New and Improved IACP Website: Preparing Law Enforcement for the Challenges of Today and Tomorrow

摘要

MANY INDIVIDUALS DRAWN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE NATURAL-BORN PROBLEM SOLVERS. BECAUSE OF THIS, COMMUNITIES OFTEN EXPECT LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SOLVE WHAT SOMETIMES SEEMS TO BE AN INFINITE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS, RANGING FROM THE PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC ABUSE TO THE INCREASED COMPLEXITY OF CYBERCRIME. ON TOP OF THESE ISSUES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AS A PROFESSION, FACES ITS OWN CHALLENGES: RECRUITING AND RETAINING QUALITY PERSONNEL, MAINTAINING OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS, AND HANDLING RISING OPERATING COSTS AND DECLINING BUDGETS. SUCCESS IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION THUS REQUIRES BEING PREPARED FOR AN EXTREMELY DIVERSE SET OF CHALLENGES.