Phoenix Police officers joined law enforcement professionals from around the state for the ABLE (Arizona Black Law Enforcement) Criminal Justice Conference in Phoenix.
More than 200 participants, including police officers, criminal justice students, and law enforcement workers attended the ninth annual conference. This year’s theme, “Law Enforcement: Guardians of the Citizens to Whom We Serve and Protect,” focused on education, training and networking.
This year’s conference courses included: Robotics in Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention Strategies, Identifying Terrorist Behaviors, and Recruitment—the Academy Experience. Representatives from city, state, county and federal levels directed the seminars and demonstrations.
Law enforcement employees and students from high school, the Maricopa County Community Colleges, Arizona State University and Police Explorers attended an educational recruitment and job fair to aid them with educational and career goals.
“Many police agencies are adopting the concept that police officers are guardians of the public and they are also guardians of the protection of the rights of victims, and of the accused,” says ABLE President, Terry Yaweh. “With more people accepting this idea, and with less thought on police as warriors, we can look forward to fewer incidents and more public support. All of our jobs revolve around serving the public and that’s what we need to keep first and foremost in our minds.”