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**Our IACP** Recap
 November 2019 | Volume 12 | Issue 10

***Hall at the 2019 IACP Conference***

*The COPS Office was honored to attend the International  Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 126th Annual Conference and Exposition  from October 26–29 in Chicago, Illinois. Weren’t able to visit the COPS Office  booth this year? Check out the recap below for all of our highlights.*

Ahead of this year’s official IACP conference, the COPS  Office got an early start by attending meetings of the National Consortium on  Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide October 24–25. The purpose of these meetings  was to identify actionable suicide prevention steps for law enforcement. This  is a priority for the COPS Office year-round, and you can find a (completely  free) library of resources on the topic of Officer Safety and  Wellness at the COPS Office website, designed to help agencies better look  after the physical safety and mental wellness of their officers. 
Pre-IACP
On October 25, COPS Office Director Phil Keith also  attended the fall meeting of the Association  of State Criminal Investigative Agencies (ASCIA), where he spoke in-depth about  law enforcement resources. It was a busy day for Director Keith, as he also  addressed the Executive Boards of the National  Organization of Black Law Enforcement Officers (NOBLE) and the IACP on  current COPS Office resources. 

***COPS Office Director Keith presenting at the ASCIA meeting***

***COPS Office Director Keith with the NOBLE Executive Board***

***COPS Office Director Keith with the IACP Executive Board***
Let the Games Begin!
The IACP conference commenced on October 26. The three-day  event was packed with workshops and discussions with law enforcement leadership  and subject matter experts from all over the country. During the conference,  COPS Office staff moderated panels and led presentations about community  policing and resources, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, foundations,  and nonprofit organizations. 

***The COPS Office’s Sarah Estill moderating a panel at IACP 2019***

***The COPS Office’s Vince Davenport moderating a panel at IACP 2019***

***The COPS Office’s Debs Spence moderating a panel at IACP 2019***

The panel topics ranged from the Collaborative Reform  Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC), to the Law Enforcement Mental  Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA), to the National Blue Alert Network. COPS  Office staff were instrumental in educating IACP attendees about all aspects of  community policing and the resources available. 

***COPS Office Director Keith at the Drugs session at IACP 2019***

***COPS Office Director Keith at the Officer Safety and Wellness session at IACP 2019***

Director Keith also attended discussions of education and  training for law enforcement, crime prevention strategies, gang suppression  resources, drugs, officer safety and wellness, where he presented on COPS  Office grants and resources to help these efforts. If you would like to learn  more information about these topics specifically, or community policing in  general, visit the COPS Office website. 
Booth 2558 Was the Place to Be
***Visitors to the COPS Office booth***

Our staff and IACP attendees had a lot of fun with the  COPS Office booth this year. Our booth was stocked with free community policing  resources, information about the COPS  Training Portal (which offers no-cost, on-demand trainings), and interactive  training demos presented in collaboration with the Virginia Center for Policing Innovation.  Our booth even attracted some K-9 visitors who, unsurprisingly, took a  particular liking to our Animal  Cruelty as a Gateway Crime publication—and walked away with some treats as  a reward for their hard work as community policing officers.

***And some K-9 visitors!***
Ending the Weekend with Brand New Resources
Over the weekend, the COPS Office released four new  publications on the most successful proactive methods for improving public  safety. IACP conference attendees were the first to get to these important  resources, but you can access them completely free at the following links:
- How to  Start a Law Enforcement Family Support Group: Insights and Considerations
- Law  Enforcement Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Field
- The  Arlington Restaurant Initiative: A Nightlife Policing Strategy to Improve  Safety and Economic Viability
- Less-Lethal  Weaponry, Post-Traumatic Stress, and their Impact on Officer Safety and  Wellness: Emerging Issues and Recommendations

  To learn more the COPS Office’s publications, written by  trailblazers in the field, visit our Recent Releases page. We look  forward to attending next year’s IACP conference, and to continuing to work on  resources to support community policing in the meantime!

Shanza Bukhari  Managing Editor

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