Crime Free Conference
Mesa, Arizona
July 16-18, 2007
15 Years - Happy Birthday Crime Free
If you can only attend one crime prevention conference this year ... attend this one! This is the Ninth International Conference featuring the highly effective Crime Free Programs. The 2007 annual conference is hosted by the Mesa Police Department and is celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the inception of the Crime Free Programs. The first eight Crime Free Association conferences were a resounding success. See the photos from the 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico conference and from 2005 at Riverside, California.
We invite you to join together with Crime Free Coordinators, police officers, security specialists, crime prevention officers, property owners, and managers as we work together towards a goal of a Crime Free tomorrow.
Cutting Edge Programs:
- Crime Free Multi-Housing
- Crime Free Rental Housing
- Crime Free Condominiums
- Crime Free Mobile-Housing
- Crime Free RV Parks
- Crime Free Mini-Storage
- Crime Free Hotel-Motel
- Crime Free Lifestyles
- Crime Free Business
This conference will have information for you regardless if you're new to crime prevention or an experienced professional. Have you tried to implement a targeted Crime Prevention program before and found that crime statistics didn't go down? The Crime Free programs are different! Each program has shown a statistical reduction in police calls for service (as tracked by the Mesa, Arizona Police Department). The programs have been implemented in many parts of the World...and they work!
Who Should Attend?
This training is ideal for law enforcement and the business community that deals with rental housing, condominiums, hotels, motels, mini-storage, and manufactured-housing. Regardless of your experience level, you are guaranteed to learn something new at this conference.
For interested law enforcement professionals, there will be certification courses taught. This will be a "train the trainer" format taught by professionals currently running the programs in their jurisdiction.
For experienced professionals, who are already been running one or more programs, we will offer development courses with "cutting edge" information and improvements that have been created by the various jurisdictions and communities. These classes will fill in the gaps in your training and take you to a new advanced level.
For the business professional and property owner/manager, learn how to make your business safer and how to work with the police. Everyone wins when we work together!
Conference Coordinators
Mesa Police Department:
Keynote Speakers
Sheriff Joe Arpaio - America's Toughest Sheriff
Featured Speakers
Tim Zehring - Mesa PD - Crime Free Executive director
Crime Free Multi-Housing Train-the-Trainer
Crime Free Hotel-Motel Train-the-Trainer
John Start & Dave Rowe
Crime Free Multi-Housing Train-the-Trainer Certification
Attorney Denney Dobbins & David Pickron -
Legal Updates
Real Estate Classes
Background Checks
Chris McGoey - McGoey Security Consulting
Premises Liability - The Great Landlord Motivator
Exterior Lighting Design Fixes
Nighttime CPTED exercise in the field
Wayne Kaplan - Arizona Multi-Housing Association
Building Partnerships - 5 Star Program
Jess Torres - Inland Empire
Fair Housing
Debbie Neer - Mesa PD
Auto theft & Bait Car Program
Joe Cordie -
You're Trained Now what to Do?
Sgt Lockwood -
Spotting Illegal Drug Activity
Dan Andresen - Easy Tracking Software
Training Sessions Planned
- All Eight Crime Free Programs: Multi-Housing, Rental Housing, Mobile-Housing, Condominiums, Storage Lockers, Hotels/Motels, Family Lifestyle, Crime Free Business
- Crime Free Multi-Housing Trainer Certification
- Crime Free Mobile Housing Trainer Certification
- Crime Free Hotel-Motel Trainer Certification
- Law Enforcement and Property Management: A Partnership
- Identifying Narcotics Use and Abuse
- Property Management Techniques
- Nighttime Apartment CPTED Survey with Chris McGoey
- Managing Emergencies
- Tenant Criminal Background Checks/Screening
- Domestic Violence
- 290 Registration Information
- Personal Safety for Managers
- Legal Issues for Landlords
- CPTED Issues
- Fixing Poor Exterior Lighting Designs
- Premises Liability- The Great Landlord Motivator
- Citizen CSI
- Domestic Terrorism
- Fair Housing
- Gangs - Part 1 & 2
- Methamphetamine Labs
- Evictions
- Train-the-Trainer
- Beyond Crime-Free Certification
- Easy Tracking Crime Free Software by Dan Andresen
Conference Registration Cost
Early Registration: $ 175.00 per person before June 1, 2007. After June 1st the conference fee is $195.00. Persons registering after June 1, 2007 are not guaranteed to receive customized conference items because of the time required for items to be custom stitched or embossed.
Make checks payable to:
International Crime Free Association (IFCA)
What's Included?
Three-days of crime prevention training classes and information exchange. Unlimited networking at social events. Registration includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks during breaks. Registration covers all handouts and free promotional items like conference logo golf shirts and more, if you registered before June 1, 2007.
Contact Tim Zehring for more information (480) 644-2090
Host Conference Hotel
Windemere Hotel & Conference Center
5750 East Main Street
Mesa, Arizona 85205
Toll Free: (800) 888-3561 (best rate)
Phone: (480) 985-3600
Fax: (480) 832-1230
Special Conference Rate: $59.00 per night (use toll free number)
The Windemere Hotel & Conference Center provides a compelling alternative to larger, convention-oriented hotels serving the Mesa / Phoenix / Scottsdale meetings market. Intimate boardrooms, meeting rooms and outdoor function areas throughout. In all, over 8,500 square feet of interior meeting space and 15,000 square feet of beautifully laid out patios and lawn and garden locales. Add to the mix exquisite catering, professional staff and comprehensive audiovisual services, and the possibilities just begin to emerge.
Other Nearby Hotels
Days Inn Mesa East
5531 E Main St
Mesa, AZ, 85205
Toll Free: 800-329-7466
Phone: 480-981-8111
Fax: 480-396-8027
The Days Inn is a nearby property when the Windemere sells out. It is down the street a couple of blocks. It is a smaller place, with only 60 rooms. The Windemere Hotel will provide a free shuttle between the Conference Center and the Days Inn.
Special Conference Rate: $59.00
Country Inn & Suites - Mesa
6650 East Superstition Springs Boulevard
Mesa AZ 85206
Toll Free: 888-201-1746
Telephone: (480) 641-8000 Fax: (480) 641-9600
The Country Inn and Suites is a great first-class hotel - Fully Certified in Crime Free. They are next to great restaurants and a large regional mall. The Country Inn and Suites is the best place to stay if you have family members that want to walk to shopping, movies, restaurants, etc.
They are a couple of miles from the Windemere Conference Center, but they will also provide a free shuttle to and from the Windemere Conference Center.
Special Conference Rate: $84.00
Things to See & Do in Arizona
Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: How do I get from the airport to the conference hotel?
- A: The hotel is 20 miles from the Phoenix, AZ airport making it an easy ride by rental car or a $30 taxi fare
- Q: When we arrive at the hotel, when and where can we sign-in for the conference?
- A: Usually you can check in Sunday evening before the conference and certainly Monday morning. Look for signs posted in the hotel lobby for details
- Q: What is the weather like in Mesa in July?
- A: Warm to very hot. Bring hats and sunscreen if you plan to be outside. It's a dry heat! It cools down at night
- Q: What is the "dress" for the conference?
- A: Casual!!!! Dress for comfort. Shorts, t-shirts, sandals, and polo shirts are okay, but carry a sweater or light jacket because indoor air conditioning can get quite cold (remember Savannah?)
- Q: Is the hotel close to famous Arizona attractions?
- A: Absolutely! Everything else is available by car. A golf course is directly behind the hotel. Rental cars are available on-site
- Q: Are there opportunities for golf or other sports?
- A: Definitely! Phoenix/Mesa has great facilities and is a golf destination. Here is a list of available golf courses.
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