Law Enforcement Track: Merging Operations

Cassie Hensley, MSW
Police Social Worker | Alexandria Police Department, Kentucky

Chief Lucas Cooper
Chief of Police | Alexandria, Kentucky

Devon Moore, MSW, LCSW
Social Service & Crisis Response Specialist at West Lafayette Police Department

Lieutenant Lucas Tate
Night Shift Lieutenant | President of the Indiana Association of Hostage and Crisis Negotiators
The group will elaborate on the internal collaboration between PSWs and LEOs. The panelists will discuss the referral process and on-scene collaboration, utilization of PSWs on negotiations, officers’ experiences with integrating PSWs into the department and how PSWs can ease the transition into the department.