The IACP Civil Rights Award is given to community programs and law enforcement agencies for their achievements in promoting and protecting civil and human rights. The IACP recognizes exemplary civil rights work and the underlying law enforcement leaderships that make it possible.

The Michigan Youth Leadership Academy is a week-long residential program held at the MSP Training Academy in Lansing. It is designed to provide teens with an opportunity to learn leadership and decision-making skills, as well as build positive relationships with law enforcement officers. The goal is to form a foundation of responsibility, respect and trust benefiting youth, law enforcement and their communities.

"The objective of the Michigan Youth Leadership Academy curriculum is to create a process of communication between youth and law enforcement," stated Colonel Peter C. Munoz, director of the MSP. "It is inspiring to see the positive change in these teens after only one week; many leave the program with a personal commitment to make a difference in their lives and their communities."

In 2008, the Michigan Youth Leadership Academy held eight academies, graduating a total of 212 students from Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo, Saginaw, Pontiac, Flint, Detroit and Muskegon Heights. A total of 507 students have graduated from this program since its inception in 2005.