December 19, 2024
The must-attend event for law enforcement professionals will return February 18-20, 2025 in Las Vegas. New this year, registration will include access to the pre-conference workshop on digital recruiting through social media and programmatic advertising.
September 24, 2024
FRA is offering an All-Access Pass to all main conference sessions at two of its highly anticipated police events: The Women in Law Enforcement Summit and The Mental Health and Wellness Policing Summit, both held November 17-19 in Atlanta.
July 23, 2024
As a community member and police officer, the wildfires in Maui in August 2023 had an impact on Marvin Tevaga in more ways than one. Alongside his colleague, Officer Zachary Kamaka, Tevaga will deliver a keynote address at FRA’s 14th Police Recruitment and Retention Summit, held August 4-6 in Orlando, where he’ll share his personal story of losing his family home to the fire, the officers’ shared experiences supporting their community through a natural disaster, and the impacts on the Maui Police Department.
February 08, 2024
Anne Kirkpatrick, superintendent, New Orleans Police Department, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Women in Law Enforcement Summit, held in New Orleans April 15-17.
January 02, 2024
The trusted event for police personnel across the country will return for its 13th edition in Las Vegas February 20-22. Here’s an inside look at the session topics, preconference workshop, perks, and more you won’t want to miss.
September 26, 2023
Get double the conference experience at The Women in Law Enforcement Summit and The Mental Health and Wellness Policing Summit with the All-Access Pass.
September 18, 2023
The conference, hosted in Dallas October 29-31, will further the movement for the recruitment, growth, and development of women in policing through preconference workshops, targeted sessions, panel discussions, and networking roundtable discussions.
September 18, 2023
FRA’s inaugural event to prioritize the mental health of police professionals will be held October 29-31 in Dallas. The summit will feature a two-part preconference workshop, insightful sessions with more than 15 industry-leading speakers, and a five-star conference experience with food and beverage included with registration. Ahead of the summit, FRA spoke to a few of the esteemed speakers set to take the stage next month. Here’s a sneak peek at the important topics they plan to address.
July 28, 2023
FRA’s event for police personnel will be held August 6-8 in Las Vegas. This year’s program will offer the trusted themes of the past 11 editions plus an additional focus on agencies of all sizes, highlighting low-cost and non-financial opportunities for smaller agencies to gain a competitive edge on a national scale.
July 19, 2023
The 2nd annual event is returning to unite forward-thinking police professionals aiming to advance curriculum design and training best practices for the benefit and improvement of academies across the nation. This year’s conference will be held August 6-8 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, with a room block conveniently located at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.
February 22, 2023
FRA will host two live events in April tailored to the growth of law professionals. The Women in Law Enforcement Summit will take place April 2-4 at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, and The Police Recruitment and Retention Summit be on April 17-19 in Tampa, Fla. Here’s your inside look at both events and the special discount available to departments sending groups to both conferences.
October 26, 2022
After breakout attendance last year, The Women in Law Enforcement Summit will yet again deliver strategies to empower female officers, supervisors, and those who aim to increase diversity and inclusion in law enforcement. Join forward-thinking leaders from across the country December 14-16 in Coronado, Calif. for the event.
December 16, 2021
In collaboration with York College of Pennsylvania, FRA has launched a survey to assess areas of success and potential improvement for women in law enforcement across the country. The results will be presented and discussed by industry experts at FRA’s upcoming Women in Law Enforcement Summit in Nashville March 20-22.
December 06, 2021
After 22 years in law enforcement, David Atkins retired as New York State Police Captain and launched his career as a speaker to help others breakthrough fear and adversity to play a bigger game in business and life. Atkins, who will deliver the opening keynote address at FRA’s 9th Police and Recruitment and Retention Summit on January 23-25 at the Hyatt Bellevue in Philadelphia, talked to FRA about his personal growth journey and its impact on his career in law enforcement and beyond.
March 05, 2021
The live-streaming seminar will connect female public safety officers and their supervisors with industry leading experts who will share their proven best practices to foster growth and development among women in public safety. With record-breaking registration numbers already seen for the April event, this is a discussion female colleagues, teams, and departments won’t want to miss.
October 26, 2020
FRA’s 7th annual Police Recruitment and Retention Summit will return on January 25-26, 2021 as a virtual event. In advance of this year’s conference, FRA will also offer a live-streamed virtual seminar on November 12-13 to discuss critical tactics to navigate the impacts of COVID-19 as well as the civil unrest currently seen throughout the nation.
April 10, 2020
The United States may be entering a golden age for financial fraud.
April 07, 2020
Police departments across the country are grappling with how best to protect their communities and officers with limited resources.
April 02, 2020
The Department of Justice (DOJ) created the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) program to help agencies address the outbreak.
November 06, 2019
Cathy Sanz, president, Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE), has faced her fair share of struggles as a woman working in law enforcement. Sanz, one of the speakers at the upcoming 5th Annual Police Recruitment & Retention Summit, shares with FRA her personal experiences and advice for women interested in furthering their professional development.
September 19, 2019
Rhonda Glover spent 34 years working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation before retiring last year from a career she loved. She had no choice–the age cut off for agents in federal law enforcement is 57. But she had far too much energy and ambition to leave the working world behind. FRA talked to Glover ahead of the 5th Annual Police Recruitment & Retention Summit about what she has learned about leadership and her own career reset as founder and CEO of a training, development, and career coaching firm.
January 28, 2019
Conference digs deep into challenges, opportunities associated with body-worn camera usage, unmanned aircraft systems, and counter drones
December 27, 2018
Conference will feature advanced topics related to body-worn camera usage and public safety, unmanned aircraft systems, and counter drones
October 10, 2018
It’s not easy being a police officer, especially in today’s environment that has put the behaviors of law enforcement officers under the microscope. And that makes recruiting new ones to the force and retaining existing officers an even bigger challenge.
August 25, 2018
The fall forum will provide attendees with an opportunity to learn from other agencies that have implemented programs to find out what worked and what they'd do differently.