More than 22,000 people have died in drug-related violence since Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the nation's narcotrafficking cartels in December 2006, a government report said Tuesday.
Membership. The International Association of Chiefs of Police is a professional association for law enforcement worldwide, representing 30,000 members in 146 countries. The IACP provides members with opportunities to connect, participate, learn, advocate, and succeed.
Members are usually affiliated to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party, and only rarely to a third party or as independents. Congress has 535 voting members: 435 Representatives and 100 Senators. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members in addition to its 435 voting members. These members can, however, sit on congressional committees and introduce legislation.