LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SECTION
The IACP Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Section provides law enforcement executives, IT managers, and technology specialists with a forum in which to share information, best practices and lessons learned regarding state-of-the-art law enforcement information management, communications and interoperability, technology standards, and information sharing, analysis and fusion. The LEIM Section is comprised of over 1,100 chiefs and information technology professionals from agencies of all sizes, jurisdictions, and geographies. Every state in the US is represented, as are five Canadian provinces and 18 other nations, ranging from Australia to the United Kingdom.
LEIM Section Subgroup on LinkedIn 
The LEIM Section of IACP has created a Subgroup of IACP on LinkedIn. The LEIM Section Subgroup is open to all IACP LEIM Section members. If you are not already a member of the LEIM Section, Join Today!
The LEIM Section Subgroup is our initial effort to build a dynamic community of practice among law enforcement executives, operational managers, and information technology professionals. The primjary objectives are to enable LEIM Section members to share best practices, lessons learned, and issues of common concern. We will feature discussions of new and emerging technologies, evolving policies and practices, and challenges faced and overcome in planning for, implementing, and managing technology. Join the LEIM Section Subgroup of IACP and actively participate in substantive discussions with your peers.
36th Annual LEIM Training Conference & Technology Exposition
Plan now to attend the 2012 LEIM Training Conference & Technology Exposition, May 21 - 23, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Regular Registration is now open! For more information, visit the 2012 LEIM Conference webpage.
35th Annual LEIM Training Conference & Technology Exposition
The 2011 LEIM Training Conference & Technology Exposition concluded at 5:00pm on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. This year's event was very successful, drawing over 600 participants from jurisdictions throughout the nation, as well as international attendees from Belgium, Canada, England, Nigeria, and Turks and Caicos. More information regarding the conference can be found on the 2011 LEIM Conference website. Workshop presentations from this year's conference are currently being processed and will be posted shortly.

IACP President Mark Marshall, Chief, Smithfield Police Department (Virginia), provides the conference Keynote Presentation on "Policing in the 21st Century" at the 2011 LEIM Conference.
The IACP has hosted information management and technology conferences since April 1977. The conferences provide training, professional development, and a national forum for law enforcement executives, operational managers, and technology and research staff to share best practices and lessons learned on a broad array of new and emerging technologies.
- LEIM Board of Officers
The LEIM Section is governed by a Board of Officers, elected by the LEIM Section Members. 2011-2012 LEIM Board of Officers (PDF)
- License Plate Reader Project
The LEIM Executive Board sponsored development of a Privacy Impact Assessment Report for the Utilization of License Plate Readers (PDF). The objective was to assess the impact LPR systems can have on the public’s privacy interests and to establish recommendations for the development of information management policies intended to govern an agency’s operation of a LPR system.
- IACP/iXP Excellence in Technology Award Program – 2011 IACP/iXP Award Winners
Each year the IACP and iXP Corporation host an awards program to recognize superior achievement and innovation in Response to Computer Related Crime, Excellence in Law Enforcement Communications and Interoperability, and Innovation in Information Technology. Award recipients are recognized and honored during a reception at the Annual LEIM Conference.
- Membership
Law enforcement professionals at every level can qualify for membership in the IACP. Those in sworn command-level positions qualify for active membership; others may qualify for associate membership. Click here for IACP Membership. There is no charge to join the Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Section, but IACP Membership is a prerequisite for Section Membership.
Click here for the LEIM Section Membership Application. (PDF)
- Contact
For more information, contact David Roberts, Senior Program Manager, IACP Technology Center & LEIM Section Liaison (800-843-4227, ext. 858).
Presentations from past LEIM Conferences, International Conferences, and Annual Conference Technology Institute Tracks workshops are posted in the Conference Archives.