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As part of the CRI-TAC initiative, IADLEST is developing a peer intervention training program to support officers by teaching them how to intervene and stop a wrongful action before it occurs or exacerbates. As such, in mid-October 2020, IADLEST asked its members and POST Directors for their input and supporting materials on peer intervention/duty to intervene. We also stated that the information gathered would be posted on the members’ site for your access and use. Please download the sprea...

A group of eleven major LE organizations have developed a 16-page document to be used as a template for Law Enforcement agencies to compare and enhance their existing policies.

These Commission meetings are of crucial importance to the future of policing in America, and we are pleased to report that IADLEST was well represented at the Commission meetings.

During Late June 2020, IADLEST was asked to participate in an international web-based conference being produced by the Dubai Police of the United Ara Emirates. The conference was to focus on the world-wide pandemic Covid-19and the affects the disease was having on law enforcement activities and response to police responsibilities.

Karl Bickel, a retired US Department of Justice Senior Policy Analyst writes in an op ed for the Baltimore Sun: "This supposedly “new” idea has actually been around for two decades. It is inexcusable that it has not been embraced by law enforcement leaders, adequately funded and put to use protecting police departments and the communities they serve from rogue cops."

New COVID-19 pandemic resources specifically for law enforcement are coming online at a furious pace. We will be consolidating those resources here to save you time and keep you updated on the latest training and financing opportunities to assist you in this emergency.