This week on World Policing Weekly, Bernard Rix is joined by Maria Stanley and Eddie Reyes to reflect on the recent IACP conference in the United States and the value of international policing networks, learning and professional development.

The discussion then turns to some of the biggest issues affecting policing now and in the near future: the rapid growth of police drones, the possibility of congested urban airspace requiring drone traffic control, the role of technology and ethics, UK police reform, and the impact political change in the United States could have on policing, technology and reform. The episode also features discussion of Shawna Coxon and her international policing career.

References
https://policinginsight.com/feature/us-police-chiefs-warn-of-risk-of-catastrophic-incident-if-forces-fail-to-prepare-counter-drone-measures/
https://www.blueline.ca/ontario-invests-747000-in-police-wellness-and-resilience-program-as-part-of-7-1-million-first-responder-training-package/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-staffing-report-9.7412554
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11/11/police-chief-colleagues-forcing-through-mahmood-reforms/
https://youtu.be/P6i8MkWZPQE

Key takeaways
The IACP conference brings together policing professionals from across the world alongside hundreds of technology suppliers.
Maria Stanley highlights the value of international networking, professional development and sharing practical ideas between forces.
Eddie Reyes says IACP helped expose him to policing beyond the local level and shaped his career.
Police use of drones is expanding rapidly, partly as agencies look for ways to support stretched staffing levels.
Growing drone use could eventually require dedicated air traffic management in major metropolitan areas.
Drones can provide vital policing capability in geographically difficult or inaccessible areas such as Montserrat.
International policing organisations allow countries to learn from each other on AI, technology, ethics and operational practice.
Political change in the United States could affect police reform, oversight and the future use of policing technology.

Chapters
00:28 – Welcome to World Policing Weekly
01:03 – Maria Stanley’s international policing work
02:13 – Eddie Reyes and global policing
04:14 – From US policing to the UAE
06:35 – What makes IACP different?
08:21 – 16,000 policing professionals in one place
10:46 – The policing stories of the week
12:18 – Are drones changing frontline policing?
15:41 – Learning across international policing
17:44 – Shawna Coxon on her first day in policing
19:00 – UK police reform and force mergers
24:01 – How US political change could affect policing
27:25 – Women in policing and future progress

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