Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Section

The IACP Law Enforcement Information Management Section (LEIM) brings together law enforcement practitioners to improve and facilitate the exchange of information and system interoperability within and across jurisdictional boundaries. LEIM key stakeholders include police chiefs, law enforcement executives, and technologists.

LEIM Section Chair
Major Dean Hairston of the Danville (VA) Police Department is the current LEIM Section Chair. Major Hairston currently serves as the Operations Division Commander in Danville. Major Hairston has also served a member of the department SWAT team, and on a number of federal and state drug and organized crime task forces. He is a currently board member of the Virginia State Interoperability Advisory Committee. Major Hairston also serves as a consultant for the National Institute of Justice as a member of the Communications Technology and Information-Led Policing technical work group. Major Hairston holds a Master of Science degree from Longwood University in Sociology / Criminology. He is an adjunct professor for Bluefield College and a certified general instructor for the state of Virginia.

What's New

LEIM Past Conferences

2008 LEIM Section Annual Conference
The IACP's Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Section, held its 32^nd Annual Conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN, May 6-10, 2008. Topics discussed included: System Integration, Strategic Planning, Mobile Computing, Terrorism and Technology, and IT Standards. Visit the 2008 32^nd Annual LEIM Conference page to view the conference presentations.

Previous LEIM Conference Presentations
Presentations delivered at past LEIM Annual Conferences or from the IACP Annual Conference Technology Tracks can be viewed here.

33^rd Annual LEIM Section Annual Conference and Training Exposition (Conference Workshop Presentations Now Available)
The IACP LEIM Section held its 33rd Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Dallas in Dallas, TX, May 18-21, 2009. Presentations from this conference are now available and can be viewed here. The Conference Schedule of Events is available for download.

Click here to visit the 33rd Annual LEIM Section Training