Police Militarization Conferences, Trainings & Expos [1]
War Resister's League's police militarization campaign #NoSWATzone [2] has been campaigning against SWAT-training and weapons expo Urban Shield for four years. But Urban Shield is just one police training amongst hundreds. We focus on police conferences, trainings and expos because we believe they are the engine of police militarization and repression. Find research below on a handful of the police trainings happening across the US, as well as info on how we are resisting them!
Tactical Trainings Across the US:
SWAT Round-Up International Competition and Vendor Trade Show:
Background Info [3]
Resisting SWAT Round-Up: Coming Soon!
- [4]International Association of the Chiefs of Police Conference:
Background Info [4]
Resisting the IACP 2016 [5] -
[6]Illinois Tactical Officers Association:
Background Info [7]
#NoCopAcademy 2017 Campaign [8]
Stop ITOA 2016 Campaign [9]
- [10]Urban Shield:
Background Info [10]
Stop Urban Shield 2017 Campaign [11]
Stop Urban Shield 2016 Campaign [12]
Stop Urban Shield 2015 Campaign [13]
Stop Urban Shield 2014 Campaign [14]
Facing Urban Shield 2013 Campaign [15]
- [16] National Tactical Officers Association Conference:
Background Info [16]
Stop NTOA 2016 Campaign [17] - [18]New York Tactical Officers Association:
Background Info [18]
Stop NYTOAC 2016 Campaign [5] - [19]California Association of Tactical Officers:
Background Info [19]
Opposing CATO's Hate Trainings (2016) [20]
- TacsOps East
Background Info [21] - [22] Midwest Tactical Officers Association:
Background Info [22]
- National Training Concepts:
Background Info [23]
- [24] Central American Regional Security Initiative:
Background Info [24]
- The Iraqi Police Education Program (IPEP):
Background Info [25]
- Pennsylvania Tactical Officers Association:
Background Info