Resources

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July 19, 2023
Chief Eddie Garcia, “Public Hearing on Retroactivity,” Statement of Eddie Garcia, Chief of Police, Dallas, Texas and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the United States Sentencing Commission

February 23, 2023
Chief Kathy Lester, “Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines-Compassionate Release,”
Statement of Kathy Lester, Chief of Police, Sacramento, California, on behalf of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the United States Sentencing Commission

June 15, 2022
Chief Jeri L. Williams, “Protecting America’s Children From Gun Violence,”

Statement of Jeri L. Williams, Chief of Police, Phoenix, Arizona, and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate

June 8, 2022
Commissioner Joseph A. Gramaglia, “The Urgent Need to Address the Gun Violence Epidemic,”
Statement of Joseph A. Gramaglia, Police Commissioner, Buffalo, New York, on behalf of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

May 17, 2022
Chief Orlando Rolón, “Creating a More Resilient Nation: Stakeholder Perspectives”
Statement of Orlando Rolón, Chief of Police, Orlando, Florida and Eastern Region Representative, Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, & Recovery, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives

March 31, 2022
Major Cities Chiefs Association, “Examining Civil Rights Litigation Reform, Part 1: Qualified Immunity,”
Statement for the Record, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives.

March 8, 2022
Chief Eddie Garcia, “Reimagining Public Safety in the COVID-19 Era”
Statement of Eddie Garcia, Chief of Police, Dallas, Texas, on behalf of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives

March 1, 2022
Chief Eddie Garcia “Federal Support for Preventing and Responding to Carjackings”
Statement of Eddie Garcia, Chief of Police, Dallas, Texas, on behalf of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate

October 7, 2021
MCCA President Chief Art Acevedo “20 Years After 9/11: Examining Communications Challenges”
Statement of Art Acevedo, Chief of Police, Miami, Florida, and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association, before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, & Recovery, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives

March 23, 2021
MCCA President Chief Art Acevedo “Constitution and Common Sense Steps to Reduce Gun Violence”
Statement of Art Acevedo, Houston Chief of Police and MCCA President before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate on March 23, 2021.

July 2020
MCCA President Chief Art Acevedo “Respect for Law Enforcement and the Rule of Law”

Statement of Art Acevedo, Chief of Police, Houston, Texas and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association before the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice on July 22, 2020.

June 2020
MCCA President Chief Art Acevedo “Police Use of Force and Community Relations”

Statement of Art Acevedo, Chief of Police, Houston, Texas and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate on June 16, 2020.

February 2019

MCCA President Chief Art Acevedo “Preventing Gun Violence: A Call to Action”

Statement of Art Acevedo, Chief of Police, Houston, Texas, and President, Major Cities Chiefs Association before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States House of Representatives on February 6, 2019.

Legislative Letters

March 20, 2020
ONDCP Letter

March 18, 2020
Inclusion of T-Band in COVID Legislation 1

March 16, 2020
S 3398 EARN It Act

March 9, 2020
HR 2179 Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act

February 14, 2020
HR 6003 First Responder Resiliency Act of 2020

February 7, 2020
HR 8 Anniversary Letter

January 24, 2020
LE Stakeholders, S 3201 Fentanyl Scheduling

January 23, 2020
S 400 Blocking Deadline Fentanyl Imports Act

January 22, 2020
S 3201 Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act

January 21, 2020
FY 21 Byrne JAG Funding

January 17, 2020
HR 1156 LEOSA Reform Act

2019

December 4, 2019
LE Stakeholders – Project Guardian

September 20, 2019
HR 2378 Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

September 11, 2019
S 954 POWER Act

August 30, 2019
S 2376 Stop Illegal Trafficking Firearms Act

August 12, 2019
Gun Violence Letter to Senate and White House

August 6, 2019
Support for Gun Violence Legislation

July 22, 2019
Stakeholder Letter, S1170 and HR 3180 RISE from Trauma Act

July 2, 2019
HR 1236 Extreme Risk Protection Act of 2019

June 24, 2019
Public Safety Stakeholders – HR 451 Support

June 24, 2019
HR 451 Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act of 2019

May 25, 2019
Support for Red Flag Legislation – House Judiciary

May 4, 2019
HR 1595 SAFE Banking Act of 2019 Opposition

May 2, 2019
S 875 and HR 1671 NICS Denial Notification Act – Senate

May 2, 2019
S 875 and HR 1671 NICS Denial Notification Act – House of Representatives

April 30, 2019
Opposition to HIDTA and Drug Free School Transfer

April 30, 2019
Opposition to CRS Restructuring

April 20, 2019
S 1028 STATES Act-Opposition

April 15, 2019
Support for BVP Grant Program

April 15, 2019
Support for Bipartisan VAWA Reauthorization

April 15, 2019
HR 435 National Gun Violence Research Act

April 12, 2019
First Step Act Chiefs Recommendations

March 25, 2019
Support for Red Flag Legislation

March 18, 2019
HR 1325 Protect and Serve Act

March 15, 2019
HR 1297 Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2019

February 27, 2019
HR 1112 Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 – Rep. Clyburn

February 26, 2019
HR 1112 Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 – House Judiciary

February 8, 2019
S 820 Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019

February 8, 2019
HR 8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019

2018

December 15, 2018
MCCA, NSA, MCSA – Revised First Step Act Concerns 3

December 4, 2018
MCCA, NSA, MCSA – Revised First Step Act Concerns 2

November 30, 2018
BWC Use of Task Forces

November 29, 2018
MCCA, NSA, MCCA – DOJ First Step Revisions

November 29, 2018
MCCA, MCSA – First Step Legislation Letter – White House

November 15, 2018
MCCA, NSA, MCSA – Revised First Step Act Concerns 1

November 2, 2018
MCCA, MCSA – First Step Questions – White House

September 28, 2018
S 2836 Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018

September 6, 2018
HR 5871 and S 2763 POWER Act

July 25, 2018
S 1885 AV START Act Opposition

June 18, 2018
Opposition to HIDTA – DEA Transfer

June 18, 2018
Opposition to COPS Office Relocation

June 16, 2018
FY 2019 Appropriations Marijuana Banking Access Amendments Opposition

June 4, 2018
S 2974 Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act

March 19, 2018
HR 2598 Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017

March 15, 2018
S 1212 Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017

March 12, 2018
HR 4909 STOP School Violence Act of 2018

March 9, 2018
S 2095 Assault Weapons Ban of 2017

March 7, 2018
S 2492 NICS Denial Notification Act of 2018

February 22, 2018
CLOUD Act of 2018

February 9, 2018
HR 4854 Justice Served Act of 2018

February 8, 2018
National State Local Stakeholders – Support for Byrne JAG

February 6, 2018
S 2429 PROTECT Act of 2018

February 1, 2018
S 2262 Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017

February 1, 2018
S 1693 Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017

February 1, 2018
HR 3458 MICRO Act

January 19, 2018
DNA Cold Case Act of 2018, Senate

January 18, 2018
Support for Mental Health Funding

January 3, 2018
NICS Prohibited Purchaser Fugitive Definition

Position Papers

Firearms Violence Policy

MCCA Statement Supporting Marijuana Announcement

Press Releases and Statements

January 26, 2024
MCCA Response to New Amazon Ring Policy

January 23, 2024
MCCA Announces Partnership with BGR Group

January 27, 2023
MCCA Statement on the Death of Tyre Nichols

August 5, 2022
MCCA Releases Crime and Gun Violence Reports

February 10, 2022
MCCA Releases Violent Crime Report

November 12, 2021
MCCA Announces Board Election Results

October 15, 2021
MCCA Statement on Art Acevedo

September 22, 2021
MCCA Responds to Police Reform Impasse

May 6, 2021
MCCA Statement on Qualified Immunity Reform

March 19, 2021
MCCA Hires Director of Special Projects

March 4, 2021
Game Changer and MCCA Partnership

February 19, 2021
MCCA Open Letter Extremist Ideology

February 4, 2021
Keeping Mayors Safe: The Case for Providing Security

January 18, 2021
MCCA Response to House Oversight and Reform regarding Capitol Attack

January 6, 2021
MCCA Statement on Today’s Events at the U.S. Capitol

October 2020
MCCA Annual Conference Leads to Renewed Calls for Action

July 2020
Chiefs Address Federal Involvement in Major Cities

June 2020
MCCA Calls for Informed Approach to Reform

June 2020
MCCA Members Pen Open Letter

May 2020
MCCA Statement on the Death of George Floyd

May 2020
US Conference of Mayors and MCCA Request Fiscal Assistance To Address Financial Toll on City Budgets Due to COVID-19

March 2020
County Executives, Mayors, Sheriffs and Police Chiefs request meeting with President Trump to discuss current obstacles and anticipated challenges facing the entire first responder community.

March 2020
Public Safety Organizations Support President to Open Resources for All COVID-19 Affected Areas

August 2019
MCCA Board Selects Laura J. Cooper as Executive Director

May 2019
Major Cities Chiefs Form Immigration Working Group

Publications and Reports

MCCA Releases Its First Futurist Initiative Resource: Volume 1 Artificial Intelligence

MCCA and COPS Office Report – Strategic Communications for Law Enforcement Executives

MCCA and COPS Office Report – Branding for Police Agencies

MCCA Report on Automated License Plate Reader Technology in Law Enforcement – Recommendations and Considerations

MCCA Report on the State of Gun Violence in America’s Major Cities

MCCA Report on Facial Recognition Technology in Modern Policing – Recommendations and Considerations

MCCA Report on Law Enforcement Response to First Amendment Assemblies: Best Practices and Tactics
After the October 2020 MCCA Annual Meeting, a working group was established to discuss protests and prepare a report to inform conversations within the profession, with elected officials and with community members. The report complements the 2020 Protest and Civil Unrest report mentioned below.

MCCA Police Reform Working Group Report
During the MCCA Annual Meeting in October 2020, a working group was established to update the MCCA’s Police Reform Principles that were issued in June. Working group members participated in weekly calls to review and edit the existing principles in coordination with the Legislative Committee.

MCCA Report on the 2020 Protest and Civil Unrest
The MCCA Intelligence Commanders Group (ICG) conducted an after-action review focused on this summer’s protests and civil unrest. From May 25 to July 31, 2020, 8,700 total protest events occurred in 68 major cities and counties. This level of activity was unprecedented and while the majority of protests were lawful and peaceful, 79 percent of reporting agencies experienced at least one protest that involved some level of violence and in cities where violence did occur, assaults on officers, looting and arson were the most common criminal activities.

2020 Threat Review and Prioritization (TRP) Report
For MCCA member agencies, core policing confirms continued to comprise the top issues and violent crime with firearms overwhelmingly remained the number one ranked issue.

Public/Private Partnership Project: Creating a Roadmap for Effective Collaboration Between Local Law Enforcement Executives & Corporate Chief Security Officers
In partnership with the Target Corporation, MCCA completed the Public/Private Partnership Project, which provides a framework for establishing and sustaining “strategic” relationships between local law enforcement and corporate entities that can be relied on to help refine overarching public safety priorities, prepare for and respond to critical events, and collaborate as allies in the creation and implementation of local public safety initiatives.

Violent Crime Reduction Operations Guide
Developed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Major Cities Chiefs Association, this guide is intended to identify the critical elements of violent crime reduction efforts and to put before the law enforcement community a sample of the remarkable array of programs, services, and assistance available from the U.S. Department of Justice. This guide recognizes the complex challenges confronting today’s law enforcement executives and offers ideas on how to approach the extraordinarily difficult problem of developing effective tactics and strategies to deal with those challenges.

Independent Investigations of Officer Involved Shootings

The MCCA report regarding Independent Investigations of Officer Involved Shootings in now available. The research was supported by the COPS Office and led by Professor Joe Kuhns from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. The report provides insight on officer involved shooting investigative practices in major cities in the United States and Canada.

Civilian Oversight of the Police in Major Cities
Civilian oversight of the police has been a topic of discussion and debate since the 1960s. The debate generally surfaces i communities where there has been a high-profile incident in which a member of the community has been injured or killed during an encounter with the police. The MCCA research was led by Darrel W. Stephens and Ellen Scrivner and sought to improve understanding of civilian oversight agencies and the challenges of implementation.

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Position Papers

Press Releases and Statements

Publications and Reports

Violent Crime Reports

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