NCJ Number
58283
Date Published
1978
Length
436 pages
Annotation
GENERAL SESSION ADDRESSES, WORKSHOP AND TRAINING SESSION PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER MATERIALS FROM THE 84TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE (IACP) ARE PRESENTED.
Abstract
GREETINGS FROM LOS ANGELES AND CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS TO THE CONFERENCE DELEGATES ARE RECORDED, TOGETHER WITH THE GENERAL SESSION REMARKS OF POLICE EXECUTIVES FROM THE NETHERLANDS, THE UNITED STATES, ENGLAND, AND SWEDEN. DETAILED ACCOUNTS ARE PRESENTED OF WORKSHOPS ON ILLEGAL ALIENS, POLICE-MILITARY LIAISON, CRIMES AGAINST THE ELDERLY, POLICE DISCIPLINE, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN CRIME REDUCTION, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE, TERRORISM AND HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS, AND CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE PRIVACY ACT. ALSO DOCUMENTED ARE PRESENTATIONS FROM WORKSHOPS ON TEAM POLICING, PORNOGRAPHY AND OBSCENITY, POLICE LIBRARIES, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION VIOLENCE ON STREET CRIME, FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS OF SUSPICIOUS DEATHS, POLICE USE OF CRIME LABORATORIES, POLICE STRIKES, PRIVATE SECURITY, AND HEALTH HAZARDS POSED BY EXPOSURE TO LEAD OXIDE FUMES ON POLICE FIRING RANGES. THE PROCEEDINGS OF TRAINING SESSIONS ON MANAGEMENT OF JOB-RELATED STRESS, HIGHER EDUCATION FOR POLICE, ACCREDITATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND THE VALUE OF COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR POLICE OFFICERS ARE REPORTED, AS ARE THE ACTIVITIES OF IACP'S DIVISION OF STATE AND PROVINCIAL POLICE DURING THE YEAR PRECEEDING THE CONFERENCE. DETAILS OF THE BUSINESS MEETING ARE DOCUMENTED, INCLUDING THE REPORTS OF IACP COMMITTEES ON ARSON, COMMUNICATIONS, CRIME PREVENTION, EMERGENCY PLANNING, HIGHWAY SAFETY, LEGAL OFFICERS, LEGISLATION AND CRIMINAL LAW, NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS, ORGANIZED CRIME, POLICE PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, RESEARCH, UNIFORM CRIME RECORDS, VEHICLE THEFT, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE ROSTERS OF IACP OFFICERS AND HEADQUARTERS STAFF AND A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSTITUTION AND RULES. SEE NCJ-58284-58302 FOR ABSTRACTS OF WORKSHOP AND TRAINING SESSION REPORTS. (LKM)