NCJ Number
188052
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 68 Issue: 3 Dated: March 2001 Pages: 19-20,22-25,27-28,30,32
Editor(s)
Charles E. Higginbotham
Date Published
March 2001
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This article provides policymakers with a clear and concise statement of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) positions on issues of importance to law enforcement and serves as a framework for the association’s legislative efforts for the next two years.
Abstract
This article provides a brief statement on each of the forty issues where the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) holds strong positions as they relate to law enforcement and serve as a framework for the association’s upcoming legislative efforts. The IACP’s position on these issues range from congressional, legislative, programmatic, and funding support to opposition. The IACP positions discussed include: (1) the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) revisions; (2) adequate and timely radio spectrum for public safety; (3) the elimination of assault weapons; (4) the weakening of asset forfeiture; (5) continued support of the Brady Law; (6) the Brady Extension Act; (7) body armor; (8) Edward Byrne funding program; (9) concealed weapons; (10) Certified Officers Clearinghouse; (11) criminal justice information networks; (12) digital telephone infrastructure; (13) DNA evidence; (14) domestic violence gun disability; (15) DWI standards; (16) environmental crimes training; (17) exclusionary rule; (18) encryption; (19) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); (20) forensic laboratory improvement; (21) Federal assistance funding; (22) hate crime; (23) highway safety; (24) housing and deportation of criminal aliens; (25) juvenile justice and youth violence; (26) needle exchange programs; (27) offender reentry programs; (28) Office of Justice Programs; (28) police education, (29) police officers’ Bill of Rights; (30) police pursuit; (31) police liability; (32) public trust; (33) rural law enforcement training, (34) Regional Information Sharing Systems; (35) sex offender registration; (36) solicitation of funds by police organizations; (37) State drug legalization efforts; (38) support for Federal law enforcement; (39) Victims’ Rights Amendment; and (40) weapons of mass destruction.