Law Enforcement

Committee Description

The Law Enforcement Committee promotes professionalism among fish and wildlife law enforcement officers and strives for better recognition of law enforcement as a profession by other conservation organizations and the general public.

To help achieve these goals, the committee works to encourage conservation officers to present reports at the Association's Annual Meeting on such subjects as forensic techniques, noteworthy investigations and prosecutions, preventive enforcement, new types of equipment, manpower allocation, acceptable levels of compliance with laws and regulations and conservation enforcement research.

Recognizing that effective law enforcement depends on strong public support and cooperation, the committee makes recommendations on how to improve the public relations of conservation officers for the purpose increasing positive public support.

The Law Enforcement Committee also makes recommendations to the Association's Awards Committee for the Annual Law Enforcement Award, which is awarded each September.

Contact

For more information about the Law Enforcement Committee, please contact Don MacLaughlin at 202/624-7890 or donmac@fishwildlife.org.

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