Responding to Children of Arrested Adults (CAP)

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) National Law Enforcement Policy Center (NLEPC) will continue to provide support for the work of the NLEPC. They will address the important law enforcement needs through the development of new model policies and discussion papers, and the refinement of previously published policies and papers. The NLEPC will continue to work closely with the Bureau of Justice Assistance in identifying priority policy initiatives as well as its National Policy Advisory Board members to create new policies and corresponding discussion papers. The NLEPC's existing policy library contains 123 model policies, each of which is accompanied by a comprehensive research and discussion document. The NLEPC will continue to serve as the nation's leading resource for policy related inquiries based on its extensive inventory of best practices that has been developed over the past two decades. NCA/NCF

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) will utilize funds to develop a Model Policy, Concepts and Issues Paper, and training on protecting the physical and emotional well-being of children when their parents have been, or are about to be, arrested. Research clearly indicates that such events can and often do have negative impact on a child's immediate and long-term emotional and physical health.
This project seeks to provide best practices for officers when dealing with children of arrested parents. Officer policy, procedures, and training will be delivered and distributed to the law enforcement community by IACP through print media, in-person facilitations at various law enforcement meetings and events, hosted webinars, and self-paced web-based training. IACP's many meetings of committees, sections, affiliated state associations, and international and national conferences provide excellent opportunities to present the findings of this project. NCA/NCF