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**Director's Corner:Collaboration and Engagement with Law Enforcement Partners at IACP Conference**
 October 2018 | Volume 11 | Issue 10

*Continuous  improvement is better than delayed perfection. – Mark  Twain*

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)  will be hosting its 125th annual conference in October, and the COPS Office will attend and participate in a number of  critical discussions facing law enforcement. In collaboration with law  enforcement leadership from around the country, we will discuss best practices  public safety, current challenges, and the ethos of continuous improvement.

At IACP, COPS Office staff will be active participants in meetings  on Education and Training; Professional Standards, Ethics, and Image; Indian  Country Law Enforcement; Juvenile Justice; Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs; and  Community Policing. In addition, I will be attending events hosted by MCCA,  IADLEST, SACOP, PERF, NNOAC and the FBI to network with leadership and  stakeholders. The COPS Office staff will be conducting two workshops at IACP: “Community  Policing Approaches to Human Trafficking” and “Recruitment  and Hiring Practices to Advance Community Policing.” And the Police  Foundation will be conducting a presentation, ‘Learning Lessons from School  Attacks That Almost Happened,’ based on data collected from the Averted School  Violence system, a COPS Office–funded project.

We will  be moderating  a workshop on CRI-TAC titled “Customized Solutions for the Field, by the  Field.” In addition, agencies can apply via Rapid Intake for customized,  agency-directed technical assistance with CRI-TAC at the  IACP Hub during the conference. The COPS Office booth (1391) will have a number  of our newest  publications and staff on hand to answer questions about funding and  technical assistance.

The leadership team at the  COPS Office is engaging with stakeholders,  mayors and other local government officials, U.S. Attorneys, and law  enforcement officials across the country to continuously improve our support of  law enforcement officers and leadership. The COPS Office recently awarded CTAS  and CPD funds of $24.7 million and $5.95 million respectively to support  innovative projects, training for first responders, and funding to hire  officers serving tribal nations. New projects we’ve funded this year include a  community policing family wellness project by the IACP, a law enforcement rebranding  project by the MCCA, online SRO training  by NASRO, and  regional training network support by IADLEST.

Through engagement and strategic decisions based on data  and input from key stakeholders, the COPS Office continues to improve our  service to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies across the country.  Our mission to support community policing and public safety is reflected in the  priorities of AG Sessions, the Department of Justice, and the Administration. We  will convey this message at the IACP conference and in subsequent meetings with  law enforcement leadership and stakeholders.

*‘Policing is difficult and it is easy to be  with someone on the good days, but we need to be there for police on the  difficult days. Law enforcement can’t be expected to fix community problems  without funding and support every day.’*      – Director  Keith

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