Boulder Police Brings International Policing Conference to the City; Community Invited

BOULDER, Colo. – The Boulder Police Department along with the University of Colorado Boulder Police and Denver Police Department are proud to announce they will be hosting an international policing conference in August.

The 31st Annual International Problem-Oriented Policing conference will be held here in Boulder from August 7-9, 2023, and draw police experts from around the world to speak on a variety of topics such as:

• Stratified Policing, which Boulder Police implemented last year and is one of the first in the country to do so
• Understanding Racial Disparities in Police Datasets
• Familiar Faces (People with Mental Illness)
• Saving Spots: Tackling Ceremonial Leopard Skin Trade in Western Zambia
• Residential Burglary Victimization in New Zealand
• Alternative Responses to Citizen Requests for Police Service
• The Power of Cutting Crime with Urban Design
• Homelessness-related Problems in Boulder
• A Problem-Oriented Approach to Campus Policing

Boulder Police’s own Chief Maris Herold, Deputy Chief Steve Redfearn and Dr. Daniel Reinhard will also be presenting alongside policing experts from around the world.

This conference will likely draw more than 200 law enforcement professionals, researchers, and directors of federal agencies from across the country and the world as both speakers and attendees.

Boulder Police will be having a lottery to sponsor a small number of community members to attend for free. If you are interested in attending or you know someone who might be interested, please have them email Bethany Ciesielski at CiesielskiB@bouldercolorado.gov

This is a distinguished honor to host such an event and the Boulder Police Department knows the community will welcome our guests with pride.