Magnolia Chief of Police Domingo Ibarra has been selected as one of 30 police chiefs in the country to attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police—MacArthur Foundation Law Enforcement Leadership Institute on Juvenile Justice in September in Seattle.

"This is a real honor to be selected out of all the police chiefs in the country," Magnolia City Administrator Paul Mendes said. "It truly reflects great credit on Chief Ibarra, our police department and the city of Magnolia."

The leadership institute, which will be Sept. 16–18, is an interactive three-day training program for 30 law enforcement executives from across the country and is designed to address juvenile justice issues and to better local responses to juvenile offenders, according to the IACP.

"The institute will offer these executives the tools to improve their agencies' response to juvenile offenders and at-risk youth and to engage in effective collaboration on juvenile justice reform in their communities," the IACP stated. "Participants will be introduced to cutting edge juvenile justice information and will work closely with institute faculty to assess their agency's current response to youth and to develop agency-specific action plans to implement upon their return."