Backing Our Partners in Blue: How to Protect Traffic Law Enforcement Officers on the Road

Sunday, April 2, 2023

1:30pm – 3:00pm PDT

Location: Ballroom 6C

Track Leader(s)

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Kim Brown

Senior Attorney
National Traffic Law Center
Arlington
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Joe Abrusci

Project Manager, DECP Eastern Region
IACP
Alexandria, VA

Moderator(s)

Corey F. Kenney

Assistant Attorney General,TSRP
Office of KS Attorney General
Topeka, KS

Speaker(s)

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Nick Breul (he/him/his)

Senior Project Manager
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
Washington, DC

Slides
Michael Munson, CPST-I (he/him/his)

Sgt (Ret) / former LEL / Communications Manager / Reserve Officer
Webster Police Department / Texas AgriLife
League City, TX

Slides Handouts

Law enforcement agencies are facing several unprecedented challenges, including reduced agency staffing magnified by tragic loss of officers in preventable roadway-related incidents. We need to protect the valuable commodity that are our first responders and create a culture of safety and accountability. Information from the 2022 Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Summit will be shared including current law enforcement officers (LEO) challenges on our roadways and officer safety. What are the critically important steps LEOs can employ to immediately reduce crashes and traffic-related injuries, improve officer safety, and how law enforcement agencies can empower staff to remove exaggerated risks during traffic stops. Find out how motorist engagement can lead to reduced risky driving behavior. Traffic enforcement is vital to the mission to “protect and serve” facilitating positive and lasting results that generate safer spaces and higher quality of life for everyone in the community.