The
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Alexandria, Va., submitted
a series of questions to presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama in
an effort to engage the major party presidential candidates in a discussion
about crime and homeland security issues.
The October edition of Police Chief
Magazine features the IACP’s questions and each candidate's
responses.
Additionally, a copy of the Q&A with
the candidates is available at the IACP web site,
www.theiacp.org.
"Protecting our communities is an issue
that transcends politics,” said Ronald Ruecker, IACP president and director of
public safety for the City of Sherwood, Oregon. “Crime and violence affect us
all, and we must together forge solutions that will make America safer. We are
pleased that both campaigns responded to the IACP's questions because the
American public needs to know how each presidential candidate plans to protect
our communities from both crime and terrorism."
The IACP provided each candidate with six
questions that focus on the critical issues confronting the law enforcement
community today. These issues
include:
- Combating
rising violent crime
- Homeland
security strategies
- Immigration
enforcement
- Illegal
narcotics and drug trafficking
- Federal
assistance to state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies
The
IACP is a nonpartisan organization that neither endorses candidates nor
contributes to campaigns. The IACP's sole purpose in presenting these questions
to both candidates is that the association's members in the United States, as
well as the American public, deserve to know what steps the next administration
will take to combat crime and terrorism and to
make communities across the nation safer.
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