Iowa Department of Public Safety
Eugene T. Meyer, Commissioner
215 East 7th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Telephone Number: (515) 725-6182
Facsimile Number: (515) 725-6195

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For immediate release: Courtney Greene, Bureau Chief
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Public Information Bureau
Des Moines, Iowa (515) 725-6196

DPS AND LEIN HOST INTELLIGENEC COMMAND COURSE

Des Moines, IOWA --- Commanders and supervisors of law enforcement intelligence units from across Iowa and neighboring states are gathering in Des Moines this week for a two-day training class.  The course, funded through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is designed to strengthen each person’s skills in effectively managing staff and the vital intelligence data gathered and used to help safeguard our communities.  Training topics include: intelligence-led policing, suspicious activity reporting and information management, and legal issues and the protection of privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights.

WHAT:          Intelligence Command Course
   
WHEN: Tuesday, August 18 & Wednesday, August 19, 2009
  Media availability: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Wednesday
   
WHERE: DPS Building
  215 East 7th Street
  Des Moines, Iowa 50319
   
WHO:            Commanders & Supervisors of Intelligence & Fusion Centers
  Instructors Include:
  -Dr. David Carter, Michigan State University, Author of the COPS Office publication Law Enforcement Intelligence: A Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Agencies
  -Ritchie Martinez, President of the Intl. Assn. of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts
  -Roger Bragdon, Spokane, WA Chief of Police (ret.)
  -Other intelligence and fusion center leaders from across the U.S.

This course if being co-hosted by the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Iowa Law Enforcement Intelligence Network, United State Attorney’s Office-Southern District of Iowa, Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy and the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center.

 

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