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CSUN Police Chief Joins National Effort to Combat Crimes of Violence Against Women

(NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2006) — Cal State Northridge Police Chief Anne P. Glavin is one of 24 law enforcement executives from across the country chosen to participate this week in the National Law Enforcement Leadership Institute on Violence Against Women hosted by The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).

The goal is to elevate the response to violence-against-women crimes to a high position on the law enforcement agenda and support the adoption of best practices in the field by the officers in the Cal State Northridge Police Department.

"This is a unique opportunity to compare notes with other police chiefs from around the country on the very serious issues that we all face with crimes of violence concerning women," Glavin said from San Francisco, where the session is taking place. "The goal is to identify the most successful strategies to encourage reporting of such crimes and improve prosecution. It is a terrific opportunity."

During the three-day course, which ends today, Glavin and the other participants are exploring innovative approaches for investigating crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking. Their training includes assessing an agency’s performance as well as sharing challenges and solutions with law enforcement colleagues.

In an effort to help law enforcement agencies enhance their response to crimes of violence against women, institute trainers are focusing on methods for effective resource allocation to help crime victims and hold perpetrators accountable. The participating law enforcement executives will be asked to develop an action plan they can take back to their respective agencies that will employ new strategies for pro-active coordinated collaboration with their communities upon returning to their departments.

Glavin’s expenses to attend the institute were covered by a grant to the IACP from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police is the world’s oldest and largest non-profit membership organization of police executives, with over 19,000 members in over 90 different countries. IACP’s membership consists of the operating chief executives of international, federal, tribal, state and local agencies of all sizes.