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Fall 2007 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNERS NEWSLETTER Vol 11, No 3

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In this issue of theThe Business Side

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Board & member decisionsaim to improve IALEP in ’08

Member News

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IALEP remembers two members,celebrates others

IALEP presents awardsat Calgary Conference

Dinner theater, Madame Po Po, andtraining highlights from Calgary

Conference Recap

ALL PATHS LEAD TO IALEP -- The 2007 IALEP conference in October was a success, with awards awarded, recognition recognized, and scenic views viewed. Thank you to all who attended!

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It is hard to believe that 2007 will conclude in just a few weeks and so will my tenure as president of IALEP. I am very appreciative to all who have served this organization as an Executive Board member. Most importantly, I am grateful to the membership for your support of IALEP. I continue to bask in the professional and distinctive reputation this organiza-tion fosters. The 2007 Annual Training Conference exceeded our expectations. Those who attended the conference lauded it as one of the best educational opportuni-ties they were privileged to participate in. Kudos are extended to Ron Smith, Brian Whitelaw and the other members of the Calgary Police Service confer-ence planning team. The conference organizers left no stone unturned. A very informative and thought provoking curriculum which centered on the theme, “Exploring New Frontiers” was presented. Plans are now being made for the 2008 Annual Training Conference in Sioux City, Iowa. Start mak-ing plans now to attend this Sept. 14-19 conference. Congratulations to Ken Hailey. He was elected as

A Letter from Our Leader

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A Year of SuccessesBy Sanjena ClayPresident, IALEP

We celebrate our many accomplishments this year! Among them:

And many others!

President Sanjena Clay addresses the membership at the opening session of the Training Conference in Calgary.

Staff Vice President by our membership dur-ing our recent conference. We are an organization full of talented and committed individuals. As you approach the New Year, think not only of ways to improve your life, but ways to improve the life of IALEP. Happy Holidays to everyone.

a Increased membership

a Selections of Sioux City, Iowa, as the site for the 2008 Annual Training Conference and Saint Louis, Mo., as the site for the 2009 Annual Training Conference

a Enhanced listserv

a Established collaborative efforts with other agencies and organizations

a Continued awards and recognition program

a Continued to sponsor planners courses

a Continued to confirm Planner and Advanced Planner Certifications

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During the Calgary Conference, the Executive Board discussed association business, and the membership approved certain ac-tions. Below is a summary of those decisions. The complete minutes from the board meeting and confer-ence general business meeting are posted on the IALEP Web site. Association Budget Treasurer Wendy Mather re-ported on the current budget and presented the proposed 2008 bud-get for ratification. She advised that the association has been running a deficit the past few years, primar-ily due to the fact that the annual conference has not been turning a profit, and in fact, has required additional outlays from the treasury to cover related expenses. However, association member-ship is up by 10 percent in 2007 over the previous year. The in-creased income from member dues should ultimately offset conference losses. As such, the overall deficit should be substantially reduced in 2007. She also recommended a series of adjustments in the 2008 association budget, based on recent historical spending and changing needs. Some of these adjustments include:• The budget for advertising and promotional activities was cut in half to $5,000, due to historical spending patterns and increased use of the Internet for marketing.• A $3,000 line item for chapter support was cut, due to lack of recent use of these funds. This line item was placed in the budget in 2004, as an incentive for regenerat-ing inactive chapters.

Association Decisions and Business Items

• The newsletter will be published three times per year instead of four, and will only be posted on the Web site. No pre-printed copies will be made available.• The line items for board travel and association networking were reduced due to historical spending patterns. • The compensation for the asso-ciation administrative assistant was increased by $1,600 annually, in recognition of her increased du-ties and in accordance with a new market analysis. • The printing and reproduction budget was cut by $2,000 in recog-nition of use of the Internet to pub-lish the newsletter and to process membership renewals. The Planners Course continues to bring in substantial revenue to the association. With a projected continuation of the upward trend in overall membership and the adjust-ments outlined, the board is antici-pating a balanced budget in 2008. The 2008 budget as proposed was ratified by the membership by vote at the conference. All relevant budget reports and documents will be posted on the IALEP Web site for all members to review.Board Elections Ken Hailey (St. Louis Metro-politan Police) was elected to the position of Staff Vice President by vote of the membership at the con-ference. Ken will begin his four-year term on the board effective on Jan. 1. As no member submitted their application for nomination for the position of Treasurer, there was no election held for that position during the conference.

However, at least two attend-ees did express interest in being considered for appointment to the Treasurer position. After the first of the year, the Executive Board will appoint a member to serve as Trea-surer until the next scheduled elec-tion. Wendy Mather will continue to perform the duties of Treasurer until her replacement is named. Newsletter Publication As mentioned previously, the Exchange will be published only on the IALEP Web site, available for downloading. This is due to the increasing costs of producing and shipping paper copies, as well as the recognition that practically all of our members enjoy Web access. Also, the newsletter will be pub-lished three times a year on a regu-lar spring/summer/fall schedule. Tight publication timelines and a scarcity of material to fill four com-plete issues were factors considered

Spring Planners CourseMarch 31 - April 4 in

Brampton, Ontario, near Toronto and close to the

airport.

2008 Annual Training Conference

Sept. 14-19 in Sioux City, Iowa.

Further details on these events will be posted on the IALEP Web site as they become available.

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Chief Rick Hanson welcomes everyone to Calgary (right). Later in the week, “Madame Po Po,” resident astrologer with the Calgary Police Service, discusses the future with Conference Chairman Ron Smith. For more about what happened at the 2007 Annual Conference in Calgary, see the related article on page 5.



in setting this schedule. Although he will be leaving the Executive Board, John Kapinos has volunteered to continue to coordi-nate publication of the Exchange for the time being. John also seeks input in the form of articles, photos, etc., from the membership. Please forward any items for publication to him at [email protected] In response to some recently expressed member concerns about possible misuse of the LISTSERV, Repository Director Karen True addressed the mem-bership on this issue. Karen offered the following bits of advice for members using this service:• Please keep posts professional.• Information sent via e-mail is not secure; therefore it may be viewed by others.• You may want to send sensitive information directly to the receiver instead of going through the LIST- E

SERV or direct the person to your Internet if your poli-cies are posted there. There have been inappropriate posts on the Web site and President Clay has talked with the individual involved. Future inappropriate posts will be handled on a case-by-case basis and the board has the right to remove IALEP members from the LISTSERV. If you have a problem with another IALEP member sending you personal e-mails which you think are inappropri-ate, please contact one of the board members. If you have a problem adding or deleting yourself from the LISTSERV, please contact Karen True. Marty Legè was concerned with vendors having access to the LISTSERV because they might use it for commercial marketing purposes. Marty suggested that vendors have a separate site on the IALEP Web site for advertising. President Clay asked that this item be tabled as a board action item.

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Calgary Hosts Outstanding ConferenceBy John KapinosPast President, IALEP

The IALEP Annual Training Conference was held Oct. 14-19 in Calgary, Alberta, and was broadly regarded as a highly successful conference by all who attended. The 83 registrants for the 2007 conference represented an approximate 20 percent increase in at-tendance from the 2006 Conference in Newport, R.I. Although travel restrictions limited attendance from members in the United States, this was more than made up for by a strong showing from the Canadian IALEP members, several of whom were attending their first training conference.

The Calgary Police Service proved to be excep-tional hosts, and the Fairmont Palliser Hotel was a superb venue, with an excellent location in the heart of downtown Calgary and an historic atmosphere. The Executive Board wishes to recognize the co-chairmen of the Calgary Conference Committee, Ron Smith and Brian Whitelaw, as well as the rest of their committee and staff, for their superb efforts in hosting the confer-ence.

Here’s a recap.Sunday, Oct. 14: Conference registration was opened in the after-noon in the Penthouse lobby of the Palliser Hotel as attendees arrived throughout the day. A welcome reception was held in the Penthouse from 5-7 p.m. and approximately 40 attendees were treated to a panoram-ic view of Calgary and environs.Monday, Oct. 15: The Calgary Police Color Guard opened the confer-ence at 8:30 a.m. Calgary Police Chief Rick Hanson; Solicitor General, the Honorable Fred Lindsey; Mr. Ian Wilms, Chairman of the Calgary Police Commis-sion; and IALEP President Sanjena Clay welcomed attendees. Dr. Clifford Shearing, the Director of the Centre of Criminology at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, delivered a keynote address, during which he discussed the role of policing as related to theories of polycentric governance. The conference remained in plenary session for the remainder of the day, as Dr. Richard Loretto presented current demographic trends, followed by a general membership meeting. (See related story on page 2.) After a luncheon for new members with the Executive Board, conference attendees enjoyed an afternoon ple-nary session featuring a panel discussion on research in the areas of officer wellness and sleep deprivation. In the evening, members met in the Pavilion Room, which is a portion of an old depot of the Canadian Pacific Railroad and is connected to the hotel. Over drinks and appetizers, the members were entertained by IALEP member Rudy Daniels (Sioux City, Iowa), who gave a brief history of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Following Rudy, guests enjoyed a visit from “Madame Po Po,” the resident astrologer at the Cal-gary Police Service, who enlightened everyone as to the true meanings behind their birth signs. Tuesday, Oct. 16: Tuesday was a full day of academics for all mem-bers, the highlight of which was an all-day Advanced Workshop on Performance Measurement, presented by Jon Shane. Nearly half of the membership attended the workshop. Other members enjoyed a series of presen-tations on a variety of pertinent topics held throughout the day. Wednesday, Oct. 17: The morning academic sessions featured a plenary discussion lead by longtime IALEP instructor Peter

Ho-Yin Li (Calgary Police Service) prepares her ballot. She correctly guessed the identity of the culprit during the murder mystery performance.


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Rudy Daniels discusses the history of theCanadian Pacific Railroad Oct. 15 during a meet-ing in a portion of an old train depot.


Bellmio on the role of planners in promoting police leadership. The attendees then enjoyed a mid-week break from training with an afternoon excursion to the resort town of Banff. This lovely year-round resort is a two-hour bus ride into the Rockies west of the city of Calgary. IALEP members and guests enjoyed a vari-ety of activities, including a gondola ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain, a swim in the natural hot springs, and dinner and shopping in downtown Banff.Thursday, Oct. 18: It was back to a full day of training for IALEP members. Members had the option of choosing from two different training streams, both of which featured afternoon panel discussions. Generally speaking, the attendees were very impressed with the training offer-ings, and were complimentary of the overall quality of the training program at the conference. In the evening, the membership congregated for a pre-dinner reception followed by the Annual Awards and Recognition Banquet. During the banquet, diners were treated to a performance of a murder mystery by a local Calgary theatre group, and audience members participated by submitting written guesses as to the identity of the culprit and the motive involved. Ho-Yin Li of the Calgary Police Service accurately named the murderer and explained the motive. During the Awards and Recognition portion of the Banquet, Executive Vice President Randall Greeley announced the following members who received certi-fication in 2007:n Basic Certification: Dennis Bulen, Taylor Mill PD (Ky.); Stan Nelson, Lee County Sheriff’s Office (Fla.); Julio Schrodel, Cape Coral PD (Fla.); Candace Ham-mond, Chandler PD (Ariz.).n Advanced Certification: Timothy Ponessa, Man-heim Township PD (Pa.); Terry Sterling, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (Fla.); Mark Carpenter,

Glendale PD (Ariz.); James Metts, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department (N.C.). The following annual awards were presented:n Chief Phil E. Keith Project of the Year Award: Scottsdale (Ariz.) Police Department for their Strate-gic Planning and Management Program (award ac-cepted by Debi Allemang).n Annual Report Contest: Chandler (Ariz.) Police Department (award accepted by Candace Hammond).n Ken Hailey (St. Louis Metropolitan Police) was announced as the new Staff Vice President, chosen by vote of the members present at the conference. Past President John Kapinos, Treasurer Wendy Mather and current President Sanjena Clay were also acknowledged for their service to the association. Friday, Oct. 19: A number of members participated in the Friday morning breakfast roundtable discussion to wrap up the conference, as many other members caught early flights out. Again, the Executive Board would like to extend a huge debt of gratitude to the following members of the Calgary Conference Committee for their dedicated and exhaustive efforts over the past year (and all others from the Calgary Police Service who helped): Ron Smith (Conference Chairman), Brian Whitelaw (Co-Chair), Diana Bloom (Manager, Research and Devel-opment Section), Gabrielle Arrizza, Noreen Barros, Barb Burrows, Judy Fernandes, Cailen Henry, Lana Hohn-Martens, Karen Kane, Andrea Lawrence, Ho-Yin Li, Deborah Melnick, and Debi Perry.

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Awards and Recognition

Repository Director Karen True honors retiring Treasurer Wendy Mather (right, Palm Beach County, Fla.) with a gift for her service.

Debi Allemang (Scottsdale, Ariz.) receives the Project of the Year Award from Executive Vice President Randall Greeley.

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Past-President John Kapinos (Fairfax County, Va.) and President Sanjena Clay (Palm Beach County, Fla.) are hon-ored for their service on the IALEP Board by Vice President Greeley.

Candace Hammond (Chandler, Ariz.) accepts the First Place Award in the Annual Report Contest from Vice President Greeley.

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The architecture in and around Calgary was hard to beat...After taking in the sights in Calgary, confer-ence attendees headed to the mountains for a mid-week training break. The year-round resort town of Banff provided much needed fresh air and breath-taking views.



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...unless you went for a walk where the wild things are.

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Member News and Notesn The fall session of the IALEP Planners Course was held in Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 12-16, with 23 mem-bers in attendance. Many thanks to the Kansas City Police Department, particularly IALEP Repository Di-rector Karen True, for all of their excellent assistance with logistics. The course attendees were: Bill Anzenberger – Prince William County (Va.) Police Lorena Blosser – Pinellas County (Fla.) Sheriffs Dept.Ted Bowman – Raytown (Mo.) Police Dept.Rhonda Cheetham – Arizona Dept. of Public SafetyReg Chernoff – Calgary Police ServiceMichael Dacey – Chicago Dept. of Aviation SecurityTyler Dunn – Saskatoon Police ServiceJason Franklin – Spokane Police Dept.Emily Green – Fairfax County (Va.) PoliceLouis Herbert – Calcasieu Parish (La.) Sheriffs OfficeTom Hirschy – Dublin (Ohio) PoliceWes Houston - Lethbridge Regional Police (Alberta)Randy Hudspeth – Raytown (Mo.) PoliceJill Jones – Lee County (Fla.) Sheriffs OfficeTamara Jones – Kansas City (Mo.) PoliceKimberlee Lares – Tucson (Ariz.) PoliceMeghan Lomas – Pinellas County Sheriffs OfficeJames Lynch – Raytown (Mo.) PoliceJon Markus – Saskatoon Police ServiceJay Somerville – Dublin (Ohio) PoliceTodd Stoker – Kansas City (Mo.) PoliceCarolyn Wilson – Columbia (S.C.) PoliceJennifer Yungfleisch – Mesa (Ariz.) Police

n IALEP member Julie Grimaldi was elected as Vice-Presi-dent of The Society of Police Futurists International (PFI) at that organization’s Annual Conference in July. Julie will move up to assume the Presidency of PFI in 2008. Julie holds an honors bachelor’s degree from York University, where she double majored in law & society and philosophy, and a master’s degree in criminology from the University

n Long-time IALEP member, John A. McBrien, passed away in November after a long battle with cancer. After serving a 24-year career in the U.S. Air Force, obtaining the rank of chief master sergeant, John worked for 15 years in

hospital administration. John embarked on his third career in 1991 when he joined the law enforcement family as a planning and research analyst with the Chandler Police Department in Arizona. John was an ardent supporter and participant in IALEP. He held Advanced Law Enforcement Planner Certification, attended numerous training conferences, served on the 1999 certification criteria review com-mittee, and served for two years (1998-1999) as the IALEP Southwest Chapter Treasurer. I am personally grateful to John for his example and mentoring. Not only did he introduce me to IALEP, but encouraged me to become involved at the international board level. Thank you, John, for your lifetime of public service to your country and commu-nity as well as your friendship to all. Here’s a toast... (submitted by Randall Greeley)

n Steven R. Powell served as a sworn member of the Plano Police Department from 1982 to 1994, when a debilitating illness forced him to resign his commis-sion as an officer. Always a dedicated and loyal em-ployee, Steve continued to work in a civilian capacity, becoming a self-taught crime analyst and forming the Plano, Texas, Police Department’s first crime analysis unit in 1995. In 2004, he was named the Planning & Research Coordinator. Steve was a devoted professional and committed to his family. As Steve’s illness progressed, his wife, Lavonna, became his eyes, hands and legs. Together, this dynamic duo helped to coordinate many special research projects, including the compilation of infor-mation for the annual report and the annual strategic plan. Steve was a certified police planner and a mem-ber of IALEP. Steve passed away on Oct. 9, after a long and cou-rageous battle with multiple sclerosis. He is missed by the entire Plano Police Department and by the many people in the law enforcement planners community that had contact with him and Lavonna throughout the years. (submitted by Janet Grubish, Hurst, Texas Police Dept.)

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of Toronto. Since 1990, she has worked as a research-er, project manager, analyst and advisor to Ontario Provincial Police senior and executive command staff on strategic issues and initiatives relevant to policing. In addition, Julie has enjoyed secondment/ team opportunities to facilitate organizational restructuring, establish civilian functions within operations, manage contentious issues, and oversee policy development and planning and research processes. Prior to employ-ment with the Ontario Provincial Police, Julie con-ducted research as a consultant to the Ontario Board of Parole. Julie has been a member of the Society of Police Futurists International since 2002 and a member of IALEP since 1995.

n Two IALEP members recently participated as part of a panel of experts who contributed to an exten-sive report on factors affecting the future of policing. Chuck Lifford (Gastonia, N.C.) and John Kapinos (Fairfax County, Va.) were both participants in this effort, which was lead by Dr. Marvin J. Cetron, the E



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Rae Ferguson (center), Ashe-ville, N.C., is excited about her door prize at the banquet. IALEP members Kather-ine Heath, Pinellas County, Fla., and Bill English, Suf-folk County, N.Y., (right) get caught by the photographer at the meet and greet.

Executive Vice Presi-dent Randall Greeley

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President of Forecasting International, a Virginia-based consulting firm. Dr. Cetron’s firm recently issued an 82-page report, which examined 55 trends throughout the world today as well as what impacts each trend might have on the future of law enforcement. This report will be dis-seminated widely through academic and government circles in the coming months. Chuck Lifford is also currently serving a fellowship with the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) in Washington, D.C.

n The IALEP Southwest Chapter held their quarterly meeting at the Headquarters of the Arizona Depart-ment of Public Safety in Phoenix Nov. 27. In addition to the business meeting, the chapter elected its 2008 officers at the meeting and attendees toured the ADPS crime lab and were given a demonstration of license plate reader technology. Election results for chapter offices are: Steve Gen-dler, President; Gary Smith, Vice President; Candace Hammond, Treasurer; and Kim de Beus, Secretary.

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