There is NO FLOODING in Sioux City. According to the media, Iowa is wetter than a swamp, but that is not true in the northwest part of the state!  Make your plans today to attend the conference in September.
 

 
Click here for the conference registration form as an Adobe PDF.

DIETARY NEEDS and RESTRICTIONS: If you or anyone in your party has dietary needs or restrictions (including food allergies), please inform the Host Planner, Rudolph Daniels, at rdaniels@sioux-city.org. He will convey the information to the Clarion Hotel and the Fremont Dinner Train. Be sure to include the name(s) and nature of the problem in the email.

Click here for the hotel website for more information.
 

2008 Advanced Training Topic:
POPULATION IMPACT ASSESSMENT

The topic of this year's advanced training seminar will be "Population Impact Assessment" (using demographic and land use planning data to forecast calls for service and police service demand).  Peter Bellmio is on board to deliver this training.  Click here for the course outline.  As in the past, attendance will be limited to the first thirty (30) registrants to the conference so if your are interested in this advanced training be sure to register early for the conference.

Conference Schedule as a Adobe PDF

INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS

• Congressional Update on Illegal Immigration - Congressman Steve King
   
  Congressman King will present the latest information from Congress on the illegal immigration issue and its implications for law enforcement. (Congressman King is ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee on Illegal Immigration.)
   
• How to Find Anyone, Anywhere, and at Any Time! - Dan Nichols, IACIS, CEECS, SEARCH, Volunteer, Sioux City Police Department (Formerly with the Computer Crime Unit, Colorado Springs, Police Department, Colorado Springs, CO)
   
  Dan Nichols will lead attendees through computer searches for both criminals and good citizens. He demonstrates sources beyond the usual search engines and patterns to promise success every time.
   
• Financial Pressures: Agency Funding Resources - Randall Greeley, IALEP President and Planner, Chandler Police Department, Chandler, AZ
   
  In an era of limited and decreasing funding, this session will review financial resources that are specific to law enforcement. Learn about proper vs. improper uses of forfeiture funds and grants; see case studies of specialized police taxing districts; and review the latest in cost recovery charges and fines.
   
• Illegal Immigration Enforcement Initiative and Project Evaluation - Tom Pulaski, IALEP Past President and Planner, Prince William County Police Department, VA
   
  While enforcement of immigration laws is a federal responsibility, increasingly local law enforcement agencies have been asked to take a larger role. In July, 2007, Prince William Board of County Supervisors in Virginia passed one of the Country’s most aggressive immigration enforcement policies. To evaluate and assess the implementation of its policy, the Police Department has put together a team of researchers headed by the University of Virginia and includes team members from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and James Madison University. Mr. Pulaski will talk about his Department’s approach in implementing the policy, as well as training, staffing and funding issues. The evaluation component will also be discussed.
   
• Criminal Thinking Errors - Dr. Carol Whitehill, Iowa Department of Corrections
   
  This presentation focuses on the anti-social outlooks that criminals hold. Dr. Whitehill is a criminal psychologist for the Iowa Department of Corrections.
   
• Citizens for Rail Safety – Larry Toigo, Homeland Security of BNSF Railway
   
  Larry Toigo will explain BNSF’s “Our Neighborhood Watch” program which has been endorsed by TSA, the FBI, Homeland Security and the Secret Service.
   
• Tired Cops Might Avoid Being Held Accountable - But Their Departments Won’t! - Dr.Bryan Vila, Washington State University, Spokane
   
  Police Accountability Measures assume that officers who are tempted to behave improperly are deterred by fear of negative consequences. Unfortunately, current work-hour practices can shut down the parts of the brain where consequences are weighted and moral principles are applied. Dr. Vila will explain how fatigue erodes accountability, and how fatigue-related impairment could let officers off the hook—but not their supervisors or employees.
   
• Working With ICE For a Safer Community – Isra Harahap, Homeland Secruity Agent in Charge
   
  This presentation will discuss such programs as “Protecting National Security and Upholding Public Safety” and “Agreements of Cooperation in Communities to Enhance Safety and Security.” Some of the issues covered are Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Alien Program, Fugitive Operation Teams, Immigration Cross-Designation (Title 8)—287g Program, and Operation Community Shield among several others.
   
• Location! Location! Location: How to Catch the Bad Guys by Using Maps – Dr. Herb Kuehne, Crime Analyst, Sioux City Police Department
   
  Criminals rarely stray far from home, and they often commit their peccadilloes in patterned ways. Modern desktop mapping helps law enforcement in making tactical decisions as well as relating to local constituents.
   
• Union Pacific Police: Who We Are, What We Do, and How We Work Together – Ken Elgin Union Pacific
   
  Agent Ken Elgin will outline the role and authority of railroad police officers, what their primary goals are, what assistance we can provide to your agency, and how your agency can assist our profession.
   
• Bio-Security and Law Enforcement: Is Your Food Supply Safe? – Al Grigg (Iowa State University Extension Service) and Clint Meadows, Fusion Center
   
  Food Safety on the farm is directly related to bio-security. Attendees will learn about bio-security and the economic impact of the livestock industry. The role of the Fusion Center in this chain of events will also be discussed.
   
• Agency-Community Partnerships for Organizational and Cultural Change - Chief Joseph C. Frisbie and members of Sioux City Police Department and Civilian Patty Redmond
   
  Community Team Policing is the “Sioux City Way” to bring about organizational and cultural change in the department and in the community at large. Officers and citizens together become directly involved in community problem solving.
   
• Keeping Tracs on Traffic - Officer Marc Hein, Sioux City Police Department
   
  This demonstration by Officer Hein will show how to impute into Tracs and show how the data can be extracted for analysis.
   
• Taming the Communications Dragon! – Deborah Burnight, Burnight Facilitated Resources
   
  “How we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but by how well we are understood.” Andy Grove Deborah Burnight’s workshop will interactively explore how best in a work setting to be heard and understood, establishing group norms for effective communication and how to focus conversations in such a way that shared understandings can be achieved.
   
• The Exploration, Creation and Management of a Productive Criminalistics Divisiion in a Post CSI World! – Senior Crime Analyst Scott Lanagan, Woodbury County Sheriff’s Department
   
  Deputy Lanagan will explore a variety of issues and offer sound solutions that will assist departments in establishing and maintaining a Successful Criminalistics Division.
   
• Challenges Facing Digital Forensic Investigations – Bryan Smith CCE, CEH, MCSE, Computer Forensic Specialist, Western Iowa Tech Community College
   
  Security Specialist Smith will cover the various obstacles the digital forensic investigator faces including cryptography, stenography, and hidden partitions. Budget issues will also be considered.
   
• Taking Your Volunteer Program to the Next Level, the 501 (c) 3 – Rita Donnelly and Doug Potts, Volunteers, Sioux City Police Department
   
  Volunteers can involve local citizens directly in helping the police department in many ways. Sioux City programs include Blue Angel Outreach, Trailblazer Bike Patrol, Handicap Parking Patrol among others. Our volunteers help officers in crime prevention, support the community policing mission and save the department thousands of dollars each month. Rita Donnelly will explain how the volunteers are organized and how to establish a volunteer program. An accompanying presentation will be on establishing a “Friends of the Police Department 501 (c) 3”, non-profit corporation for department fundraising projects.
   
• “My Jurisdiction Just Caught the Flu!” – Captain Melvin Williams, Sioux City Police Department
   
  When health and agricultural issues are discussed, most law enforcement groups tune out believing it is not an issue for them. This presentation will attempt to identify how health and agricultural issues could become our largest challenge.
   
• Engaging the Workforce…Tapping into the Potential – Merlin Switzer, Switzer Associates
   
  Increasingly, organizations are called upon to do more with less. Engaged employees contribute up to 20% more than those who are not engaged, and they are less likely to resign. This session will help you tap into the untapped potential.
   
• Leading Cultural Change…Chartering New Ground – Merlin Switzer, Switzer Associates
   
  Leading cultural change can be a desert experience. Don’t wander into the wilderness of opportunity without chartering new ground by attending this workshop.
   
• Identity Theft and Internet Scams – Officer Jason Allen, Sioux City Police Department
   
  Internet theft and scams are the fastest growing categories of crime today. Officer Allen will bring everyone up to date on the latest schemes, tricks, and skullduggery used to rob people of their good names and fortunes. “The bank account you protect may be your own!”
   
• Disasters: Don’t Just Wait, Plan for Them! – Director Gary Brown, Woodbury County Disaster and Emergency Services
   
  Law Enforcement has a crucial role in disaster planning. Gary Brown has a national reputation from directing the emergency response to the crash of Flight 232 in Sioux City. He will explain the setting up and function of “Security Institute” which coordinates responses to meet national and regional priorities for interoperability communications, emergency operations command, preparedness training and cyber security. It coordinates cooperation among all jurisdictions and all levels of government.

For answers to your conference questions make the following contact:
     Rudy Daniels
     Sioux City Police
     712-279-6440 or 712-279-6143
     rdaniels@sioux-city.org
 

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The Fremont Dinner Train
will be our "fun event" for Wednesday afternoon/evening. Photos and information are at www.dinnertrain.net.  On the way to the Fremont Dinner Train, Rudy Daniels will give a presentation on famous train robberies in the United States and Canada.  Once aboard we will have a multi-course dinner and participate in solving a murder mystery-- while riding down the tracks and observing the scenery.  Click here for the Dinner Train Menu.
 

To Be Announced...
Watch this space for more information soon.