The IACP, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, is sponsoring the National Law Enforcement First-Line Supervisor Training on Violence Against Women. This training is for sworn law enforcement who hold primary responsibility for overseeing first responders. This 8-week virtual training offers a unique opportunity to:
- Explore current approaches for responding to and investigating the crimes of violence against women
- Recognize culture and its effect on responding to violence against women crimes to maximize supervisory efforts
- Assess current agency and officer efforts
- Share successes, challenges, and solutions with law enforcement peers
- Identify practical strategies and action plans specific to agency needs
- Strengthen leadership skills for addressing and preventing domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence
Guided by nationally recognized leaders in the law enforcement response to crimes of violence against women, the
training is designed to increase understanding of these crimes and develop mentoring, training, and leadership skills. For more information, please visit: https://www.theiacp.org/projects/national-law-enforcement-leadership-initiative-onviolence-against-women
Application Information: Interested sworn law enforcement who have supervisory oversight of first responders are eligible to apply. Application does not guarantee attendance. Priority is given to Office on Violence
Against Women grantees. For a PDF of the online application, contact Rachel Apfelbaum, IACP Project Manager, at
apfelbaum@theiacp.org or 1-703-647-6843.
Agencies may be eligible to send more than one member to the First-Line Supervisor Training; this is determined by
agency size.
- Agencies with fewer than 25 sworn members – one participant
- Agencies with between 26 and 125 sworn members – two participants
- Agencies with more than 126 sworn members – three participants
Event Costs: There is no registration fee for the event.
Application Steps
1. Complete this application form. It requires information about the applicant, their responsibilities, and their agency.
Note that when the "save" button at the bottom of any page is clicked, you can enter your email address to
receive an email with a personalized link that allows you to return to your saved application later.
2. Submit the application form through this site. Contact Rachel Apfelbaum, IACP Project Manager, at
apfelbaum@theiacp.org or 1-703-647-6843 with any questions or concerns.
3. Confirmation will be sent upon receipt of application. Formal notice of acceptance will be sent to those applicants selected for participation in the training.
This project is supported by Grant No. 2016-TA-AX-K055 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, finding, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this program are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.