Conference Agenda

Please note: This is a working agenda and is subject to change until posted as final. We will be applying for CA P.O.S.T. credit and will provide details once the application has been finalized.

Monday, August 30, 2021

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Registration (Will remain open throughout the conference daily) Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom Prefunction

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	Opening Ceremony Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM	The Contigo Murders Presented By: FBI SA Jeff Cugno and Anaheim PD Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom

5:00 PM	Free Evening

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Breakfast (included with your room) Location: Atrium

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM	The state of California today Presented By: Sacramento AUSA Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

What’s the real story behind the rise in homicides and shootings? Presented By: Capt. Paul Vernon, LAPD (ret), CompStat Division Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom Session Description: Between 1990 and 2019 Los Angeles homicides averaged a 5% drop per year, from a high of nearly 1100 to a low of under 250. Indeed, 2019 had seen the lowest homicide rate since 1962 (6.4 / 100k). Then came 2020 and everything changed; homicides jumped 38% in one year, surpassing the 300-mark for the first time in 10 years. Capt. Paul Vernon looks at a variety of factors to explain the unprecedented rise in homicides and shootings in the face of other violent crimes and property crimes dropping. While the prevailing explanations include COVID, class strain, racism, the economy, and ineffective policing, Capt. Vernon will show how the rise in violence is a simple matter of changed expectations. His presentation will show how agencies can better analyze the myriad policing factors and provide more effective context on crime, violence, police-stops and use of force, in order to counter the dangerous myths that have pervaded American society and led to dangerous policy changes.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	Lunch Location: Atrium 2

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Critical Legal Issues Update: Trends, Training & Trials Presented By: Missy O’Linn, Esq. Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom Session Description: The concepts included in this program are considered to be innovative and revolutionary in the approach to teaching law and policy to law enforcement personnel. The program focuses on principles and concepts of civil liability and allegations of police misconduct related to civil rights litigation in federal and state court. Participants will receive an update on precedent-setting cases and applicable legal standards. The discussion will focus on trends in use of force litigation and legislative requirements, issues of quality and quantity of training, supervisory concerns, BWCs, media related issues, high-profile circumstances, and other topical concerns for law enforcement personnel and agencies. The program includes risk-management action plan items and other novel training concepts.

5:00 PM	Free Evening

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Breakfast (included with your room) Location: Atrium

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM	Cold Case/DNA Presented By: FBI Los Angeles Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	The Data of Homelessness in California Presented By: Professor Erik Fritsvol Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	California’s Homeless Crisis-Law Enforcement Response Presented By: Panel Discussion Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	Lunch Location: Atrium 2

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

"2020 Portland Protests and Civil Disorder - Executive Takeaways" - Overview of events and discussion of strategic considerations and factors relevant to public safety agencies Presented By: Renn Cannon, former Special Agent in Charge, FBI Portland Division Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom Session Description: Leveraging firsthand experience and broad research, this presentation briefly introduces a strategic framework and provides an overview of the extended Portland protests and civil disorder. In addition to rounding out often incomplete media narratives of events, this overview describes increasingly common extremist tactics. Following the overview, the session will focus on facilitated discussion of key strategic and tactical considerations including obtaining unified effort vertically and horizontally; media/social media impacts; tactics and goals of domestic extremist groups; and leadership factors to sustaining morale and effectiveness.

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Officer Safety Presented By: Liaison Specialist Philip Wright Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom

5:00 PM	Free Evening

Thursday, September 2, 2021

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Breakfast (included with your room) Location: Atrium

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Culture, Communications & Crisis Presented By: Judy Pal, Former Assistant Commissioner, NYPD and Principal, 10-8 Communications Location: Queen of the Lake Ballroom Session Description: This session is tailored to executive leadership and focuses on the importance of communication and image development for law enforcement. The session will cover the needs and motivations of traditional news media, strategies for message management for both traditional and social media, and best practices for communicating in crisis. Strategies for crisis communications planning and early response (narrative-setting) through traditional and social media, as well as rumor control to help ensure accurate and timely messages are conveyed will be discussed.

12:00 PM	Conference Concludes - Thank you for coming!