The Austin Police Department (APD), in collaboration with the Lesbian and Gay Peace Officers Association (LGPOA), has announced the 4th World LGBTIQ+ Conference for Criminal Justice Professionals will be held in Austin, Texas in 2025. This will also be the first time this conference has been held in the United States.
The conference is organized by the group Proud To Be Your Friend, which has held these events around the world since 2016.
The Austin Police Department has been working to establish a strong relationship with the diverse community through innovative programs like creating the first and only LGBTQIA+ peace officers’ association in Texas. However, though Austin is diverse in a lot of ways, it lacks black professionals. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, less than 10% of Austin’s population is black. Organizing the World LGBTIQ+ Conference for Criminal Justice Professionals in 2025 will be a great step towards training new police cadets to understand that “95% of day-to-day policing is more akin to social services than policing,” and that the police academy should incorporate “anti-racism” and “cultural diversity training.”
The APD has had difficulty with resignations and recruitment in recent years.
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