COMPLETE SEMINAR LISTING

2026 NSA Winter Conference | January 31 – February 4, 2026

SATURDAY, January 31, 2026

8:30am – 9:30am

  • Commerce: Behind the Transaction: Power, Money, and Prostitution | Future of Law Enforcement
  • State: Keel Mind and IGNITE | Officer Wellness
  • Rayburn: When Minutes Matter: Balancing Alerting and Investigations in Missing and Endangered Person Cases | Law Enforcement Tech 
  • Dirksen: Connecting Youth and Young Adults to Medicaid/CHIP: Turning New Federal Youth Requirements into Action though State-Local Partnerships | Jail Operations

9:45am – 10:45am

  • Commerce: Mass Murder In The Suburbs | Law Enforcement Tech
  • State: Strengthening the Thin Blue Line from the Inside Out: Implementing a Family Academy to Improve Recruiting, Retention, and Resilience | Future of Law Enforcement
  • Rayburn: TBD
  • Dirksen: The Power of Mentorship | Officer Wellness

11:00am – 12:00PM

  • Commerce: Ethics: It’s All About The Little Things | Future of Law Enforcement
  • State: Avoiding the X: Understanding the Dynamics of Officer Safety and Citizen Interaction | Officer Wellness
  • Rayburn: TBD
  • Dirksen: Badges, Blazers, and Big Dreams: Building Trust Through Innovative Outreach | Future of Law Enforcement

1:00pm – 2:00pm

  • Commerce: Human Trafficking & CSEC- How it works | Future of Law Enforcement
  • State: Sheriff-led approaches to cruelty: elevating animal services as a public safety tool | Future of Law Enforcement
  • Rayburn: Behind the Bars: A Psychologist’s Perspective on Designing for Mental Health in Corrections | Jail Operations
  • Dirksen: TBD

2:15pm – 3:15pm

  • Commerce: Death Notification for Today’s Deputies | Officer Wellness
  • State: Evidence-Based Patrol Staffing: From Data to Deployment | Future of Law Enforcement
  • Rayburn: Election Security in the Surge of Political Violence: Protecting People, Facilities, and Processes | Future of Law Enforcement
  • Dirksen: Dealing with the Disorder: Understanding how substance use and mental health diagnosis impact law enforcement engagement with citizens | Future of Law Enforcement

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2026

8:30am – 9:30am

  • Commerce: Older But Wiser: Lessons Learned from Creating a Unit Dedicated to Older Adult Re-entry (OAR) | Future of Law Enforcement
  • State: Understanding Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) Groups | Law Enforcement Tech
  • Rayburn: Financial Scams | Future of Law Enforcement
  • Dirksen: Business Concepts in Public Safety Recruitment: Innovative Strategies to Attract Today’s Talent | Recruitment and Retention

9:45am – 10:45am

  • Commerce: Police Resiliency and Critical Incident Mindset | Officer Wellness
  • State: The Right Stuff | Officer Wellness
  • Rayburn: JJSC | Future of Law Enforcement
  • Dirksen: The Methodical and Successful Use of Artificial Intelligence | Law Enforcement Tech

3:00Pm – 4:00PM

  • Commerce: Managing Offsite Inmate Medical Costs – How Sheriffs’ Can Lock Down Offsite Inmate Medical Costs Before They Escape Control | Jail Operations
  • State: LEO Suicide in Maine – Data into Action | Officer Wellness
  • Rayburn: Unlocking the Full Potential of Body Cameras with AI | Future of Law Enforcement

4:15pm – 5:15pm

  • Commerce: Building Your Agency Counter-Drone Program | Future of Law Enforcement
  • State: The Hidden Benefits of MOUD: What Every Sheriff and Jail Administrator Should Know | Future of Law Enforcement
  • Rayburn: Pathway to Financial Wellness and Retirement Planning for Law Enforcement | Officer Wellness

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024

8:30AM – 9:30AM

  • Commerce: Recognizing your Leadership Style: Know Yourself, Lead Better. | Recruitment and Retention
  • State: Employee Errors: Discipline or Don’t Discipline? | Recruitment and Retention
  • Rayburn: Law Enforcement Suicide: Concept, Prevention, and a Case | Officer Wellness

11:00Am – 12:00pm

  • Commerce: Innovative Approaches to Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Jail: Doula Programs and Custody Staff Training | Jail Operations
  • State: Utilizing Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Law Enforcement | Future of Law Enforcement
  • Rayburn: Future Shock: 10 Disruptive Trends Law Enforcement Leaders Must Plan For Today | Jail Operations

1:45pm – 2:45pm

  • Commerce: Mexican Cartels & The Battle For Control Of Our Borders | Future of Law Enforcement
  • State: Critical Connections: How 911 Behavioral Health Call Identification Can Shape Crisis Response. | Future of Law Enforcement
  • Rayburn: Media and Crisis Leadership in a Post-Trust Era | Future of Law Enforcement

3:00pm – 4:00pm

  • Commerce: Reversing the Demonization of Law Enforcement in America | Future of Law Enforcement
  • State: Operation Dragon Eye: A Multidisciplinary Model for Finding Your Community’s Endangered Missing Children and Providing Them Critical Resources. | Future of Law Enforcement
  • Rayburn: Lessons Learned From Vehicle Pursuit Analysis | Future of Law Enforcement