Hosted by the Austin and University of Texas Police Departments and the Travis County Sheriff's Office

The annual International Problem-Oriented Policing Conference is often described by attendees as the most substantive policing conference they have ever attended. Each year, police officers of all ranks , as well as crime consultants, policing researchers, and community partners come together to discuss what they have learned in trying to reduce specific crime and safety problems. Attendees choose the workshops they will attend from an agenda that will feature more than 20 different crime and safety problems.* In addition, leading up to the POP Conference, the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing sponsors an international competition to identify the top problem-solving projects of the year. The winning and finalist projects for the Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing will be featured at the conference. Sessions are of varying sizes and use different formats, so you can choose the type of learning environment that works best for you.**

* NOTE: Session topics will be posted on this site as the agenda develops.

** NOTE: Conference presentations will be given in English but attendees are encouraged to bring interpreters if needed.

Registration Information

Register for the POP Conference

The registration fee for the conference is $595

Group Discount:  For every agency registering 5 or more persons, the POP Center will reduce the registration fee by $50 per person. If all attendees are registered at the same time, the registration system will automatically process the discount. If you have registered more than 5 attendees at separate times, please contact the POP Center at [email protected] or 980-621-9337 for assistance.

Registration and payment information coming soon.

Contact Information

For questions concerning the conference registration, please contact us by email at
[email protected] or by telephone at 980-621-9337.

Conference Agenda

This year's conference will feature a wide variety of presentations, including projects from the winners and finalists for the Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing.  Topics to be covered include:

• Introduction to problem-analysis
• Introduction to problem-oriented policing
• Introduction to situational crime prevention
• Improving problem-solving processes
• Sexual assaults and bars
• SCRAPing responses likely to fail

Full Conference Program (PDF)

Conference Agenda-at-Glance (PDF)

Hotel

Driskill Hotel

604 Brazos Street, Austin, TX

Reservations information coming soon.