Police Chiefs Call on Next President to Do More to Protect America’s Hometowns

Police Chiefs Call on Next President to Do More to Protect America’s Hometowns
Source: International Association of Chiefs of Police

Because every 22.2 seconds, an American is a victim of a violent crime, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is calling on the next president of the United States to establish immediately—during his first 100 days in office—a National Commission on criminal justice and homeland security. The Commission, the first of its kind since 1965, would be charged with conducting a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system, and would be required to provide the nation with a strategic plan to guide public safety and homeland security efforts in the years ahead. This Commission, along with other recommendations, is outlined in the IACP’s new report titled To Protect and Defend: The Public Safety and Homeland Security Challenges Facing the Next President.
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To Protect and Defend identifies several key areas that the nation’s law enforcement executives believe are most in need of immediate action. These include:

Reducing Violent Crime
Addressing Gang Violence and Gang Migration
Reducing Firearms Violence
Combating Illegal Narcotics
Securing the Borders/Enhancing Federal"
Focusing on Terrorism Prevention
Promoting Intelligence and Information Sharing
Adopting a Broad-Based Homeland Security Strategy
Protecting Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

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