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| Mission Statement and Purpose | ||
The Mission of the Colorado Drug Investigators Association (CDIA) is to unite peace officers and other professionals who share a common interest in drug enforcement, in a collaborative effort to reduce the supply of and demand for illicit drugs and illegally diverted legal drugs by providing quality training, open information exchange, and speaking with one voice in support of effective legislation. Purposes of CDIA (as stated in the Colorado Drug Investigators Association Constitution, Article II): |
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| Section I: | To unite into one organization all peace officers and non peace officers as defined herein below, regardless of religion, sex, race, creed, color, national origin or age, who share a common interest in drug enforcement. |
| Section II: | Continually provides training for members, in all aspects of drug enforcement. |
| Section III: | To exchange information between members of the Association on the movements of drug violators and on new and innovative techniques used by either criminals or investigators. |
| Section IV: | To recommend legislation favorable to effective drug enforcement and to oppose detrimental legislation. |
| Section V: | To keep the membership advised of new drug abuse trends, current changes in the law, and judicial decisions. |
| Section VI: | To provide the public with suitable information on drug abuse. |
| Section VII: | To work for the professionalism of drug enforcement through cultural, legislative, political, fraternal, educational, charitable, welfare, social and other activities which further the interests of the Association and its membership, directly or indirectly. |
| Section VIII: | To foster an atmosphere of cooperation and information sharing among all law enforcement in Colorado, private industry and the public. To provide assistance (financial, moral, or other) to police and law enforcement organizations, other bodies or person(s) having purposes and objectives in whole or in part, similar or related, to those of this organization. The definition of “person(s)” is the surviving members of the immediate family of any sworn criminal justice participant resulting in death, whether a CDIA active member or not. The Executive Board in regular or a “special session” (including electronic media means), called by the President, shall by majority vote determine the eligibility and the denomination of any “financial assistance” rendered to that “person(s)” by CDIA. |
| Section IX: | To protect and preserve the Association as an institution and to perform its legal and contractual obligations. |