Adopted at the 119th Annual Conference

San Diego, CA
October 3, 2012

Support of the SafeShield Initiative
Submitted by: Patrol and Tactical Operations Committee
PTO.005.a12

WHEREAS, the number of police officers killed and injured in the line of duty each year is a concern for the future of safe policing; and

WHEREAS, SafeShield, originally created by the Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police over ten years ago, is the IACP's umbrella officer safety initiative dedicated to building zero tolerance for officer deaths and injuries within the law enforcement community; and

WHEREAS, SafeShield encapsulates all officer safety efforts within the IACP in order to showcase officer safety as the top priority of the IACP; and

WHEREAS, all IACP projects have a tie to officer safety, including grant work, training, model policies, and research; and

WHEREAS, the IACP's National Center for the Prevention of Violence Against the Police is a keystone project that focuses on analysis of data to prevent felonious assaults against police; and

WHEREAS, the efforts of other organizations, such as Below 100, to raise awareness regarding line of duty deaths and injuries is commendable; and

WHEREAS, this resolution is jointly supported by the Division of State Association of Chiefs of Police and the IACP's National Center for Violence Against Police Officers; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) duly assembled at its 119th Annual Conference in San Diego, California calls upon each state within the United States of America and the heads of all Law Enforcement agencies to actively support the IACP's SafeShield goal of zero tolerance for officer deaths and injuries.