Janet Larson and Chief Barbour will talk about the training calendar on the County Sheriffs of Colorado (CSOC) website, the Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO) program, and the CACP Accreditation program for all Colorado law enforcement agencies.
A veteran police chief and PIO will discuss the finer points of working with news hounds. Topics covered will include handling bad news, leading a winning interview, writing a news release, and conducting a successful news conference.
Mike will discuss services offered by the CBI to assist agencies in carrying out their missions, to include investigative assistance, crime scene response, laboratory analysis in five forensic laboratories around the state, training, and criminal justice information services.
The topic is an overview of describing the importance Succession Planning has on the ability of law enforcement agencies to plan for their leadership structure to continue with the mission of the organization, identify strengths and weaknesses, recover from periods of ineffective planning, and plan a course for their agency’s future.
Course participants will hear about chiefs’ real-life experiences, both good and bad, in the political jungle. They also will have the opportunity to offer up their own experiences for discussion.
The Case Law Update presentation is designed to review many of the legal theories relating to the Fourth Amendment as it applies to searches of people, vehicles, items and “effects” and to review some of the latest published decisions from the United States Supreme Court, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Colorado Supreme Court, and the Colorado Court of Appeals.
Police Chief Killers will explore the top ten reasons why police executives lose their job. This is based on 20 years of research conducted by Chief Schultz. Practical career advice will be offered.
Liability Issues will review the basics of liability as it pertains to the police executive. How to reduce exposure to liability will be discussed as well as several case studies will be presented for review.
Many believe that the most important hire a City Manager will ever make is the Police Chief. The first hire I made as Greeley’s City Manager was Jerry Garner. I have learned much from him and I think it a great opportunity to share my expectation of a Police Chief after working with the best over the past 10 years.
This class will spend a little bit of time on budgeting basics, but is primarily a class discussion on ideas for budgeting and cost-reduction during difficult times.
Co-instructor will be Chief Duane Oakes.
A lively and interactive discussion of some of the most difficult issues currently facing law enforcement leaders.
Co-instructor will be Director Stan Hilkey, Colorado Dept. of Public Safety.
We’ll close the seminar by reviewing a reality-based, no nonsense leadership model, and sharing tried and true leadership tips with each other.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a groundbreaking, 8-hour certification course designed to teach participants to recognize the signs and symptoms of a mental health challenge or crisis, and give them the tools to appropriately respond. This presentation will introduce MHFA, describe a specific public safety module designed for law enforcement participants, and engage participants in the effort underway to extend this training statewide as a complement to Crisis Intervention Training for the law enforcement community.
The Legislative Committee of CACP, chaired by Chief Mike Phibbs (Auraria) meets on a weekly basis from 2-5 p.m. on Friday's to discuss legislative proposals and to develop strategies for engaging in effective advocacy at the State Capitol. Though many bills related to Police Reform have been passed with our support, there is a continued emphasis among the current legislative delegation to enhance police/community relations by way of changes to statute. Annmarie, Jesse, and Chief Phibbs will be presenting on early highlights of the legislative session and bringing to your attention some of the more controversial legislative proposals.
FirstNet was created by the Middle Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 as an independent authority within the U.S Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). FirstNet has been obligated by Congress to take all actions necessary to ensure the building, deployment and operation of the nationwide public safety broadband network. FirstNet is being designed to improve and enhance data and cellular voice communications among local, state, regional, tribal and federal emergency services personnel.
In 2017 the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police will be able view FirstNet’s proposed plan for the state of Colorado and how each member can stay informed, engaged and comment as Colorado moves toward a decision on whether to “opt in” or “opt out.” Colorado’s Single Point of Contact (SPOC) Brian Shepherd will speak about next steps and how you can be involved in the process.
Legal updates will be provided, including a survey of recent opinions by state and federal courts. Guidance will also be provided regarding administrative responsibilities including obligation to turn over potential exculpatory evidence under Brady v. Maryland. Legal implications of electronically-stored information will also be addressed, including discussion of retention policies and spoliation (civil claim related to destruction of electronic information).
This session is fast-paced and will serve as a very basic overview of:
If time allows, Kelley will take time for Q&A.
