Adopted at the 120th Annual Conference

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 23, 2013

Support for Event Deconfliction Systems in Support of Officer Safety and Wellness

Submitted by: SafeShield Committee of the Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police

SACOP.020.t13

WHEREAS, the safety and wellness of law enforcement officers has always been the top priority for the members of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP); and

WHEREAS, a simple yet invaluable practice that will support agency leadership in enhancing officer safety efforts and improving agency operations is event deconfliction; and

WHEREAS, event deconfliction is the process of determining whether law enforcement personnel are conducting an enforcement action (e.g., a raid, an undercover operation, surveillance, etc.) in proximity to one another during a specified time period; and

WHEREAS, to implement systematic deconfliction into agency operations, agencies should utilize one of three nationally recognized High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program event deconfliction systems: Case Explorer, RISSafe™, or SAFETNet; and

WHEREAS, these systems are designed such that, at the outset of an event (such as conducting an undercover buy/bust, executing a search warrant, serving an arrest warrant, etc.), they will identify and provide immediate notification to personnel of potential conflicts with other law enforcement actions; and

WHEREAS, efforts are under way to interconnect the three systems to improve deconfliction between agencies, helping to further safeguard officers and improve information sharing between agencies; and

WHEREAS, event deconfliction supports and benefits agency personnel and public safety —including agency leadership, commanders and task force supervisors, detectives and investigators, analysts, line officers and citizens; and

WHEREAS, the IACP Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police's SafeShield Committee's purpose is to identify problems and threats impacting officer safety and define solutions that incorporate improved policies, training, equipment, and uniforms; and

WHEREAS, the SafeShield Committee determined that information sharing policies for the purpose of event deconfliction will improve officer safety and embrace the IACP Center for Officer Safety and Wellness' position that no injury to or death of a law enforcement professional is acceptable; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the membership of the IACP embrace and support event deconfliction in order to further the officer safety efforts of law enforcement leaders; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, event deconfliction is most effective if all law enforcement agencies within a region routinely participate in event deconfliction; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, agency leadership should partner with other law enforcement leadership in their jurisdiction, region, or state to discuss what system is most appropriate. The state or urban area fusion center should be included in this identification process, since many centers serve as event deconfliction watch centers; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, upon identification of the appropriate deconfliction system, agency personnel should contact either the regional RISS or HIDTA Center to obtain access; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, agency leadership should support training for agency personnel on how to use the deconfliction tool; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, agency leadership should incorporate the use of the event deconfliction system into agency policies and procedures.