The International Police Executive Symposium (IPES) brings police researchers and practitioners together to facilitate cross-cultural, international and interdisciplinary exchanges for the enrichment of the policing profession. It encourages discussions and writing on challenging topics of contemporary importance through an array of initiatives including conferences and publications.

Past Meetings

Below is a list of the previous meetings ordered by year, with links to related photo and media for each event.

Year 2011 - August 10-14
Country Karlskrona, (Blekinge County), Sweden
Theme Contemporary Issues in Public Safety & Security
Host Hosted by The Blekinge Technological Instiute
Links Executive Summary
Brochure
Photos


Year 2011 - June 26-30
Country Buenos Aires, Argentina
Theme Policing Violence, Crime, Disorder, & Discontent: International Perspectives
Host Hosted by IPES
Links Keynote Speech - by R.K. Raghavan
Executive Summary - Martha Dow
Brochure
Photos


Year 2010 - November 2-6
Country Kerala, India
Theme Community Policing: Theoretical Problems and Operational Issues
Host Hosted by the Government of Kerala and the Kerala Police Department
Links Executive Summary
Brochure
Photos


Year 2010 - March 14-19
Country Valletta, Malta
Theme Tourism, Strategic Locations & Major Events: Policing in an Age of Mobility, Mass Movement and Migration
Host Commissioner John Rizzo and Malta Police
Links Executive Summary
Brochure
Photos


Year 2009
Country Ohrid, Macedonia
Theme Policing, the Private Sector, Economic Development & Social Change: Contemporary Global Trends
Host Ministry of Interior, Republic of Macedonia
Links Executive Summary
Brochure
Photos


Year 2008
Country Cincinnati, Ohio - USA
Theme Police Without Borders: The Fading Distinction Between Local & Global
Host Cincinnati Police Department & Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police
Links Executive Summary
Brochure
Photos


Year 2007
Country Dubai
Theme Urbanization and Security
Host Dubai Police
Links Executive Summary


Year 2006
Country Turkey
Theme Local Linkages to Global Security and Crime: Thinking Locally and Acting Globally
Host Turkish National Police
Links Executive Summary
Participants List (PDF)
Photos
Presentations


Year 2005
Country The Czech Republic
Theme Challenges of Policing in the 21st Century: A Global Assessment
Host The Czech Police Academy
The Ministry of the Interior
The Czech Republic
Links Executive Summary
Photos
Presentations 


Year 2004
Country Canada
Theme Criminal Exploitation of Women and Children
Host Abbotsford Police Department
Canadian Police College
International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
University College of the Fraser Valley
Vancouver Police Department
Links Executive Summary
Photos


Year 2003
Country Bahrain
Theme Police and Community
Host Kingdom of Bahrain
Links Executive Summary
Photos
Presentations


Year 2002
Country Turkey
Theme Police Education and Training
Host Police of Turkey
Links Executive Summary


Year 2001
Country Poland
Theme Corruption: A Threat to World Order
Host Police of Poland
Links Executive Summary
Photos


Year 2000
Country USA 
Theme Traffic Policing
Host Northwestern University, Center for Public Safety
Links Executive Summary
Photos


Year 1999
Country India
Theme Policing of Public Order
Host Andhra Pradesh Police, Hyderabad, India
Links Executive Summary
Photos


Year 1998
Country The Netherlands
Theme Crime Prevention
Host Dutch Police, Europol
Links Photos


Year 1997
Country Austria
Theme International Police Cooperation
Host Federal Police in Vienna, Austria
Links Executive Summary


Year 1996
Country Japan
Theme Organized Crime
Host Kanagawa University
Links  


Year 1995
Country Spain
Theme Challenges of Policing Democracies
Host International Institute of the Sociology of Law, Basque Country, Spain
Links  


Year 1994
Country Switzerland
Theme Police Challenges and Strategies
Host Canton Police, Geneva, Switzerland
Links Photos

Additional Information For Selected Years Only