaches and mentors. This program would be delivered on a local college or university campus and include support from that student body of student/athletes and multicultural undergraduates as participants alongside volunteer law enforcement officers, all who will provide role-modeling and guidance as positive community members who emphasizing the above listed core values as well as the importance of education.

WHEREAS, the Civil Rights Committee has voted unanimously in favor of promoting the "Badges for Baseball" program at IACP Philadelphia 2013, and annually at future Annual Conferences, provided that suitable facilities, law enforcement commitment and corporate sponsorships can be secured.

RESOLVED, the IACP recognizes the importance of "giving back" to our Host Cities and the value of Youth Outreach as an important investment in our future.

FURTHER RESOLVED, the IACP supports the delivery of the "Badges for Baseball" program at Annual Conference Host Cities.

Submitted by: Civil Rights Committee

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