Ethics
Law enforcement administrators agree that upholding professional ethics and integrity is critically important for the profession. From recruiting and selection, through promotions and assignments, to training and field activities, no other factor weaves such a powerful web through every aspect of policing. There is a critical need to heighten the awareness and visibility of our ethical standards, both internally and externally. The IACP offers resources designed to provide guidance, instructional assistance, and resources to chief executives, planners, instructors, supervisors and officers on the topic of ethics in policing.
The Oath of Honor
The IACP Governing Body recently revised the IACP Oath of Honor to punctuate the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect and ensuring…
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Policing Code of Ethics
The IACP adopted the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics at the 64th Annual IACP Conference and Exposition in October 1957, and updated it in 2024…
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Policy Center Resources
See AllEyewitness Identification
Law enforcement agencies should develop evidence-based guidelines for effectively conducting eyewitness identifications in order to maximize the reliability of identifications, minimize erroneous identifications, and gather evidence...
Harassment and Discrimination
In a time where the costs of liability insurance continue to rise driving many towns to self-insure or join insurance pools, law enforcement executives have...
Standards of Conduct
Law enforcement officers must accept and abide by a high ethical and moral standard that is consistent with the rule of law they are sworn...
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Bias-Free Policing
Persons having contact with members of a law enforcement agency should be treated in a fair, impartial, equitable, and objective manner, in accordance with law, and without...
Resources
IACP Pre-Trial Justice Reform Initiative
The inconsistency of policy and guidelines for pretrial release can create volatile public safety challenges for law enforcement and communities. With these challenges in mind...
IACP Smaller Law Enforcement Agency Program Guidance for Executives
Being a new executive can come with plenty of challenges. There are many resources available for individuals who think they might want to be a...
Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Victims: Strategy Implementation Tools
A joint effort of the Office for Victims of Crime and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
IACP Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative
The IACP works in collaboration with DOJ, the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, and PSN national partners to provide multi-disciplinary training programs to fit...
