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Fall 2010 The International Association of Law Enforcement Planners Newsletter Vol. 13, No 4

Highlights of the Annual Conference in

Scottsdale, Arizona

Eighty planners from all over the nation and Canada attended the 2010 IALEP annual training conference in

Scottsdale, Arizona from September 26 through October 1. Among the attendees were 16 from Canada, 21

from Arizona, 7 from Florida, 5 from Virginia, and 3 from Washington, D.C., as well as others from California,

Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, N. Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania,

Texas, and Washington.

Our traditional Sunday evening opening

reception featured our ever-popular Patch & Pin

Trade. Members enjoyed swapping swag and

catching up with one another. The event was

complemented by a full spread of Southwestern

and traditional hors d’oeuvres.

The conference opened Monday morning with

the Scottsdale Police Honor Guard presenting

both Canadian and U.S. colors, followed by the

singing of both Canadian and United States

National anthems. The Arizona State Governor,

Jan Brewer, provided a video message,

welcoming all attendees. Dignitaries who were

there to give their welcomes included: Jim Lane,

City of Scottsdale Mayor; David Richert, Scottsdale City Manager; and Alan Rodbell, Scottsdale Police Chief.

This began a week of exciting training and events. Craig Fraser from PERF delivered the keynote speech,

complementing the conference theme of “Honoring the Past, Planning the Future.” Breakout and plenary

sessions followed, with a variety of speakers, both from the field and from academia.

Tuesday’s half-day advanced sessions offered a choice between NHTSA’s Data-Driven Approaches to Traffic

Safety and our own Peter Bellmio’s Criminal Investigations Staffing Models. Marshall Trimble, Arizona’s

famous historian, provided the entertainment during our lunch, with his plethora of stories about bad boys of the

Old West. (Continued on Page 2)

The IALEP

EXCHANGE

IALEP Exchange, Fall 2010

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Annual Conference Highlights (Continued):

Other networking activities included our excursion to Pinnacle Peak Patio on Monday night, and the Botanical

Gardens, followed by a night out in downtown Scottsdale, on Wednesday night.

Thursday night’s Awards Banquet was packed with food, fun, and the raffling of the conference’s most coveted

prizes. Chief Rodbell assisted in this process by drawing the names of the winners.

Awards were presented in four categories, the newest award being one designated for long standing contribution

and achievement in the planning profession. The four award winners for 2010 are:

O.W. Wilson Long Standing Contribution and Achievement in the Profession – John Kapinos, Fairfax

County Police Department

Arthur J. Barnett Planner of the Year – Debra Allemang, Scottsdale Police Department

Phil E. Keith Project of the Year – North Texas Tollway Authority, accepted by Marty Lege

Annual Report – York Regional Police Service, accepted by Brenda Mulroy

Our Friday breakfast and round table discussion focused on the conference and ideas for our next conference in

Vancouver. Hope to see everyone there!

Editor’s Note: The IALEP Executive Board extends gratitude on behalf of all attendees at the Conference, to the

Southwest Chapter, the members of the Conference Committee, and host agency, the Scottsdale Police

Department, for their outstanding efforts in providing a terrific conference experience for all who were there!

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The Hilton Scottsdale Resort was the host venue for the 2010 IALEP Annual Conference (Photo courtesy of Hilton.com)


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Scenes from Scottsdale 2010

OPENING CEREMONIES

(Left) The Scottsdale Police

Color Guard presents the colors

to open the conference

The members received welcomes

from, among others, Chief Alan

Rodbell of the Scottsdale Police

Department (Below left) and

IALEP President Ken Hailey

(Below right)

Mr. Craig Fraser, Director of

Management Services for the Police

Executive Research Forum (PERF) gave

the opening session keynote address.


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A Week of Training for Members

(Right) Dr. Gary Cordner

discusses fear reduction strategies;

(Below Left) Chief Clive Weighill

talks about agency restructuring at

the Saskatoon Police Service

(Below Right) Giving rapt

attention in training (L-R) are Beth

Erickson, Barry Horrobin, and

Mark Bach

Attendees could view a display of

vehicle storage solutions for IT

equipment


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Valuable Networking Opportunities

(Top Left) The Sunday evening welcoming reception is an opportunity for members to get

reacquainted (L-R) Randall Greeley, Jon Markus, Dillon Kraft, and Correen Yedon; (Top

Right) Calgary Police Service is well represented by Alane Smith, Ron Smith and Debi Perry;

(Bottom Left) Wednesday evening dinner at Los Olivas with (L-R) Will Davis, Greg

Ridgeway (RAND Corporation), and Gary Cordner; (Bottom Right) The Friday morning

roundtable discussion was a great opportunity for the host committee to brief members from

Vancouver, who will host the 2011 Conference (L-R) Randall Greeley, Ilona Guzman, Tim

Szkopek-Szkopowski, Judy Mandt and Correen Yedon


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Monday Outing to Pinnacle Peak

Somebody ordered their steak too well done! Beth Erickson gets a lesson in use of the bullwhip.

Attendees enjoyed an excursion to

Pinnacle Peak on Monday evening for a

western steak dinner on the outdoor patio


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Wednesday at the Botanical Garden

Wednesday evening’s group excursion

went to the Scottsdale Desert Botanical

Garden, which is home to a huge variety

of native Southwestern plant life.


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Thursday Evening Banquet

As is tradition, the annual awards and

recognition banquet was held on

Thursday evening: (Top Left) Board

members Jon Markus and Joe Bui

looking dapper at the pre-banquet

reception; (Top Right) A variety of raffle

prizes are displayed; (Left) Chief

Rodbell assists Candace Hammond in

selecting raffle prizewinners; (Below L-

R) Dillon Kraft, Jeannine Chapeskie and

Jon Markus chat during dinner.


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Awards and Recognition

(Top Left) Debra Allemang celebrates receiving the Arthur J. Barnett Planner of the Year Award

with her Chain-of-Command (L-R) Will Davis, Administrative Services Bureau Director Helen

Gandara, and Chief Alan Rodbell; (Top Right) John Kapinos receives the O.W. Wilson Award from

IALEP President Ken Hailey; (Bottom Left) Marty Lege accepts the Phil E. Keith Project of the Year

Award for the North Texas Tollway Authority; (Bottom Right) Brenda Mulroy accepts the Annual

Report Award on behalf of her colleagues with the York Regional Police Service


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Awards and Recognition

Training Coordinator Barry Horrobin and President Ken Hailey recognize six

members who obtained Planner Certification in 2010; (L-R) Diana Blewis (Lee

County, Florida Sheriff’s Office), Stan Nelson (Lee County SO), Joe Bui

(Fairfax County, Virginia Department of Public Safety Communications), Jill

Jones (Lee County SO), Erin Vandahl (Waterloo, Ontario Regional Police),

Jeannine Chapeskie (Waterloo Regional Police )

Conference photos are provided

courtesy of members of the Scottsdale

Conference Committee, and Sue Wills

of the Executive Board


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Conference Memories

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Conference End Notes

Elections were held for two Executive Board positions: Sue Wills (Newport News, VA), who just

completed her two-year term as Board Secretary, was elected as the new Staff Vice-President; and Beth

Nielsen (South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police) was elected to succeed Sue as the

new Secretary.

Only two minor revisions to the By-laws were proposed and approved; the first involving the financial

transactions between the Association and Chapters, the second to establish the position of Assistant

Webmaster as a Board Associate.

With more than seventy-five (75) members in attendance, this Conference gained approximately a 40%

attendance increase from the 2009 session.

(Left) Conference Committee Chair Ilona Guzman

with Marshall Trimble, the official Arizona State

Historian, who entertained members at the Tuesday

luncheon with tales of Old West outlaws.

(Below Left) The Pinnacle Peak Patio is informal

dress only, so anyone wearing a tie had it cut off by a

staff member. Here, Rudy Daniels gets the treatment

while Shelly Rose is amused.

(Below Right) Members of the Conference Staff

from the Chandler Police Department (L-R) Randall

Greeley, Tiffany Anderson, Judy Mandt and Candace

Hammond.


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Not Too Early to Discuss 2011

Greetings from the West Coast!

The Vancouver Police Department and South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service

are extremely proud to be hosting the 20th

Annual International Association of Law Enforcement Planner’s

conference from Sunday, September 11 to Friday, September 16, 2011. A block of rooms have been set aside

at $155 - $169 a night plus tax at the Four Seasons Hotel, 791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, (604) 689-

9333.

Transportation: The Canada Line (light rail rapid transit) takes you from the Vancouver International Airport

(YVR) directly to the Four Seasons Vancouver Hotel. The 2010 fare is approximately $12.50 round trip. The

Four Seasons Hotel is located in the heart of Vancouver with almost all amenities within walking distance.

Furthermore, for those who like to explore, getting around the area is easy with many modes of transportation

available; including land and water taxis, SeaBus (ferry), SkyTrain (light rail rapid transit) and the West Coast

Express.

Planning on spending a little extra time in Vancouver and the surrounding areas? The Four Seasons is offering

a discounted rate at their Whistler Hotel ($199/night) in their Superior rooms for IALEP attendees who are

planning on arriving early or staying late (www.fourseasons.com/whistler/). Whistler is approximately 1 hour

and 45 minutes outside of Vancouver.

The conference planning is well underway, so please watch our progress as we build and update the IALEP

website with additional information (www.ialep.org).

Please feel free to forward this information on to anyone who you would think would benefit from attending

this conference.

We sincerely hope that you take this opportunity attend the 2011 IALEP conference and take advantage of all

the wonderful sights and hospitality that Vancouver has to offer!


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Chapter Activities

Members of the Southwest Chapter toured the ICE office in Nogales, Arizona in August

Southwest Chapter Visits the Border By Debra Allemang, IALEP SW Chapter President

It was a long trek, but well worth the travel time! Our

extremely hospitable hosts, the Nogales Immigration and

Customs Enforcement (ICE) office, put together an

education-packed day for us. Special Agent in Charge,

Kevin Kelly, coordinated presentations and tours of

three distinct Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

operations: 1) Immigrations & Custom Enforcement

(ICE), 2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),

and 3) the U.S. Port of Entry. It was a non-stop high

energy day as we began at the ICE office with a

presentation by special agents in charge of the

Controlled Substance Program, then were ushered over

to tour the massive Customs and Border Protection

compound, where agents led us through CBP’s detention

facility, border camera and ground sensor monitoring

center, indoor training facility, off-road vehicle storage,

repatriation holding facility, and administrative offices.

The CBP staff topped off our tour with a less-than-lethal

weapons demonstration, even allowing IALEP members

to test-fire the weapons. After the CBP tour, our hosts

transported us to the Nogales Port of Entry for a tour and

presentation by the Port Director, followed by an eye-

opening training presentation on contraband interdiction

and the serious issues port agents face on a daily basis.

The day ended with a vehicle tour of what DHS folks

call “the line”, which is the actual border fence that

separates the United States from Mexico throughout the

Nogales area, and then one final stop back at the ICE

office for debriefing and “good-byes”.

So, a special “thanks” to our ICE office hosts, Special

Agent in Charge, Kevin Kelly, and Senior Special

Agents Jesus Lozania and Christian Webster for putting

together such an informative and well-choreographed

agenda. And, to the CBP commander in charge, Thomas

Rudd, border agent Richard Funke, and Port Director

Guadalupe Ramirez for their amazing hospitality and

warm welcome to our members. (To view a slideshow

of photos taken during the Nogales meeting, please visit

the IALEP Southwest website.)

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(Chapter Activities from Page 13)

Virginia Chapter Holds Organizational

Meeting

The Virginia Association of Law Enforcement Planners

(VALEP) held an introductory and organizational

meeting on October 7 at the Virginia State Police

Academy near Richmond. Nearly forty (40) prospective

members from throughout Virginia heard presentations

and discussions on the benefits of IALEP chapter status,

and the work to date of the VALEP Steering Committee.

Brian Cummings (Richmond PD) chaired this session,

which involved networking, review of proposed by-laws,

and discussion of next steps.

The members present voted to accept the by-laws as

written and amended, to formally organize the Virginia

association. It is anticipated that VALEP will apply for

formal standing as a chapter of IALEP during 2011.

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The following was received from longtime IALEP

Member Maria Marino in Delray Beach, Florida:

I have had the pleasure of being integral to the

organization and inception of the Certified Accreditation

Professionals (CAP) program in Florida. I have been

on a special committee since March 2009 which

designed this certification program specifically for

accreditation professionals. It has been officially

recognized by the Commission for Florida Law

Enforcement Accreditation as a voluntary, certification

program for all accreditation professionals in the State

of Florida.

I am proud to say that I am now a recognized “Certified

Accreditation Professional” through the Florida Police

Accreditation Coalition with a total of 681 points. The

attached photo was taken on Wednesday, 10/13/10,

when I received my certificate during the October 2010

Accreditation conference in Jacksonville, FL – the same

conference at which our department received its second

re-accreditation recognition from the Commission for

Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation. I am only 1 of

20 Accreditation Professionals in the State of Florida

who have received this certification to-date.

(Photo) - From L to R: Accreditation Manager Wanda

White, CAP Committee Chair, Escambia County

Sheriff’s Office; Maria Marino; Sgt. Juliane Day,

President, Florida Police Accreditation Coalition (FLA-

PAC), Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

*****

Josh Clevenger (Kansas City PD), a frequent participant

in the List Serve over the past two years, advised that as

of October 24, he was officially transferred to the KCPD

Computer Crimes Section. Josh passes on that he will

miss all those members he met at the Sioux City

Conference, as well as through the List Serve.

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Items of interest for the Member News and Notes

column are always welcome, and may be forwarded

to the newsletter editor, the IALEP Administrative

Office, or to any Board member

Member News and

Notes


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Sunset over the Desert Botanical Garden in Scottsdale

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The IALEP EXCHANGE is a newsletter published three times annually by the Executive Board of the

International Association of Law Enforcement Planners. All materials submitted for publication are subject to

editorial approval from the Board.

Exchange Editor: John Kapinos ([email protected])

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