Law and Policy

Indianapolis – July 11, 2025. City and state governments that prohibit law enforcement from maintaining order are complicit in fomenting violence and lawlessness. This reckless type of governance rewards lawbreakers while depriving the law-abiding of basic security. American taxpayers should not be required to fund jurisdictions that are unwilling to provide their constituents with basic Read more »

Indianapolis – June 22, 2025. The First Amendment protects each citizen’s guaranteed right to peaceful expression and lawful assembly. The U.S. Constitution does not, however, give license to engage in lawless acts or violate the rights of others. Blocking public roads is a reckless act that causes traffic accidents and injuries, perpetuates violence, and prevents Read more »

Indianapolis – June 20, 2025. Illegal wildlife trafficking feeds a growing market for exotic pets, bushmeat, and animal parts used to make non-essential luxury items. It’s a profitable crime that generates between $7.8 billion and $10 billion dollars annually, per estimates from the Wildlife Conservation Society. These violent organized cartels, which are usually aligned with Read more »

Indianapolis – June 13, 2025. Federal immigration officers confront some of the nation’s most merciless criminal enterprises. These include gangs like MS-13 and Tren De Aragua, whose members have been implicated in heinous crimes that include ritualized killings, victim intimidation, home invasions, and drug trafficking. Given this propensity for violence, it’s imperative to protect the Read more »

Indianapolis – June 5, 2025. Although police officers are held to a higher standard, they are still entitled to due process of law. This is not always the case, however. With unregulated Brady-Giglio lists, officers’ reputations are being irreparably harmed and careers derailed without proper cause. The National Police Association (NPA) is encouraged by the Read more »

Indianapolis – May 29, 2025. Due to an ongoing police shortage that an ideological war on law enforcement has propelled, officers are being called upon to work mandatory overtime hours to fill staffing gaps. Grueling work schedules can leave these men and women with little time to decompress, spend time with loved ones, and tend Read more »

In a forceful defense of law enforcement officers nationwide, coinciding with Police Week, the National Police Association (NPA), in association with the Police Officers’ Defense Coalition (PODC), filed a pivotal amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold qualified immunity in the critical case of Kyle Smith, et al. v. Rochelle Scott, et al. Read more »

Indianapolis – May 9, 2025. Retail crime syndicates are a threat to public safety, the economy, and to the quality of life for communities across the country. These sophisticated, multinational criminal networks employ individuals to steal large amounts of merchandise from retail stores, warehouses, and trucks en route, then resell these goods to both online Read more »