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![[Flag of International Police Association]](../images/i/int-iacp.gif) image by Randy Young, 13 August 2016
 
image by Randy Young, 13 August 2016
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The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is a 501(c)(3) 
nonprofit organization. It was established on May 1893 through a meeting of 47 
Chiefs of Police from cities in the United States. At the meeting, the 
organization was founded as the National Chiefs of Police Union. The founders of 
the organization sought to establish a central police bureau to improve 
detection and prevention of crime in the United States as well as to foster an 
exchange of ideas and information related to law enforcement
Its mission 
is to advance and promote the law enforcement profession, protect the safety of 
law enforcement officers drawing on the expertise and experiences of its 
membership and professional staff, address issues confronting law enforcement 
through advocacy, programs, research, and training."
Sources:
http://www.theiacp.org/History and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Chiefs_of_Police
Its flag is a white horizontal flag with the logo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Chiefs_of_Police#/media/File:IACP_Logo.png) 
in the middle as seen here (desktop flag, bottom left):
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSujp5IUAAANeez.jpg:large (source: IACP official 
Twitter account @TheIACP 
https://twitter.com/TheIACP).
For additional information go to (The) 
IACP (official website): 
http://www.theiacp.org/ 
Esteban Rivera, 7 August 2016