COPS Emerging Issues Forums
The Emerging Issues Forums will obtain and disseminate information about a broad range of law enforcement experiences from the field regarding challenges and successes in various community policing programs that address the emerging issues facing law enforcement in the 21st century. SAI also plans to collaborate with the COPS Office to leverage these events as opportunities to continue to advance the recommendations of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing through dialogue and engagement of policing organizations, key stakeholder groups and most importantly rank & file police officers.
As a result of this program, the COPS Office will have access to anecdotal evidence to help guide programming, inform policy, and engage elected officials. In addition, law enforcement agencies from around the country will have access to information about how their colleagues have addressed emerging issues, where there have been successes, and how to avoid pitfalls. Disseminating this information is an important step in supporting the adoption and application of community policing strategies among an ever increasing array of public safety issues.
Forums Held:
Officer Safety and Wellness Forum November 29, 2018
Hate Crime Prevention Forum – October 29th & 30, 2018
Officer Safety and Wellness Forum – Line of Duty Deaths & Suicide Prevention – April 17, 2018
Officer Safety and Wellness Forum – Officer Health and Organizational Wellness- October 12, 2017
Rank and File Forum – August 17, 2017
Risk Management Forum- December 7, 2016
Officer Safety and Wellness Forum – Oct 26, 2016
Newark Justice Forum – Oct. 7, 2016
Denver Justice Forum – September 29, 2016
Canine Encounters – September 21, 2016
Law Enforcement Recruitment in 21st Century – August 31, 2016
Gender, Sexuality, and 21st Century Policing: Protecting the Rights of the LGBTQ+ Community – July 21, 2016
Rank and File Forum – April 22, 2016
21st Century Policing in Post and Academy Training – March 21, 2016