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New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police 751 Route 73 North, Suite 12, Marlton, New Jersey 08053 Phone:: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Web: www.njsacop.org Twitter: @NJSACOP 01 June 2019 BRIEFING NOTE FOR POLICE EXECUTIVES: ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL POLICING PRACTICES SEMINAR The Best Public & Private Executives Invest in Themselves and Their Teams PURPOSE The purpose of this note is to inform the interested police executives, governing bodies, and other authorities on the 2019 Advanced Professional Policing Practices Seminar, to be conducted by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police [NJSACOP] in cooperation with the London Metropolitan Police and the City of London Police. BACKGROUND As noted by the New York Times, the United States and Great Britain “are bound by a common language and a shared history, and their law enforcement agencies have been close partners for generations.” 1 In the context of professional development for police executives, the NJSACOP has been at the forefront of taking advantage of – indeed expanding upon – this close partnership. This partnership is in line with the NJSACOP’s well-earned reputation for offering our members (and other interested stakeholders) cutting-edge professional development opportunities and fresh perspectives on contemporary issues. One of the Association’s key strategies in delivering such opportunities is looking beyond traditional topics, presenters, venues, and methods of law enforcement professional development and education. While of course there is an enormous wealth of talent, knowledge and experience in our own backyard, we naturally do not have a monopoly on these assets. Accordingly, the NJSACOP continually seeks out the best that can be found from across our borders – whether those borders are local, state, national, or international. The public that our police executives serve, and the men and women that they lead, deserve nothing less than the most prepared and current leaders, who are equipped with an understanding of contemporary policing best practices. The 2019 Advanced Professional Policing Practices Seminar, conducted in conjunction with internationally renowned partners, will provide attending delegates with an outstanding and unique professional development experience. THE COURSE The 2019 Advanced Professional Policing Practices Seminar is being conducted in metropolitan London, with site visits to several prominent and important law enforcement and criminal justice institutions and facilities. As of the instant date, the course agenda is being finalized, but we can 1 Baker, Al. “A Trip Abroad to Study Policing Without Guns.” New York Times, 12 December 2015: A1 13