2011 COPS Conference Agenda
Monday, August 1st
7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration Open
8:30 - 9:15 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Bernard K. Melekian, Director, COPS Office, U.S. Department of Justice
Laurie O. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
9:15 - 10:00 AM
Keynote Speaker
Sheriff Susan L. Rahr, King County (WA) Sheriff's Office
10:15 - 11:30 AM
Concurrent Workshop Sessions
- Fusion Centers: The Data Source for All Crimes
- Building Trust between Law Enforcement and Arab and Muslim Americans
- The Value of Volunteers
- Data-Driven Decision-Making: Reducing Operating Costs While Maintaining Mission Excellence
- Fair and Impartial Policing
- Building Partnerships for Local Youth Violence Prevention Efforts
- Grants Maintenance and Administration
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Thomas J. Perrelli, Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
1:45 - 3:00 PM
Concurrent Workshop Sessions
- 311 for Nonemergency Call Systems: Stretching Police Budgets  and Services
- Ready or Not, Here They Come: Is Your Agency Ready for Returning Offenders?
- Best Practices for Law Enforcement and Private Security Partnerships
- Changing One’s Mind-Set: Procedural Justice and Law
- Reducing Your Force Due to Shrinking Budgets
- Defending Childhood Initiative
- Fulfilling the COPS Office Program Requirements and Navigating a Grant Monitoring Site Visit
3:15 - 4:30 PM
Concurrent Workshop Sessions
- The Nationwide Broadband Plan for Public Safety: What’s Next?
- Community Policing in Asian-American Communities
- Regional Partnerships To Advance Tribal Safety
- Using Social Media To Investigate Crime
- How To Train Officers a Police Chief Wants and Citizens Deserve
- Building Relationships and Sharing Information To Assist Drug-Endangered Children
- Audit Awareness and the Prevention of Fraud
4:30 PM
Adjourn
Tuesday, August 2
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Registration Open
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Keynote Speaker
Father Gregory J. Boyle, S.J., Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Homeboy Industries
10:15 - 11:30 AM
Concurrent Workshop Sessions
- Using Analysis To Enhance Police Response
- High Point Drug Market Intervention (DMI) Initiative and Boston Ceasefire: New Evidence, Practices, and Research
- Reaching Out to the Private Sector: Learning How To Build Partnerships and Manage Your Workforce
- Successes and Challenges to Policing Consolidation
- Officer Safety, Health, and Wellness
- Strength through Partnerships To Protect Our Children
- Fulfilling the COPS Office Program Requirements and Navigating a Grant Monitoring Site Visit
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Kenneth R. Feinberg, Administrator, Gulf Coast Claims Facility, and Special Master, September 11 Victim Compensation Fund
1:45 - 3:00 PM
Concurrent Workshop Sessions
- Partnering with Your Public Health Department: Epidemiology of Violence
- Building Bridges between Police and African-American Youth
- Building, Creating, and Sustaining Police Foundations
- International Perspectives in Community Policing
- Managing in the Age of the Super Crisis
- Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying
- Audit Awareness and the Prevention of Fraud
3:15 - 4:30 PM
Concurrent Workshop Sessions
- A View from Above: The Use of Public Surveillance Systems in Your Community
- Bridging the Cultural and Language Divide
- The Ethics of Asset Forfeiture Programs
- Teaching Rounds in Police Departments: Using Medical Models for 21st-Century Police Leadership
- Balancing the Impact of Military Tactics in Policing
- Crime Prevention Strategies: West Side Story Project and One on One: Connecting Cops & Kids
- Grants Maintenance and Administration
4:30 PM
Adjourn
