Competition Open for International Association of Chiefs of Police Research Award

The IACP/Laura and John Arnold Foundation Leadership in Law Enforcement Research Award recognizes law enforcement agencies that demonstrate excellence in conducting and using research to improve police operations and public safety. The goal of this award program is to promote the establishment of effective partnerships among law enforcement agencies and researchers, and implement the findings into police practices and policies. The application for this award can be found at http://www.theiacp.org/researchaward and the deadline for submissions is June 15, 2017.

The award recipient will be invited to attend the IACP Annual Conference, to be held this year in Philadelphia on Oct. 21-24, 2017, where the agency will be honored during IACP's Annual Banquet. Travel expenses (airfare up to $500) to the annual conference, the cost of one registration, and three nights' stay at a designated hotel will be provided to the award recipient.

VALOR for Blue to Hold Free Two-Day Conference

VALOR for Blue will co-host the inaugural Destination Zero Conference on Aug. 3–4, 2017, at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes Hotel. The two-day, no-cost conference will offer law enforcement professionals from around the nation an opportunity to hear about successful and/or promising officer safety and wellness programs and meet the people who developed them. To register, go to https://dzcon2017.valorforblue.org/. For information, call Christine Morgan at (850) 385-0600, extension 235, or e-mail cmorgan@iir.com.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance Destination Zero (DZ) Program is a collaborative effort between the VALOR Officer Safety Program and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, and was designed to help law enforcement agencies improve the health and safety of their officers across the United States.

Check Out the New Look on the FTCoE's Website

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Forensic Technology Center of Excellence has launched a modernized and restructured website at https://forensiccoe.org/. Stop by and check out resources, upcoming events, information on FTCoE projects and more. The FTCoE has also launched a social media campaign on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.