International Association of Chiefs of Police

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Abbreviation IACP Tax ID no. 53-0227813		Founders 47 chiefs of police
Founded May 1893; 123 years ago (1893-05) Legal status 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Headquarters Alexandria, Virginia, United States

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia.

Mission

IACP's stated mission includes to:

Advance the science and art of police services;

Develop and disseminate improved administrative, technical and operational practices and promote their use in police work;

Foster police cooperation and the exchange of information and experience among police administrators throughout the world;

Bring about recruitment and training in the police profession of qualified persons;

Encourage adherence of all police officers to high professional standards of performance and conduct.

Activities

IACP developed and/or promoted many tools currently used by law enforcement agencies. These tools include the use of fingerprints, Uniform Crime Reports and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy for state and local police.

The United Nations granted a Consultative Status to the IACP in the 1970s due to the IACPs work in several UN member nations. Also in the 1970s, the IACP developed a national bomb data center and turned this over to the FBI. See also U.S. Bomb Data Center.

Along with other activities, the IACP publishes Police Chief Magazine.

Psychological Services Section

The Psychological Services Section of IACP has over a hundred members, primarily from the United States. They are recognized specialists in this field, including those employed by larger departments and independent consultants. The section has been in operation since 1986, and publishes guidelines for various types of police psychological services.

Past presidents

Richard H. Sylvester

IACP Governing Body

The leadership of the International Association of Chiefs of Police includes the Governing Body

President-Terrence M. Cunningham, Police Chief, Wellesley, Massachusetts

Immediate Past President-Craig T. Steckler, Police Chief, Fremont, California

First Vice President-Richard Beary, Police Chief, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Second Vice President-Ronal W. Serpas, Police Superintendent, New Orleans, Louisiana

Third Vice President-Terry M. Cunningham, Police Chief, Wellesley, Massachusetts

Fourth Vice President-Don W. De Lucca, Police Chief, Golden Beach, Florida

Vice President at Large-James Craze, Police Chief, Greenbelt, Maryland

Vice President at Large-Kent Barker, Police Chief, Tualatin, Oregon

International Vice President-Barbara Fleury, Chief Superintendent, Royal Canadian Mounted Police,

Vice President-Treasurer-Dwight Henninger, Police Chief, Vail, Colorado

SACOP General Chair-Peter L. Carnes, Chief of Police/Director of Campus Safety, Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts

General Chair, Division of State and Provincial Police-Mike Edmonson, Superintendent, Louisiana State Police

Parliamentarian-James McLaughlin, General Counsel/Executive Director, Texas Police Chiefs Association

History

Forty-seven chiefs of police from cities in the United States met in Chicago in May 1893. At the meeting, the organization was founded as the National Chiefs of Police Union. The founders of the organization sought to establish a central police bureau to improve detection and prevention of crime in the United States as well as to foster an exchange of ideas and information related to law enforcement.

At the Chicago meeting, Chief W.S. Seavey of Omaha, Nebraska, was elected the organization's first president. Chief Harvey O. Carr of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the first treasurer and secretary.

References

International Association of Chiefs of Police Wikipedia

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