Hosted by the New Haven Guardians
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Hosted by the New Haven Guardians 🚔
2026 NABLEO Training Conference
POLICING WITH PRECISION AND PURPOSE
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
155 Temple St
New Haven, CT 06510
1-800-THE-OMNI
Room Rate: $209.00, per night, plus taxes (standard-King bed)
GROUP CODE: NABLEO
About The Education and Training Conference
It is imperative that police officers and community members develop greater levels of trust and respect that can result in safer interactions with each other, particularly in communities of color. Yet their efforts are often marred by the misperceptions of both the officer and community member. When each has a better understanding of the other, their commitments to each other are freshened and strengthened.
This event will include 3 days of priceless information and knowledge from experts in each topic discussed, enabling participants to acquire effective communication and active listening skills, as well as other community-policing related techniques, and has been designed to enhance and improve the relationships between community members and their law enforcement guardians.
Featured workshops presented during the conference have been designed to provide law enforcement officers, as well as, the staff and leadership of the organizations that make up their community partnerships, with greater tools, knowledge, and skills for interacting with people, particularly in communities of color, and allow them to build operative and reciprocal bridges of understanding between law enforcement agencies and communities to create sustainable impact models of positive policing. Our presenters and panelists are drawn from law enforcement, academia, public service, and corporate America. Each brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in their individual fields of endeavor.
Participants of our conferences, including sworn officers and civilian employees of public safety and government agencies including offices of police, sheriffs, EMS, fire hazard, hazmat; park rangers from federal, state, city, county, campus, tribal agencies, members of the armed forces, as well as, the staff and leadership of the organizations that make up their community partnerships, will receive instruction related to various issues facing today's law enforcement officer and their impact on the manner in which they interact with members of the community, with a special emphasis on those interactions in communities of color. Instructional modules will include issues developed from both local and national points of concern.
And attendance at our conferences provides many key benefits: Networking, Connecting with your peers, and expanding your professional network; Knowledge acquisition, Career advancement, Gaining a broader perspective on professional challenges, solutions, and future directions, and much more.
You don't want to miss out on this leading event for Black and Brown law enforcement, and the opportunity to discover new methods to implement programs that build trust and confidence between citizens and the law enforcement community.
Conference Agenda
Conference Agenda
On the first day of the conference, participants should arrive between 7:45 AM and 8:15 AM for the purpose of checking in, receiving name tags, completing any approved but unfinished registration procedures, and enjoying the complimentary breakfast.
All workshops presented have been designed to provide participants (sworn and civilian members of law enforcement agencies, staff and leadership of the organizations that make up their community partnerships), with greater tools, knowledge, and skills for interacting with people, particularly in communities of color, and allow them to build operative and reciprocal bridges of understanding between law enforcement agencies and communities to create sustainable impact models of positive policing.
Certificates of participation will be made available after 10:30 AM on the last day of the conference.
Participants may additionally be requested to complete a brief survey related to the training sessions which will be used for research purposes.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Leadership and Public Integrity - 09:00A
Reducing Recidivism Through Restorative Justice - 10:45A
Tobacco Harm Reduction: Vaping-vs-Smoking - 01:00P
Promotional Preparation - 02:45P
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Mentorship Workshop - 09:00A
Keynote Speaker Address - 10:30A
The Aftermath, Surviving Career and Life Changing Incidents - 01:00P
Chief’s Panel - 02:30P
Friday, October 23, 2026
Interagency Communication - 09:00A
Policing vs. Prosecuting, Polishing Investigations to Conviction - 10:30A
The Career Armor Workshop: Policy Protection and the Union - 02:15P
Pre/Post Conference Events
STOP & SWAP
October 20th, 2026
Dixwell Community House (Q House)
197 Dixwell Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
12:00 PM EST
Experience motor vehicle stops from the perspective of what officers expect. Even more exciting, step into the action and pull over the pros, with guidance from the pros.
NABLEO 2026 Conference
Awards Dinner and Ceremony
October 22nd, 2026
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
155 Temple St, New Haven, CT 06510
Join us to celebrate your peers and community members in NABLEO’s Annual Award Dinner and Ceremony. Meet prominent members of law enforcement and the community.
New Haven Guardians
Networking Meet and Greet
October 21st, 2026
80 Proof American Kitchen & Bar
196 Crown St , New Haven, CT 06510
7:00 PM EST
Good Ol’ Fashion Networking where attendees from all over the country can interact and connect with each other in an informal setting.
Numerous Raffles will be available.

