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The North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA) was formed in 1977 and is composed of law enforcement officers throughout the United States and several other countries. Our mission is that we are Dedicated to Assisting Police Work Dog Teams Throughout the World. We conduct in service training workshops in various states throughout the year and hold a major national workshop in a different state yearly. Officers and their K9's attend these workshops for problem solving, legal updates, new techniques in various phases of police work dog use and certifications to our standards.

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Take Care and Stay Safe, Jim Watson, National Secretary.

Responding to Missing & Unidentified Persons National Training Conference

February 21-23, 2012, Appleton, WI

Each year, tens of thousands of people vanish under suspicious circumstances. In the United States there are over 100,000 active missing persons' and unidentified human remains cases each day. Due in part to sheer volume, these cases present a tremendous challenge to state and local law enforcement agencies, and the workload for these agencies, forensic professionals; national, state, and local resource providers, and families of the missing..

This 7th Annual National Training Conference will help participants navigate the complex investigative issues necessary to bring resolution to families of the missing, law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.

Attend this conference to learn the importance of having an inter-agency protocol to build and implement a strong, viable plan for responding to missing persons' cases.

Keynote Speaker: Carrie McGonigle is the mother of Amber Dubois of Escondido, California. Walking to school on a busy street, how can a girl just disappear?...... [ Read entire tip ]

North American Police Work Dog Association 2012 National Workshop
June 17 - 22, 2012
Lancaster, PA
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2012 American Aluminum K9 Training & Problem Solving Workshop
February 13 - 17, 2012
Perry, FL
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2012 NAPWDA Tennessee Spring State Workshop
March 12 - 16, 2012
Paris, TN
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