7 pieces · Policing Technology, Criminal Justice Analytics & Public Safety Research
600-plus vendors, 16,000 attendees, and a regulatory year that changed which questions matter. A procurement-side guide to the IACP 2026 exposition floor.
By IPA-IAC · 6 min · 6 August 2026
Washington's SB 6002, Illinois enforcement action, and audits in Dayton and Chico show the same failure: agencies did not know who was querying their ALPR data. Here's the audit.
By IPA-IAC · 6 min · 6 August 2026
Flock Safety now flags movement patterns as suspicious before police have a target. Agencies deploying ALPR need to understand the Fourth Amendment shift.
By IPA-IAC · 4 min · 21 July 2026
A practical governance framework for law enforcement agencies distinguishing administrative AI tools from high-stakes decision-support systems in 2026.
By IPA-IAC · 6 min · 25 June 2026
Most SOC build and maturity guides are vendor materials. This one covers the operational reality: staffing, tooling, detection engineering, and the decisions that determine whether a SOC is effective.
By IPA-IAC · 7 min · 12 November 2025
Zero trust is real, not marketing. This guide explains the core principles, implementation sequence, and the common mistakes that derail zero trust programs in practice.
By IPA-IAC · 7 min · 19 June 2024
How long can an agency keep license plate reader data on vehicles that never come up as a hit? The answer depends on which state the agency operates in.
By IPA-IAC · 8 min · 5 December 2023