Dates: August 26 - 31, 2007
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Application Deadline: June 29, 2007
Overview
For the eleventh year, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is sponsoring its annual Technology Institute for Law Enforcement. This technology institute, scheduled for August 26-31, 2007 in Annapolis, Maryland, is designed for law enforcement/police officers to learn about and discuss technology initiatives and issues affecting the law enforcement community.
Agenda
During the weeklong institute, attendees will receive information and assistance about existing and developing technologies and problem solving relating to technology implementation, and exchange technology lessons learned. Attendees also will participate in briefings and demonstrations at various locations in the metropolitan area, which may include the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Institute's Office of Science and Technology, the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, and local law enforcement agencies.
Goals
To provide participants the opportunity for continual education on technologies applicable to law enforcement.
To provide participants the opportunity to meet and interact with other law enforcement professionals.
To provide NIJ the opportunity to improve and build on its technology development programs based on participant experience and comments.
Application
Attendance is limited to 25 full-time, mid-grade, career, state and local law enforcement/police officers who are actively involved in technology related law enforcement issues within their agencies.
Applications may be obtain on-line by visiting http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/events/techinstitutes/law-enforcement.htm or by contacting Bruce Blair at 800-248-2742, or by e-mail bblair@nlectc.org. An agency may submit one application for consideration. Alumnus from previous Institutes will not be considered. The application must be completely filled out for the applicant to be considered. All travel, lodging, and meal expenses for participants are paid by NIJ.
Contact Bruce Blair for additional information.
Deadline
The deadline for receiving applications is June 29, 2007. All applicants will receive notification by mail as to the decision regarding their application.
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Friday, April 20, 2007
Opium Funds Taliban Operations, Hurts Afghan Economy, Fallon Says
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
April 19, 2007 – The illicit, but lucrative, opium trade is helping to finance Taliban operations while placing a stranglehold on Afghanistan's economy, the commander of U.S. Central Command testified during a Congressional hearing yesterday. In fact, some military analysts credit the recent relative lull in Taliban activity to their participation in the annual opium harvest that's under way now in Afghanistan, Navy Adm. William J. Fallon told House Armed Services Committee members.
"This is opium harvest season, I'm told, and that's probably one of the reasons why the Taliban have been relatively quiet in the last couple of weeks because (intelligence analysts) tell me they're busy out in the fields harvesting their crops," Fallon told committee members.
Opium is a powerful illegal narcotic that's derived from poppy plants cultivated by many Afghan farmers as a cash crop. Heroin is an opium derivative and most of Afghanistan's opium is sold on the European drug market.
Fallon said it is unfortunate that some Afghans are dependent on opium-poppy farming for their livelihoods.
"It's painful to watch this, because the impact of this criminal activity runs throughout the country and I suspect it's one of the reasons life is challenging in Afghanistan, because it appears that at every level, from growers to farmers on up to higher levels, there's some degree of gain from this illicit trade," Fallon said.
As desirable as it would be to remove opium as Afghanistan's mainline cash crop, Fallon pointed out that a viable alternative agricultural crop would have to be identified to replace it.
"I think we have to come up with a realistic alternative," Fallon told committee members. Some have proposed that orchard crops could one day replace opium growing in Afghanistan, he noted.
"What I don't know how viable this is as a realistic, major 'muscle mover' in the (Afghan) economy," Fallon said, noting that he's been told it would be very challenging to get the orchard produce to market, given the rudimentary and poor state of Afghanistan's roads.
In fact, that's why ongoing work to establish a ring of paved roads that connect Afghanistan's major municipalities is such an important project, the admiral said.
"Everybody that I've talked to, from President (Hamid) Karzai on down, tells me (the new road network) is absolutely essential to the economic future" of Afghanistan, Fallon said.
Fallon took over as CENTCOM's chief March 16. Since then, he has traveled to Iraq, Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern countries that come under his command's purview.
Article sponsored by Criminal Justice online leadership as well as police and military personnel who have authored books.
American Forces Press Service
April 19, 2007 – The illicit, but lucrative, opium trade is helping to finance Taliban operations while placing a stranglehold on Afghanistan's economy, the commander of U.S. Central Command testified during a Congressional hearing yesterday. In fact, some military analysts credit the recent relative lull in Taliban activity to their participation in the annual opium harvest that's under way now in Afghanistan, Navy Adm. William J. Fallon told House Armed Services Committee members.
"This is opium harvest season, I'm told, and that's probably one of the reasons why the Taliban have been relatively quiet in the last couple of weeks because (intelligence analysts) tell me they're busy out in the fields harvesting their crops," Fallon told committee members.
Opium is a powerful illegal narcotic that's derived from poppy plants cultivated by many Afghan farmers as a cash crop. Heroin is an opium derivative and most of Afghanistan's opium is sold on the European drug market.
Fallon said it is unfortunate that some Afghans are dependent on opium-poppy farming for their livelihoods.
"It's painful to watch this, because the impact of this criminal activity runs throughout the country and I suspect it's one of the reasons life is challenging in Afghanistan, because it appears that at every level, from growers to farmers on up to higher levels, there's some degree of gain from this illicit trade," Fallon said.
As desirable as it would be to remove opium as Afghanistan's mainline cash crop, Fallon pointed out that a viable alternative agricultural crop would have to be identified to replace it.
"I think we have to come up with a realistic alternative," Fallon told committee members. Some have proposed that orchard crops could one day replace opium growing in Afghanistan, he noted.
"What I don't know how viable this is as a realistic, major 'muscle mover' in the (Afghan) economy," Fallon said, noting that he's been told it would be very challenging to get the orchard produce to market, given the rudimentary and poor state of Afghanistan's roads.
In fact, that's why ongoing work to establish a ring of paved roads that connect Afghanistan's major municipalities is such an important project, the admiral said.
"Everybody that I've talked to, from President (Hamid) Karzai on down, tells me (the new road network) is absolutely essential to the economic future" of Afghanistan, Fallon said.
Fallon took over as CENTCOM's chief March 16. Since then, he has traveled to Iraq, Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern countries that come under his command's purview.
Article sponsored by Criminal Justice online leadership as well as police and military personnel who have authored books.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
"System Can Scan Plates, Talk to Officer"
Dallas Morning News (04/15/07) P. 10B; Abshire, Richard
The Mesquite Police Department is the first in Texas to receive the PlateScan system, which uses cameras and computers to "remember" each license plate it witnesses as an officer patrols the streets or the parking-lot at an area mall. In addition, the system records a color picture of the car, with the time, date, and location as configured by GPS satellites. It also checks every plate number against databases that contain stolen and wanted vehicles and registered sex offenders. When it receives a hit, a robotic voice informs the officer. The program was launched on Feb. 28, and to date has cleared a minimum of four stolen cars, notes Mesquite police representative Lt. Steve Callarman. In one situation, a man in a stolen car drove past a parked police car while the officer was making a call. When the officer came back to his car, he was informed by the system about the stolen vehicle, and it was found nearby. It cost approximately $40,000 to outfit two police cars.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/mesquite/
stories/DN-mesplates_15eas.ART.East.Edition1.430b966.html
"Sex-Offender List Goes Online in Kane County"
Chicago Tribune (04/16/07) P. C3; Presecky, William
The Kane County, Ill., sheriff's office now has a computer tracking system for sex offenders living in unincorporated parts of the county, currently totaling roughly 55 individuals. The system is available to the public through the Web site of the sheriff's office, and allows county residents to see the locations of all sex offenders living within a mile of their location. Residents can also opt to have email or postal mail sent to them when a sex offender moves into their area. The county hopes to expand the system soon to track the additional 280 or so sex offenders who live in incorporated municipalities within the county, and plans to update the registry daily so that members of the public have the most accurate information possible about where sex offenders live.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/
chi-0704150314apr16,1,2459254.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
"Standing Guard Over Criminal Evidence"
Sacramento Bee (CA) (04/12/07) P. G1; Richie, David
To ensure the high quality of evidence from crime scenes, the city of Citrus Heights, Calif., has spent $1 million to construct a 5,800-square-foot storage structure. Only two police officers have access to the entire evidence storage facility, which has been incorporated into the existing police station. One of the two officers is Michelle Combs, a crime scene investigator/property-evidence specialist with 21 years experience in law enforcement. Both officers are essentially on-call 24/7 and are dispatched to all major crime scenes. Combs helped design and equip the van they travel in as well as the crime lab and storage facility. She says day-to-day access to the facility needs to be extremely restricted because "almost always a theft is accomplished internally." Some of the features of the facility include lockers that lock automatically after evidence is handed in, an area for drying wet items prior to processing, and a secure, temperature-controlled room to hold perishable items. Vehicles can be towed to a secure area at the back of the site. The majority of operations are conducted internally, with the exception of certain blood and drug assessments that are performed by the Sacramento County district attorney's crime lab. http://www.sacbee.com/190/story/152654.html
"Perry Touts Better Radio System"
Valley Morning Star (Texas) (04/12/07); Hernandez, Elizabeth
Texas has achieved Level 4 emergency radio communications status for interoperable communications as judged on a 1 to 6 scale, reports Texas Gov. Rick Perry. In addition, Austin, Houston, and a few other Texas areas have achieved the top ranking of Level 6. U.S. Homeland Security director for Texas Steve McCraw explains that Level 4 ranking signifies that police, firefighters, and other first-responders can communicate with each other from radios that are connected immediately through some core central command. He notes that Level 6 means first responders have radio systems that act like cell phones, which can roam onto different agency channels themselves. Perry says "radio interoperability" in Texas today enables firefighters, police, and other emergency responders to speak instantly when responding to an event. In fact, since 2003 Congress has invested $2 billion in nationwide radio interoperability. Perry adds that Level 4 communication will impact people in the field. For instance, police who stop illegal aliens will be able to radio the appropriate agency to help handle it. http://www.valleymorningstar.com/onset?id=1833&template=article.html
"Township Approves Police Radio Tower"
Ocean County Observer (04/13/07); Pais, Matt
The building of a new, 150-foot-high tower will provide police with improved radio reception when answering calls in the Whiting, N.J., region. The Manchester Township Council sanctioned a bid from TekTron for the tower during the second week of April, paving the way for the tower to be erected at the public works garage on Route 70 close to the Whiting-Lakehurst border. The tower will allow officers to stay in touch with the township's communications system no matter where they are situated. The present network is inundated with numerous "dead" spots, particularly inside the industrial structures, according to Sgt. Bob Dolan. "We expect [the new tower] will improve the in-building communications in places where officers have to either move to get a signal or often go back to their car," he said. The project is the second stage of a scheduled revamping of the police department's communications systems. Besides Manchester, numerous local police departments, including Lacey, Lakewood, Stafford, and Toms River, have already converted from typical analog radios to a digital network. The new system allows for greater communication with other county police departments and Sheriff's Department officials from Burlington and Ocean counties.
http://www.ocobserver.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20070413/NEWS01/704130327/-1/SPORTS06
"Cops Spike Spoke Thieves"
Yuba City Appeal-Democrat (04/12/07); Young, Rob
When bicycle thieves attempted to steal an expensive model bike in Yuba City, Calif., they were not aware they led the police department to their location. On loan from Pegasus Technologies, Yuba City police planted a motion-activated transmitter on the bike, hidden in the seat. Nationwide, about 150 U.S. police departments have employed this tracking system, with prospects for it becoming a solution to automobile theft. Universities also use the tracking system, where bicycle thefts on campus are more prevalent. Although car owners can use the transmitter, Jason Cecchettini of Pegasus says bike owners cannot because the radio frequency can only be accessed by police.
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/onset?id=46900&template=article.html
"System Will Notify Crime Victims of Inmate Releases"
Harrisburg Patriot-News (PA) (04/11/07) P. A3; Lenton, Garry
Within six months, Pennsylvania plans to roll out in midstate a free service that will allow crime victims to track the whereabouts of their offenders when they are moved, released, or escape. Crime victims will be able to anonymously sign up for the Statewide Automated Victim Information Network (SAVIN) by telephone or online, and the notification system will provide alerts by telephone, email, or text message. "Any crime victim can use this software," says Jennifer Storm, executive director of the Dauphin County Victim Witness program. "It really broadens who is allowed to receive notification." Appriss, a software development company in Louisville, Ky., assisted the state in developing SAVIN, which will be limited to tracking offenders in county prisons initially. SAVIN cost $1.5 million to develop, and about $600,000 will be needed each year to maintain the system. Appriss says 1,500 communities in 43 states are using the system.
http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=
doc&p_docid=11874E566D19E218&p_docnum=1
"Fingerprints Give a Hand to Security"
Wall Street Journal (04/12/07) P. B4; Keeton, Ann
Fingerprints are increasingly becoming the preferred way to use biometrics to verify an individual's identity. Roughly 10 percent of new laptops come with fingerprint sensors, which eliminate the need to remember passwords. Fingerprints are also being used by 20 million consumers in Japan for access to online bank accounts, ATMs, and point-of-sale credit card purchases. The use of fingerprints as a form of identification has taken off because many of the problems surrounding fingerprint identification--most notably hacking and spoofing, or fooling a system with a false print--have largely been addressed. AuthenTec, a maker of commercial fingerprint sensors, has patented technology that reads prints on living tissue in a layer of skin below the surface. This eliminates the possibility of the system being spoofed by someone lifting a print from a piece of tape or using a fake finger made from a mold of a real finger. In addition, stored fingerprint information is encrypted. However, spoofing and hacking remain potential problems that require continuous software updating, said AuthenTec President Larry Ciaccia.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117633761672067121.html
"Wood Co. Sheriff Plans to Monitor Prisoners"
Marshfield News Herald (WI) (04/11/07) P. 1A; Madden, Karen
The Wood County, Wis., Sheriff's Department is developing an electronic monitoring program that will allow the county to scale back the Wood County Jail work release program. The county will use technology, such as ankle bracelets, to closely monitor the location of inmates at all times. According to Sheriff Thomas Reichert, an ankle bracelet worn against the skin will even reveal blood alcohol concentration. The Sheriff's Department plans to reassign a correction officer to oversee the electronic monitoring of selected prisoners. Most residents are concerned about replacing the work release program with electronic monitoring. "It's unfortunate that we must deal with a decision on how to house our prisoners," says Reichert. "However, we are dealing with extremely limited budgets, and I am forced to decide whether to implement this type of program or lay off deputy sheriffs and correction officers."
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20070411/MNH0101/704110500/1980
"Backing Up Backup Calls"
Indianapolis Star (04/11/07) P. 1; Ryckaert, Vic
To prevent the occurrence of radio dead zones, or isolated areas with little or no radio reception, officials in Marion County, Ind., agreed in 2006 to replace the county's existing 16-year-old system with a digital one. Officials say the new system will be financed through grants and a bond that will be repaid using local tax money, and workers have already launched construction on new communication towers. The Metropolitan Emergency Communications Agency (MECA) will replace all its analog radio equipment with digital gear from Motorola and will also build six extra antenna towers to accompany the existing five. Such actions are expected to virtually eliminate all the areas with poor reception. Officials say the new system will also enhance communication in high-rise buildings. New communications sites are being built at Butler University, Lawrence, Geist, and Cumberland, while removing towers and backup power systems will be improved. More than 6,500 new radios and 80 dispatch consoles will be distributed among public safety and public service personnel, including the Department of Public Works and IndyGo. The new gear will allow emergency responders to be able to talk with one another during crises regardless of where in the county they are, according to Ray Raney, executive director of MEC. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007704110508
"Tool Helps Police Track Sex Offenders"
Florida Times-Union (04/11/07) P. B5; Kerr, Jessie-Lynne
With help from LexisNexis, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has launched a new investigative tool to enable law enforcement to take faster action against child abductors and absconding sex offenders. According to Jim Peck, chief executive officer of LexisNexis Risk and Information Analytics Group, there are 600,000 sex offenders nationwide, but 100,000 of them fail to register as legally required and move across state borders to remain anonymous. LexisNexis' system mines through public records to gather various types of data about sex offenders. These people "ultimately get into our system, and our system is able to distinguish between an innocent person and a sexual predator who happen to have the same names," says Peck. In the case of a child abduction, officials can key in the ZIP code of the incident to obtain a list of all the registered and unregistered sex offenders in the area. The system helps lead officers "to the right doors," says Peck. FDLE official Mary Coffee says any law enforcement agency in the state can use the technology through the state's secure and private network. She says the system has already helped the state locate more than 1,300 unregistered sex offenders.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/041107/met_9164427.shtml
"Training Planned to Improve Campus Security"
Boston Globe (04/18/07); Smalley, Suzanne
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has ordered the state's 29 public colleges to assess their emergency response plans and security practices in response to the Virginia Tech shooting rampage. Local and state government and law enforcement officials met privately Tuesday to discuss ways to improve security on Massachusetts campuses and prepare for emergencies. To that end, the Boston Police Department announced that it will train local college security teams on how to react to school shootings, though this training will take different forms, depending on whether campus security forces are armed or unarmed. Armed security forces will receive training on SWAT techniques, while unarmed security guards will mostly be trained on how to quickly call for police help and how to work with responding officers. Officials have also discussed the use of emergency communications technology to alert students about school shootings, including an initiative aimed at connecting campuses to a police radio network used by Boston law enforcement. A heavy emphasis is also being placed on preventing shootings by paying more attention to the red flags and danger signs that could indicate a student is about to become violent. A spokesman for the University of Massachusetts at Boston said that the Virginia Tech shooting underscores the unpredictable nature of events that university security efforts must be prepared for--and that there is always room for improvement, more cooperation, more thoroughness, and greater adaptability.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/
04/18/training_planned_to_improve_campus_security/
"New 911 System Gives Responders Huge Boost"
Minneapolis Star Tribune (04/11/07) P. 1A; Chanen, David
The Minneapolis Police Department has a new dispatching tool for its 911 center, allowing dispatchers to visually track the movements of every police car, fire truck, and ambulance on the streets via the global positioning system. In addition, police can access an aerial view of crime scenes to determine which cars are closest to the scene and then dispatch those cars as quickly as possible. The new system cost $4.3 million, and was funded through a federal Department of Homeland Security grant. When a 911 operator forwards a call to a police dispatcher, the computer system automatically locates the nearest vehicles to the address from which the call originated; information about vehicle location is never more than 10 seconds old. In addition, the system can inform officers via their laptop computers which other squad cars are responding to a particular crime scene. Fire trucks are also being equipped with laptops connected to the system, allowing them to receive turn-by-turn directions to a scene and look at the architectural plans and any particular hazards of the building to which they are heading. http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1112764.html
"With a Zap or Swipe of IDs, Device Helps Nab Scofflaws"
USA Today (04/10/07) P. 3A; Coolidge, Sharon
The Clermont County of Ohio Sheriff's Office is the first U.S. civilian law enforcement agency to test a new data device that enables officers to check a suspect's identity against 140 "wanted" or "watch" lists in the United States. Officers will use Mobilisa's m2500 Defense ID system, which can check a suspect's identity and provide answers using numerous fugitive watch lists, criminal background databases, and convicted sex offender lists in just one second. The device reads the barcode on a state ID or U.S. passport. Some privacy advocates such as Cato Institute information-policy expert Jim Harper says that if this device is used to scan crowds, for instance, it may go against the constitutional barring of unreasonable search and seizure. Clermont County Sheriff A.J. Rodenberg calls the device "the future of crime fighting." http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-09-handheld_N.htm
"Security Cameras Work, Group Told"
Reading Eagle (PA) (04/12/07); Spatz, Don
Reading, Pa., is considering a $1.8 million security camera system. The City Council is being asked to finance the $390,000 initial stage of the 25-camera plan. "Where we've installed cameras, they've made a difference," noted Lancaster Community Safety Coalition executive director Dale B. Witmer. The coalition has implemented 35 security cameras throughout Lancaster. Nearly every crime-ridden neighborhood is his city has asked the coalition for the cameras, Witmer added. Reading Councilman Jeffrey S. Waltman Sr., who initially had been reluctant about the proposal, stated on April 11 that he is now in favor of the cameras. In addition, Councilman Stratton P. Marmarou, also a supporter, announced he would like to see Berks County assist with the financing, as Lancaster County did with the cameras in the city of Lancaster. Former city policeman Michael A. Garipoli is urging Reading to spend enough money to purchase cameras that offer crisp images, as one-day photo recognition software could be implemented that can automatically concentrate on passing faces and determine which of them possess outstanding warrants. http://www.readingeagle.com
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
"System Can Scan Plates, Talk to Officer"
Dallas Morning News (04/15/07) P. 10B; Abshire, Richard
The Mesquite Police Department is the first in Texas to receive the PlateScan system, which uses cameras and computers to "remember" each license plate it witnesses as an officer patrols the streets or the parking-lot at an area mall. In addition, the system records a color picture of the car, with the time, date, and location as configured by GPS satellites. It also checks every plate number against databases that contain stolen and wanted vehicles and registered sex offenders. When it receives a hit, a robotic voice informs the officer. The program was launched on Feb. 28, and to date has cleared a minimum of four stolen cars, notes Mesquite police representative Lt. Steve Callarman. In one situation, a man in a stolen car drove past a parked police car while the officer was making a call. When the officer came back to his car, he was informed by the system about the stolen vehicle, and it was found nearby. It cost approximately $40,000 to outfit two police cars.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/mesquite/
stories/DN-mesplates_15eas.ART.East.Edition1.430b966.html
"Sex-Offender List Goes Online in Kane County"
Chicago Tribune (04/16/07) P. C3; Presecky, William
The Kane County, Ill., sheriff's office now has a computer tracking system for sex offenders living in unincorporated parts of the county, currently totaling roughly 55 individuals. The system is available to the public through the Web site of the sheriff's office, and allows county residents to see the locations of all sex offenders living within a mile of their location. Residents can also opt to have email or postal mail sent to them when a sex offender moves into their area. The county hopes to expand the system soon to track the additional 280 or so sex offenders who live in incorporated municipalities within the county, and plans to update the registry daily so that members of the public have the most accurate information possible about where sex offenders live.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/
chi-0704150314apr16,1,2459254.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
"Standing Guard Over Criminal Evidence"
Sacramento Bee (CA) (04/12/07) P. G1; Richie, David
To ensure the high quality of evidence from crime scenes, the city of Citrus Heights, Calif., has spent $1 million to construct a 5,800-square-foot storage structure. Only two police officers have access to the entire evidence storage facility, which has been incorporated into the existing police station. One of the two officers is Michelle Combs, a crime scene investigator/property-evidence specialist with 21 years experience in law enforcement. Both officers are essentially on-call 24/7 and are dispatched to all major crime scenes. Combs helped design and equip the van they travel in as well as the crime lab and storage facility. She says day-to-day access to the facility needs to be extremely restricted because "almost always a theft is accomplished internally." Some of the features of the facility include lockers that lock automatically after evidence is handed in, an area for drying wet items prior to processing, and a secure, temperature-controlled room to hold perishable items. Vehicles can be towed to a secure area at the back of the site. The majority of operations are conducted internally, with the exception of certain blood and drug assessments that are performed by the Sacramento County district attorney's crime lab. http://www.sacbee.com/190/story/152654.html
"Perry Touts Better Radio System"
Valley Morning Star (Texas) (04/12/07); Hernandez, Elizabeth
Texas has achieved Level 4 emergency radio communications status for interoperable communications as judged on a 1 to 6 scale, reports Texas Gov. Rick Perry. In addition, Austin, Houston, and a few other Texas areas have achieved the top ranking of Level 6. U.S. Homeland Security director for Texas Steve McCraw explains that Level 4 ranking signifies that police, firefighters, and other first-responders can communicate with each other from radios that are connected immediately through some core central command. He notes that Level 6 means first responders have radio systems that act like cell phones, which can roam onto different agency channels themselves. Perry says "radio interoperability" in Texas today enables firefighters, police, and other emergency responders to speak instantly when responding to an event. In fact, since 2003 Congress has invested $2 billion in nationwide radio interoperability. Perry adds that Level 4 communication will impact people in the field. For instance, police who stop illegal aliens will be able to radio the appropriate agency to help handle it. http://www.valleymorningstar.com/onset?id=1833&template=article.html
"Township Approves Police Radio Tower"
Ocean County Observer (04/13/07); Pais, Matt
The building of a new, 150-foot-high tower will provide police with improved radio reception when answering calls in the Whiting, N.J., region. The Manchester Township Council sanctioned a bid from TekTron for the tower during the second week of April, paving the way for the tower to be erected at the public works garage on Route 70 close to the Whiting-Lakehurst border. The tower will allow officers to stay in touch with the township's communications system no matter where they are situated. The present network is inundated with numerous "dead" spots, particularly inside the industrial structures, according to Sgt. Bob Dolan. "We expect [the new tower] will improve the in-building communications in places where officers have to either move to get a signal or often go back to their car," he said. The project is the second stage of a scheduled revamping of the police department's communications systems. Besides Manchester, numerous local police departments, including Lacey, Lakewood, Stafford, and Toms River, have already converted from typical analog radios to a digital network. The new system allows for greater communication with other county police departments and Sheriff's Department officials from Burlington and Ocean counties.
http://www.ocobserver.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20070413/NEWS01/704130327/-1/SPORTS06
"Cops Spike Spoke Thieves"
Yuba City Appeal-Democrat (04/12/07); Young, Rob
When bicycle thieves attempted to steal an expensive model bike in Yuba City, Calif., they were not aware they led the police department to their location. On loan from Pegasus Technologies, Yuba City police planted a motion-activated transmitter on the bike, hidden in the seat. Nationwide, about 150 U.S. police departments have employed this tracking system, with prospects for it becoming a solution to automobile theft. Universities also use the tracking system, where bicycle thefts on campus are more prevalent. Although car owners can use the transmitter, Jason Cecchettini of Pegasus says bike owners cannot because the radio frequency can only be accessed by police.
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/onset?id=46900&template=article.html
"System Will Notify Crime Victims of Inmate Releases"
Harrisburg Patriot-News (PA) (04/11/07) P. A3; Lenton, Garry
Within six months, Pennsylvania plans to roll out in midstate a free service that will allow crime victims to track the whereabouts of their offenders when they are moved, released, or escape. Crime victims will be able to anonymously sign up for the Statewide Automated Victim Information Network (SAVIN) by telephone or online, and the notification system will provide alerts by telephone, email, or text message. "Any crime victim can use this software," says Jennifer Storm, executive director of the Dauphin County Victim Witness program. "It really broadens who is allowed to receive notification." Appriss, a software development company in Louisville, Ky., assisted the state in developing SAVIN, which will be limited to tracking offenders in county prisons initially. SAVIN cost $1.5 million to develop, and about $600,000 will be needed each year to maintain the system. Appriss says 1,500 communities in 43 states are using the system.
http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=
doc&p_docid=11874E566D19E218&p_docnum=1
"Fingerprints Give a Hand to Security"
Wall Street Journal (04/12/07) P. B4; Keeton, Ann
Fingerprints are increasingly becoming the preferred way to use biometrics to verify an individual's identity. Roughly 10 percent of new laptops come with fingerprint sensors, which eliminate the need to remember passwords. Fingerprints are also being used by 20 million consumers in Japan for access to online bank accounts, ATMs, and point-of-sale credit card purchases. The use of fingerprints as a form of identification has taken off because many of the problems surrounding fingerprint identification--most notably hacking and spoofing, or fooling a system with a false print--have largely been addressed. AuthenTec, a maker of commercial fingerprint sensors, has patented technology that reads prints on living tissue in a layer of skin below the surface. This eliminates the possibility of the system being spoofed by someone lifting a print from a piece of tape or using a fake finger made from a mold of a real finger. In addition, stored fingerprint information is encrypted. However, spoofing and hacking remain potential problems that require continuous software updating, said AuthenTec President Larry Ciaccia.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117633761672067121.html
"Wood Co. Sheriff Plans to Monitor Prisoners"
Marshfield News Herald (WI) (04/11/07) P. 1A; Madden, Karen
The Wood County, Wis., Sheriff's Department is developing an electronic monitoring program that will allow the county to scale back the Wood County Jail work release program. The county will use technology, such as ankle bracelets, to closely monitor the location of inmates at all times. According to Sheriff Thomas Reichert, an ankle bracelet worn against the skin will even reveal blood alcohol concentration. The Sheriff's Department plans to reassign a correction officer to oversee the electronic monitoring of selected prisoners. Most residents are concerned about replacing the work release program with electronic monitoring. "It's unfortunate that we must deal with a decision on how to house our prisoners," says Reichert. "However, we are dealing with extremely limited budgets, and I am forced to decide whether to implement this type of program or lay off deputy sheriffs and correction officers."
http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20070411/MNH0101/704110500/1980
"Backing Up Backup Calls"
Indianapolis Star (04/11/07) P. 1; Ryckaert, Vic
To prevent the occurrence of radio dead zones, or isolated areas with little or no radio reception, officials in Marion County, Ind., agreed in 2006 to replace the county's existing 16-year-old system with a digital one. Officials say the new system will be financed through grants and a bond that will be repaid using local tax money, and workers have already launched construction on new communication towers. The Metropolitan Emergency Communications Agency (MECA) will replace all its analog radio equipment with digital gear from Motorola and will also build six extra antenna towers to accompany the existing five. Such actions are expected to virtually eliminate all the areas with poor reception. Officials say the new system will also enhance communication in high-rise buildings. New communications sites are being built at Butler University, Lawrence, Geist, and Cumberland, while removing towers and backup power systems will be improved. More than 6,500 new radios and 80 dispatch consoles will be distributed among public safety and public service personnel, including the Department of Public Works and IndyGo. The new gear will allow emergency responders to be able to talk with one another during crises regardless of where in the county they are, according to Ray Raney, executive director of MEC. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007704110508
"Tool Helps Police Track Sex Offenders"
Florida Times-Union (04/11/07) P. B5; Kerr, Jessie-Lynne
With help from LexisNexis, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has launched a new investigative tool to enable law enforcement to take faster action against child abductors and absconding sex offenders. According to Jim Peck, chief executive officer of LexisNexis Risk and Information Analytics Group, there are 600,000 sex offenders nationwide, but 100,000 of them fail to register as legally required and move across state borders to remain anonymous. LexisNexis' system mines through public records to gather various types of data about sex offenders. These people "ultimately get into our system, and our system is able to distinguish between an innocent person and a sexual predator who happen to have the same names," says Peck. In the case of a child abduction, officials can key in the ZIP code of the incident to obtain a list of all the registered and unregistered sex offenders in the area. The system helps lead officers "to the right doors," says Peck. FDLE official Mary Coffee says any law enforcement agency in the state can use the technology through the state's secure and private network. She says the system has already helped the state locate more than 1,300 unregistered sex offenders.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/041107/met_9164427.shtml
"Training Planned to Improve Campus Security"
Boston Globe (04/18/07); Smalley, Suzanne
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has ordered the state's 29 public colleges to assess their emergency response plans and security practices in response to the Virginia Tech shooting rampage. Local and state government and law enforcement officials met privately Tuesday to discuss ways to improve security on Massachusetts campuses and prepare for emergencies. To that end, the Boston Police Department announced that it will train local college security teams on how to react to school shootings, though this training will take different forms, depending on whether campus security forces are armed or unarmed. Armed security forces will receive training on SWAT techniques, while unarmed security guards will mostly be trained on how to quickly call for police help and how to work with responding officers. Officials have also discussed the use of emergency communications technology to alert students about school shootings, including an initiative aimed at connecting campuses to a police radio network used by Boston law enforcement. A heavy emphasis is also being placed on preventing shootings by paying more attention to the red flags and danger signs that could indicate a student is about to become violent. A spokesman for the University of Massachusetts at Boston said that the Virginia Tech shooting underscores the unpredictable nature of events that university security efforts must be prepared for--and that there is always room for improvement, more cooperation, more thoroughness, and greater adaptability.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/
04/18/training_planned_to_improve_campus_security/
"New 911 System Gives Responders Huge Boost"
Minneapolis Star Tribune (04/11/07) P. 1A; Chanen, David
The Minneapolis Police Department has a new dispatching tool for its 911 center, allowing dispatchers to visually track the movements of every police car, fire truck, and ambulance on the streets via the global positioning system. In addition, police can access an aerial view of crime scenes to determine which cars are closest to the scene and then dispatch those cars as quickly as possible. The new system cost $4.3 million, and was funded through a federal Department of Homeland Security grant. When a 911 operator forwards a call to a police dispatcher, the computer system automatically locates the nearest vehicles to the address from which the call originated; information about vehicle location is never more than 10 seconds old. In addition, the system can inform officers via their laptop computers which other squad cars are responding to a particular crime scene. Fire trucks are also being equipped with laptops connected to the system, allowing them to receive turn-by-turn directions to a scene and look at the architectural plans and any particular hazards of the building to which they are heading. http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1112764.html
"With a Zap or Swipe of IDs, Device Helps Nab Scofflaws"
USA Today (04/10/07) P. 3A; Coolidge, Sharon
The Clermont County of Ohio Sheriff's Office is the first U.S. civilian law enforcement agency to test a new data device that enables officers to check a suspect's identity against 140 "wanted" or "watch" lists in the United States. Officers will use Mobilisa's m2500 Defense ID system, which can check a suspect's identity and provide answers using numerous fugitive watch lists, criminal background databases, and convicted sex offender lists in just one second. The device reads the barcode on a state ID or U.S. passport. Some privacy advocates such as Cato Institute information-policy expert Jim Harper says that if this device is used to scan crowds, for instance, it may go against the constitutional barring of unreasonable search and seizure. Clermont County Sheriff A.J. Rodenberg calls the device "the future of crime fighting." http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-09-handheld_N.htm
"Security Cameras Work, Group Told"
Reading Eagle (PA) (04/12/07); Spatz, Don
Reading, Pa., is considering a $1.8 million security camera system. The City Council is being asked to finance the $390,000 initial stage of the 25-camera plan. "Where we've installed cameras, they've made a difference," noted Lancaster Community Safety Coalition executive director Dale B. Witmer. The coalition has implemented 35 security cameras throughout Lancaster. Nearly every crime-ridden neighborhood is his city has asked the coalition for the cameras, Witmer added. Reading Councilman Jeffrey S. Waltman Sr., who initially had been reluctant about the proposal, stated on April 11 that he is now in favor of the cameras. In addition, Councilman Stratton P. Marmarou, also a supporter, announced he would like to see Berks County assist with the financing, as Lancaster County did with the cameras in the city of Lancaster. Former city policeman Michael A. Garipoli is urging Reading to spend enough money to purchase cameras that offer crisp images, as one-day photo recognition software could be implemented that can automatically concentrate on passing faces and determine which of them possess outstanding warrants. http://www.readingeagle.com
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Serial Killers and Street Survival
Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. A Georgia police officer who wrote a true crime novel about the first known serial killer and a New Mexico police officer who has written extensively about street survival were added to the website.
Throughout his career, Dr. Vance McLaughlin has been actively involved in training officers at federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. From 1974 to 1975 he was a police officer for the Sarasota Police Department (Florida). From 1981 through1987 he was an Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he taught all undergraduate and graduate courses on Law Enforcement He has been a member of the firearms instructor qualification committee of the International Association of Firearms Instructors since 1987 and assisted in designing the PPCT Use of Force Matrix and instructor standards in 1984. Between 1987 and 2001, he was the Director of Training for the Savannah Police Department (Georgia). He is currently the Director of Planning for the Savannah Police Department.
Dr. Vance McLaughlin is the author two books: Police and the Use of Force: The Savannah Study and The Postcard Killer. According to the book description, “In 1912 John Frank Hickey, The Postcard Killer, was one of the first known and captured serial killers. This fascinating story tells how a solitary milquetoast of a man wandered the American east coast for decades, harboring a terrifying assortment of personal demons. Many of the behavior patterns that have long since come to be trademarks of the sociopathic killer are revealed in Hickey's long, demented life of crime. Unfortunately, the police and investigators in the early 20th Century had few if any tools to battle with a solitary individual's compulsion to murder young newsboys who wandered the urban streets alone.
From his first murder at eighteen until his capture and conviction nearly three decades later, Hickey traveled and worked at anonymous clerical or engineering jobs while he committed murders of breathtaking brazenness, sometimes attacking in open view. Hickey was well into middle age when his need for public attention drove him to taunt his victims' families and mock the police. He began a long series of correspondence about his crimes in the form of postcards. He enjoyed knowing that they could be read by anybody while they were en route. The postcards eventually formed the net that snared him.”
Phil L. Duran has been in law enforcement for over 19 years. He has been a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department (New Mexico) for the past 18 years. Currently, Deputy Phil Duran is the Advanced Training Coordinator for his department. His is author of Developing the Survival Attitude and co-author of Tactical Attitude. On reader/reviewer of Tactical Attitude said, “this book is about surviving a deadly encounter, mainly at the mental perspective. The book covers such topics as command presence, mental rehearsal, off-duty survival, sudden stress syndrome, and many others. Almost half of the text is real-life stories told by cops. This makes the book an interesting read.” According to the book description of Developing a Survival Attitude, “this book provides you with the knowledge needed to develop the proper attitude necessary for survival on patrol, or in any other law enforcement assignment.” Phil Duran is working on a third book on role-play training.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 488 police officers (representing 207 police departments) and their 1027 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Throughout his career, Dr. Vance McLaughlin has been actively involved in training officers at federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. From 1974 to 1975 he was a police officer for the Sarasota Police Department (Florida). From 1981 through1987 he was an Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he taught all undergraduate and graduate courses on Law Enforcement He has been a member of the firearms instructor qualification committee of the International Association of Firearms Instructors since 1987 and assisted in designing the PPCT Use of Force Matrix and instructor standards in 1984. Between 1987 and 2001, he was the Director of Training for the Savannah Police Department (Georgia). He is currently the Director of Planning for the Savannah Police Department.
Dr. Vance McLaughlin is the author two books: Police and the Use of Force: The Savannah Study and The Postcard Killer. According to the book description, “In 1912 John Frank Hickey, The Postcard Killer, was one of the first known and captured serial killers. This fascinating story tells how a solitary milquetoast of a man wandered the American east coast for decades, harboring a terrifying assortment of personal demons. Many of the behavior patterns that have long since come to be trademarks of the sociopathic killer are revealed in Hickey's long, demented life of crime. Unfortunately, the police and investigators in the early 20th Century had few if any tools to battle with a solitary individual's compulsion to murder young newsboys who wandered the urban streets alone.
From his first murder at eighteen until his capture and conviction nearly three decades later, Hickey traveled and worked at anonymous clerical or engineering jobs while he committed murders of breathtaking brazenness, sometimes attacking in open view. Hickey was well into middle age when his need for public attention drove him to taunt his victims' families and mock the police. He began a long series of correspondence about his crimes in the form of postcards. He enjoyed knowing that they could be read by anybody while they were en route. The postcards eventually formed the net that snared him.”
Phil L. Duran has been in law enforcement for over 19 years. He has been a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department (New Mexico) for the past 18 years. Currently, Deputy Phil Duran is the Advanced Training Coordinator for his department. His is author of Developing the Survival Attitude and co-author of Tactical Attitude. On reader/reviewer of Tactical Attitude said, “this book is about surviving a deadly encounter, mainly at the mental perspective. The book covers such topics as command presence, mental rehearsal, off-duty survival, sudden stress syndrome, and many others. Almost half of the text is real-life stories told by cops. This makes the book an interesting read.” According to the book description of Developing a Survival Attitude, “this book provides you with the knowledge needed to develop the proper attitude necessary for survival on patrol, or in any other law enforcement assignment.” Phil Duran is working on a third book on role-play training.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 488 police officers (representing 207 police departments) and their 1027 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
107 NYPD officers
Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. With the addition of six New York Police Department police officers who have written books, Police-Writers.com now lists 107 NYPD police officers who have authored books.
On April 6, 2006, according to NPR, “two former police detectives have been convicted of working as hit men for the Mafia during their years on the force. A federal jury found Louis Eppolito and Steven Caracappa guilty of murder, racketeering, witness tampering and other charges. Prosecutors termed the string of crimes the "most violent betrayal of the badge this city has ever seen.” The story of bringing down the two cops who were Mafia hitmen is told by retired New York Police Department detective Thomas Dades in his co-authored book Skells: The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case.
Mike DeMarino was a New York Police Department police officer for five years. He tells the story of his career in Five Year Vest. Mike DeMarino states about his book, “whenever anybody would ask, “hey, Mike, what’s the NYC Police Academy like?” I always gave the same answer: High school. There was cheating on tests, cutting class and falling asleep in class. In HS this is expected from students. But in the police academy, one would expect a much more disciplined atmosphere. At least that’s what I thought. The only real difference is that in HS there is the possibility of failing. But to fail out of the academy you would literally have to have an empty space between your ears. Come share fine years on the job; enjoy the worst times of my life.”
Published in 1971, retired New York Police Department Captain, Frederick Egen, published Plainclothesman: A Handbook of Vice and Gambling Investigation. It has been called one of the earliest books on plainclothes investigations.
Charles Ferrara spent 16 years on the New York Police Department, retiring as a Lieutenant. On his career, Charles Ferrara said, “with the exception of my academy training and my last year as the Personnel Lieutenant with the Patrol Borough Manhattan South Command, all of my service time was as a street cop in high crime areas of the city.” For the last 15 years, Charles Ferrara has been a police chaplain. He authored the book Beyond the Badge: A Spiritual Guide for Cops and their Families. According to James V. Heidinger II, of Good News, “"The demands made upon an officer of the law are enormous. As a former cop and police chaplain, Chuck Ferrara understands that. He knows that to be successful, officers need something beyond the badge.”
Thomas J. Fitzsimmons worked 10-years as a New York Police Department Police Officer in the precinct dramatized in Paul Newman's Fort Apache-The Bronx. His is a Vietnam era Navy veteran, film/soap opera/TV commercial actor and the former co-host of the NBC-TV magazine-format talk show. Now A private investigator and recognized security expert, he has appeared on shows such as Good Morning America, Geraldo Rivera and Montel Williams. He is the author of Confessions of a Catholic Cop and Eastside Westside – New York Stories.
James J. Fyfe, a retired New York Police Department lieutenant passed away in 2005. According to Professor Todd Clear, John Jay College, James J. Fyfe” was a Distinguished Professor of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York. At the time of his death, he was serving as Deputy Commissioner for Training of the New York Police Department, a position he resumed after retiring from the department in 1979. James Fyfe was a senior fellow of the Police Foundation, a professor at American University and Temple University. He authored seven books, more than 75 articles and book chapters, and served as the editor of Justice Quarterly. As a recognized expert in police practices, James Fyfe testified before the United States Senate and Congress, and in federal and state courts in the District of Columbia, 38 states, and Canada.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 486 police officers (representing 206 police departments) and their 1023 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
On April 6, 2006, according to NPR, “two former police detectives have been convicted of working as hit men for the Mafia during their years on the force. A federal jury found Louis Eppolito and Steven Caracappa guilty of murder, racketeering, witness tampering and other charges. Prosecutors termed the string of crimes the "most violent betrayal of the badge this city has ever seen.” The story of bringing down the two cops who were Mafia hitmen is told by retired New York Police Department detective Thomas Dades in his co-authored book Skells: The Inside Story of the Mafia Cops Case.
Mike DeMarino was a New York Police Department police officer for five years. He tells the story of his career in Five Year Vest. Mike DeMarino states about his book, “whenever anybody would ask, “hey, Mike, what’s the NYC Police Academy like?” I always gave the same answer: High school. There was cheating on tests, cutting class and falling asleep in class. In HS this is expected from students. But in the police academy, one would expect a much more disciplined atmosphere. At least that’s what I thought. The only real difference is that in HS there is the possibility of failing. But to fail out of the academy you would literally have to have an empty space between your ears. Come share fine years on the job; enjoy the worst times of my life.”
Published in 1971, retired New York Police Department Captain, Frederick Egen, published Plainclothesman: A Handbook of Vice and Gambling Investigation. It has been called one of the earliest books on plainclothes investigations.
Charles Ferrara spent 16 years on the New York Police Department, retiring as a Lieutenant. On his career, Charles Ferrara said, “with the exception of my academy training and my last year as the Personnel Lieutenant with the Patrol Borough Manhattan South Command, all of my service time was as a street cop in high crime areas of the city.” For the last 15 years, Charles Ferrara has been a police chaplain. He authored the book Beyond the Badge: A Spiritual Guide for Cops and their Families. According to James V. Heidinger II, of Good News, “"The demands made upon an officer of the law are enormous. As a former cop and police chaplain, Chuck Ferrara understands that. He knows that to be successful, officers need something beyond the badge.”
Thomas J. Fitzsimmons worked 10-years as a New York Police Department Police Officer in the precinct dramatized in Paul Newman's Fort Apache-The Bronx. His is a Vietnam era Navy veteran, film/soap opera/TV commercial actor and the former co-host of the NBC-TV magazine-format talk show. Now A private investigator and recognized security expert, he has appeared on shows such as Good Morning America, Geraldo Rivera and Montel Williams. He is the author of Confessions of a Catholic Cop and Eastside Westside – New York Stories.
James J. Fyfe, a retired New York Police Department lieutenant passed away in 2005. According to Professor Todd Clear, John Jay College, James J. Fyfe” was a Distinguished Professor of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York. At the time of his death, he was serving as Deputy Commissioner for Training of the New York Police Department, a position he resumed after retiring from the department in 1979. James Fyfe was a senior fellow of the Police Foundation, a professor at American University and Temple University. He authored seven books, more than 75 articles and book chapters, and served as the editor of Justice Quarterly. As a recognized expert in police practices, James Fyfe testified before the United States Senate and Congress, and in federal and state courts in the District of Columbia, 38 states, and Canada.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 486 police officers (representing 206 police departments) and their 1023 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Education Key in Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
April 17, 2007 – To prevent "Shaken Baby Syndrome," which can seriously harm or kill infants, mothers who deliver their babies at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., receive a series of mandatory briefings, a 15-year Navy nurse who works at the center said. "Every mother who delivers here will get educated on Shaken Baby Syndrome," Lt. Cmdr. Maile Kalinowski, who specializes in mother and infant care at the center, said during an April 10 interview with American Forces Press Service.
Shaken Baby Syndrome can occur when frustrated parents, especially fathers, negatively react to their baby's cries by shaking it. Each year between 10 to 20 infant deaths across the military are attributed to Shaken Baby Syndrome, according to Defense Department documents.
The mandatory briefings are provided to mothers before the birth of their baby, soon afterward, and later on during outpatient checkups, Kalinowski, a mother of three children, said.
"We call it an immunization, because we try to give (the briefings) at three different times," Kalinowski said. Probably one of the most effective briefings, she said, is provided to mothers around two months after their baby is born.
"Most incidents of Shaken Baby Syndrome happen between four-to-six months of age," Kalinowski said. "So, they've already experienced some of the irritating crying that goes on," which usually is what causes people to shake their baby.
"So they, hopefully, will listen up a little bit more on what they can do to prevent them (from) shaking their baby."
About 70 percent of shaken-baby cases are committed by fathers or other males, Kalinowski said, noting the majority of those incidents involve stepfathers, boyfriends or caregivers. Therefore, she said, it's preferable that mothers and their husbands or significant others attend Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention classes together.
"We have them view a 10-minute video together," Kalinowski explained. The video has a powerful impact, she said, noting it is based on three actual shaken-baby cases and includes interviews with the families involved.
"It is devastating to watch and it really gets their attention," Kalinowski said of viewers' reactions.
Also, servicemembers returning home after deployments are to receive Shaken Baby Syndrome information as part of their debriefing process, Kalinowski said.
All babies cry, Kalinowski said, noting that it's the only way they know how to communicate their discomfort, loneliness, hunger or diaper situation.
Babies at high risk for becoming victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome cry a lot, she said. This group includes prematurely-born babies and babies that don't feed well. Multiple-birth babies, she added, also ratchet up the volume when they communicate.
"These parents are under more stress, are getting less sleep and might act in an abnormal manner during those (crying) situations," Kalinowski said. Parents who are getting stressed or irritated by their baby's crying should place the baby in a safe place, like its crib, and take a time out, she said.
Or, "play some music, take your baby for a walk, take the baby for a ride in the car seat," Kalinowski suggested.
Shaking babies is dangerous to them, primarily because their brains are in the early stages of development, Kalinowski explained. Injuries can range from death to serious head trauma - meaning skull fractures, blindness, learning disabilities and stunted growth.
Whether it's done deliberately or accidentally, people who shake babies are committing child abuse and could go to jail, Kalinowski pointed out.
"Thirty-percent of these babies who get shaken will die," Kalinowski said. Another 30 percent, she added, suffer brain damage and develop other long-term disabilities. She said the other 30 percent or so develop no adverse symptoms at all.
Shaken Baby Syndrome is preventable, Kalinowski said.
"It's never ok to shake a baby," she emphasized.
This year, DoD is partnering with the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, headquartered in Ogden, Utah, to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome. National Shaken Baby Prevention Week is being held this week, in conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is observed each April.
Military parents cancall a 24-hour, counseling line at 1-800-342-9647 to surface their questions about Shaken Baby Syndrome and other issues.
Article sponsored by Criminal Justice online leadership as well as police and military personnel who have authored books.
American Forces Press Service
April 17, 2007 – To prevent "Shaken Baby Syndrome," which can seriously harm or kill infants, mothers who deliver their babies at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., receive a series of mandatory briefings, a 15-year Navy nurse who works at the center said. "Every mother who delivers here will get educated on Shaken Baby Syndrome," Lt. Cmdr. Maile Kalinowski, who specializes in mother and infant care at the center, said during an April 10 interview with American Forces Press Service.
Shaken Baby Syndrome can occur when frustrated parents, especially fathers, negatively react to their baby's cries by shaking it. Each year between 10 to 20 infant deaths across the military are attributed to Shaken Baby Syndrome, according to Defense Department documents.
The mandatory briefings are provided to mothers before the birth of their baby, soon afterward, and later on during outpatient checkups, Kalinowski, a mother of three children, said.
"We call it an immunization, because we try to give (the briefings) at three different times," Kalinowski said. Probably one of the most effective briefings, she said, is provided to mothers around two months after their baby is born.
"Most incidents of Shaken Baby Syndrome happen between four-to-six months of age," Kalinowski said. "So, they've already experienced some of the irritating crying that goes on," which usually is what causes people to shake their baby.
"So they, hopefully, will listen up a little bit more on what they can do to prevent them (from) shaking their baby."
About 70 percent of shaken-baby cases are committed by fathers or other males, Kalinowski said, noting the majority of those incidents involve stepfathers, boyfriends or caregivers. Therefore, she said, it's preferable that mothers and their husbands or significant others attend Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention classes together.
"We have them view a 10-minute video together," Kalinowski explained. The video has a powerful impact, she said, noting it is based on three actual shaken-baby cases and includes interviews with the families involved.
"It is devastating to watch and it really gets their attention," Kalinowski said of viewers' reactions.
Also, servicemembers returning home after deployments are to receive Shaken Baby Syndrome information as part of their debriefing process, Kalinowski said.
All babies cry, Kalinowski said, noting that it's the only way they know how to communicate their discomfort, loneliness, hunger or diaper situation.
Babies at high risk for becoming victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome cry a lot, she said. This group includes prematurely-born babies and babies that don't feed well. Multiple-birth babies, she added, also ratchet up the volume when they communicate.
"These parents are under more stress, are getting less sleep and might act in an abnormal manner during those (crying) situations," Kalinowski said. Parents who are getting stressed or irritated by their baby's crying should place the baby in a safe place, like its crib, and take a time out, she said.
Or, "play some music, take your baby for a walk, take the baby for a ride in the car seat," Kalinowski suggested.
Shaking babies is dangerous to them, primarily because their brains are in the early stages of development, Kalinowski explained. Injuries can range from death to serious head trauma - meaning skull fractures, blindness, learning disabilities and stunted growth.
Whether it's done deliberately or accidentally, people who shake babies are committing child abuse and could go to jail, Kalinowski pointed out.
"Thirty-percent of these babies who get shaken will die," Kalinowski said. Another 30 percent, she added, suffer brain damage and develop other long-term disabilities. She said the other 30 percent or so develop no adverse symptoms at all.
Shaken Baby Syndrome is preventable, Kalinowski said.
"It's never ok to shake a baby," she emphasized.
This year, DoD is partnering with the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, headquartered in Ogden, Utah, to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome. National Shaken Baby Prevention Week is being held this week, in conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is observed each April.
Military parents cancall a 24-hour, counseling line at 1-800-342-9647 to surface their questions about Shaken Baby Syndrome and other issues.
Article sponsored by Criminal Justice online leadership as well as police and military personnel who have authored books.
2007 Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition
HOLD THE DATE: NOVEMBER 6-8, 2007! CONFERENCE JUST ANNOUNCED!
Presented by: The U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ), Homeland Security (DHS) and Defense (DoD)
Hosted by: DOJ's Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice, DHS's Science and Technology Directorate, and DoD's Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs
This 9TH annual conference provides DOJ, DHS and DoD the opportunity to highlight the technology and training tools currently available and being developed for the emergency responder community and to elicit responder technology requirements. It provides a forum for responders to discuss best practices and exchange information. Expected to draw 1,500 attendees and 150 exhibits, this three-day conference will bring together key leaders and decision makers--offering responders, business and industry, academia, and Federal, State, tribal and local stakeholders a unique forum to network, exchange ideas, and collaboratively address critical incident technology and preparedness needs, protocols, and solutions.
Date/Location:
November 6-8, 2007
San Francisco Marriott
55 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-3199
P: 415.896.1600
Group reservations available in early June at www.ctc.org
Please check back!
Attendees: Attendee registration is FREE for the 9th Annual Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition. Attendance is limited to 1,500. Registration available in early June at www.ctc.org. Please check back!
Exhibitors: Exhibit booth sales will be handled by Freeman. More details on booth pricing will be available in early May, with booth sales opening in early June. Please look for the Exhibitor link from the Conference homepage for more information in the coming weeks.
For more info.: mcook@ctc.org
Article sponsored by Criminal Justice online leadership as well as police and military personnel who have authored books.
Presented by: The U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ), Homeland Security (DHS) and Defense (DoD)
Hosted by: DOJ's Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice, DHS's Science and Technology Directorate, and DoD's Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs
This 9TH annual conference provides DOJ, DHS and DoD the opportunity to highlight the technology and training tools currently available and being developed for the emergency responder community and to elicit responder technology requirements. It provides a forum for responders to discuss best practices and exchange information. Expected to draw 1,500 attendees and 150 exhibits, this three-day conference will bring together key leaders and decision makers--offering responders, business and industry, academia, and Federal, State, tribal and local stakeholders a unique forum to network, exchange ideas, and collaboratively address critical incident technology and preparedness needs, protocols, and solutions.
Date/Location:
November 6-8, 2007
San Francisco Marriott
55 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-3199
P: 415.896.1600
Group reservations available in early June at www.ctc.org
Please check back!
Attendees: Attendee registration is FREE for the 9th Annual Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition. Attendance is limited to 1,500. Registration available in early June at www.ctc.org. Please check back!
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1000 Cop Books
Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. With the addition of books written by police officer Larry Nevers, Leonard Territo and Neal Trautman, Police-Writers.com now lists over 1000 books written by America’s state and local Cops.
Larry Nevers became a police officer for the Detroit Police Department at the age of twenty-eight. During his 24 year career, he spent four years in patrol and the next twenty years in a variety of undercover assignments. During his career, he made more than 5,000 felony arrests, received over 100 Detroit Police Department honors. Moreover, he was awarded the Michigan Police Chiefs Association Medal.
According to the book description, Good Cops, Bad Verdict “is Detroit police officer Larry Nevers’s own account of how a good arrest turned into a nightmare that left a stubbornly resisting cocaine user dead and two respected veteran policeman on trial for murder. Nevers, at the time only a few months from retirement as one of the city’s most decorated cops, was convicted in a racially charged trial broadcast on national television. Nevers explains in compelling detail the reasons he believes it was the criminal justice system, not he and his partner, that ran amok in the matter of Malice Green’s death.”
Dr. Leonard Territo is a Professor of Criminology, at the University of South Florida, Prior to joining the faculty at the University of South Florida, he served as a Major and then as Chief Deputy with the Leon County Sheriff's Office (Florida). Prior to his service with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, his law enforcement career included nearly nine years with the Tampa Police Department (Florida). While a police officer with the Tampa Police Department, he worked uniformed patrol, motorcycle officer, detectives and was a member of the police academy training staff. Dr. Leonard Territo is the former chairperson of the Department of Police Administration and Director of the Florida Institute for Law Enforcement at St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, Florida.
His academic credentials include an Associate in Arts in Police Administration, a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Social Science, a Master of Arts in Political Science, and a Doctor of Education.
Dr. Leonard Territo has coauthored some of the leading books in the law enforcement profession including: Police Civil Liability; Police Administration; Stress and Police Personnel; The Police Personnel Selection Process; Crime and Justice in America; Hospital and College Security Liability; and, College Crime Prevention and Personal Safety Awareness. His books are presently being used in over 950 colleges and universities in 50 states and he has had numerous articles published in nationally recognized law enforcement and legal journals.
Dr. Neal Trautman’s sixteen year law enforcement career included working as a police officer for the Winter Park Police Department and work with the Florida State Attorney General’s Office. Currently, Dr. Neil Trautman is Director of both the Global Institute of Law Enforcement Supervision at the University of Southern MS and the nonprofit National Institute of Ethics. He is also the President of the International Association of Ethics Trainers and was previously a founder of the Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN). He completed his doctorate course work at the University of Central Florida and the University of Miami. His dissertation and doctorate degree was fulfilled at St. John’s University.
Neal Trautman has authored eleven books, been the researcher for extensive national studies, instructed over 600 ethics seminars and was bestowed the ASLET, Joseph Boyd Award for Service to Society. He chaired the International Association of Chiefs of Police Ethics Sub-Committee; Chaired the American Society for Law Enforcement Trainers, Ethics Committee; Co-chaired the IACP Police Image and Ethics Committee; and Chaired the ASLET Professional Development Committee. His books include: How to Be a Great Cop; Police Work: A Career Survival Guide; A Study of Law Enforcement: A Comprehensive Study of the World's Greatest, Yet Most Difficult, Profession; Law Enforcement In-Service Training Programs: Practical and Realistic Solutions to Law Enforcement's In-Service Training Dilemma; The Cutting Edge of Police Integrity; Fifty Things Teens Can Do to Fight Drugs; Landing a Law Enforcement Job; Protecting Your Kids From Internet Predators - 81 Ways To Keep Them Safe; How to Be a Great Corrections Officer; Law Enforcement: The Making of a Profession : A Comprehensive Guide for the Police to Achieve and Sustain Professionalism; and, Internet Safety Workbook.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 477 police officers (representing 204 police departments) and their 1005 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Larry Nevers became a police officer for the Detroit Police Department at the age of twenty-eight. During his 24 year career, he spent four years in patrol and the next twenty years in a variety of undercover assignments. During his career, he made more than 5,000 felony arrests, received over 100 Detroit Police Department honors. Moreover, he was awarded the Michigan Police Chiefs Association Medal.
According to the book description, Good Cops, Bad Verdict “is Detroit police officer Larry Nevers’s own account of how a good arrest turned into a nightmare that left a stubbornly resisting cocaine user dead and two respected veteran policeman on trial for murder. Nevers, at the time only a few months from retirement as one of the city’s most decorated cops, was convicted in a racially charged trial broadcast on national television. Nevers explains in compelling detail the reasons he believes it was the criminal justice system, not he and his partner, that ran amok in the matter of Malice Green’s death.”
Dr. Leonard Territo is a Professor of Criminology, at the University of South Florida, Prior to joining the faculty at the University of South Florida, he served as a Major and then as Chief Deputy with the Leon County Sheriff's Office (Florida). Prior to his service with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, his law enforcement career included nearly nine years with the Tampa Police Department (Florida). While a police officer with the Tampa Police Department, he worked uniformed patrol, motorcycle officer, detectives and was a member of the police academy training staff. Dr. Leonard Territo is the former chairperson of the Department of Police Administration and Director of the Florida Institute for Law Enforcement at St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, Florida.
His academic credentials include an Associate in Arts in Police Administration, a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Social Science, a Master of Arts in Political Science, and a Doctor of Education.
Dr. Leonard Territo has coauthored some of the leading books in the law enforcement profession including: Police Civil Liability; Police Administration; Stress and Police Personnel; The Police Personnel Selection Process; Crime and Justice in America; Hospital and College Security Liability; and, College Crime Prevention and Personal Safety Awareness. His books are presently being used in over 950 colleges and universities in 50 states and he has had numerous articles published in nationally recognized law enforcement and legal journals.
Dr. Neal Trautman’s sixteen year law enforcement career included working as a police officer for the Winter Park Police Department and work with the Florida State Attorney General’s Office. Currently, Dr. Neil Trautman is Director of both the Global Institute of Law Enforcement Supervision at the University of Southern MS and the nonprofit National Institute of Ethics. He is also the President of the International Association of Ethics Trainers and was previously a founder of the Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN). He completed his doctorate course work at the University of Central Florida and the University of Miami. His dissertation and doctorate degree was fulfilled at St. John’s University.
Neal Trautman has authored eleven books, been the researcher for extensive national studies, instructed over 600 ethics seminars and was bestowed the ASLET, Joseph Boyd Award for Service to Society. He chaired the International Association of Chiefs of Police Ethics Sub-Committee; Chaired the American Society for Law Enforcement Trainers, Ethics Committee; Co-chaired the IACP Police Image and Ethics Committee; and Chaired the ASLET Professional Development Committee. His books include: How to Be a Great Cop; Police Work: A Career Survival Guide; A Study of Law Enforcement: A Comprehensive Study of the World's Greatest, Yet Most Difficult, Profession; Law Enforcement In-Service Training Programs: Practical and Realistic Solutions to Law Enforcement's In-Service Training Dilemma; The Cutting Edge of Police Integrity; Fifty Things Teens Can Do to Fight Drugs; Landing a Law Enforcement Job; Protecting Your Kids From Internet Predators - 81 Ways To Keep Them Safe; How to Be a Great Corrections Officer; Law Enforcement: The Making of a Profession : A Comprehensive Guide for the Police to Achieve and Sustain Professionalism; and, Internet Safety Workbook.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 477 police officers (representing 204 police departments) and their 1005 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Monday, April 16, 2007
School Shootings and Workplace Violence Response
“Active Shooter” is a phrase coined by law enforcement that describes an armed person who has used deadly physical force on persons and continues to do so while having unrestricted access to additional victims. The school shooting at Columbine and similar incidents have caused a paradigm-shift in law enforcement training and tactics. Instead of being taught to wait for a SWAT team to arrive, officers receive training on how to take immediate action during incidents that clearly involve suspects’ use of deadly force.
United States Attorney Leura G. Canary stated, “We hear about a shooting in a school or business every few months now, in both large and small towns. Law enforcement must be prepared to handle these situations as they arise. After the Columbine shooting, law enforcement agencies realized that first-on-the-scene patrol officers must be ready to enter a school, mall or other public place to neutralize a shooter and stop the killing.”
In Active Shooter or Immediate Action Rapid Deployment training, officers are provided training on single and team tactics for Active Shooters, and deliberate and dynamic techniques for dealing with the variety of floor plan situations encountered in schools. Mostly, the class stressed the first officer and follow on officer teams moving safely, assertively, and decisively to engage and neutralize the active threat, thereby preventing the further loss of innocent life
This valuable training provided Patrol Officers and School Resource Officers the skills necessary to decisively end these violent encounters and minimize the loss of innocent human life caused by Active Shooters.
Discussions and Resources on “Active Shooter”
Active Shooter
Being an Active Shooter
School Resources Officer Presentation on Active Shooter
Training Course Description on Active Shooter
http://www.nasro.org/course_shooter.asp
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/VUPD/EP/Active%20Shooter.pdf
Note: The vanderbelt pdf document describes what a potential victim should do. It is a modification of the "all-hazards" concept of "sheltering in place."
El Paso County Sheiff Police on Active Shooter
http://www.policeone.com/training/articles/633612/
Active Shooter Training (Primarily from the National Institute for Justice)
Active Shooter Response
URL: http://www.insightstraining.com
/en_us/view_course.asp?courseID=36&categoryID=2Source:
Insights Training Center
Abstract: This site contains information on training in active shooter response for patrol officers and SROs, basic and advanced SWAT, high-risk patrol techniques, weapons.
Active Shooter Situations: What Do We Do Now?
URL: http://www.policemarksman.com/
Source: Police Marksman Association
Abstract: This publication often contains information on rapid deployment (QUAD) training.
Basic SWAT - Police
URL: http://bjatraining.ncjrs.gov/SearchDetails.asp?
intCourseID=687&
Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance/Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of Investigation
Abstract: This site contains information on basic SWAT training given by the FBI.
Continuing Education: Law Enforcement Training
URL: http://www.wilsontech.cc.nc.us/page_coned.cfm
Source: Wilson Technical Community College (NC)
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter training for patrol and SWAT officers.
Critical Deployment for Patrol CourseURL:
http://www.miragetechnologies.net/Critical
%20Deployment%20for%20Patrol%20Course.htm
Source: Mirage Technologies International
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics for patrol officers, SWAT, and hostage rescue training.
FATS Simulator
URL: http://www.fatsinc.com/
Source: Firearms Training Systems, Inc. (FATS)
Abstract: This site contains information on a commercial firearms training simulator with school shooter scenarios.
A Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence
URL: http://www.theiacp.org/pubinfo/pubs/pslc/svindex.htm
Source: International Association of Chiefs of Police
Abstract: This site contains a guide to school violence prevention, threat assessment, crisis planning, major crisis response, dealing with the aftermath, media relations.
Immediate Action – Rapid Deployment
URL: http://www.ais-sim.com/training_products.htm
Source: Advanced Interactive Systems
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics training for patrol officers, basic SWAT, and hostage rescue training.
Immediate Action - Rapid Deployment
URL: http://www.spectacserv.com/
Source: Special Tactical Services
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics training for patrol officers, basic SWAT and hostage rescue training.
Michigan Tactical Officers Association
URL: http://www.mtoa.org/mtoa_page1.htm
Source: Michigan Tactical Officers Association
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics training for patrol officers, basic SWAT and hostage rescue training.
National Tactical Officers Association
URL: http://www.ntoa.org/
Source: National Tactical Officers Association
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics, information and training for patrol officers, basic and advanced SWAT, hostage rescue, crisis negotiation, incident command information and training.
NEMRT Course Offerings
URL: http://www.nemrt.com/
Source: North East Multi-Regional Training (NEMRT)
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter training for patrol officers, explosives training, weapons training, patrol response to hostage situations, bomb/explosives recognition.
Officer Survival Techniques for Patrol Officers
URL: http://www.patc.com/
Source: Public Agency Training Council
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment to active shooters for patrol officers and critical incident procedures training.
Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
URL: http://www.cleet.state.ok.us/
Source: Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
Abstract: This site contains information on critical incident management, media relations, and rapid response to active shooters training.
PRISim Simulator
URL: http://www.ais-sim.com/training_products
/training_products_prisim.htm
Source: Advanced Interactive Systems
Abstract: This site contains information on a commercial firearms training simulator with school shooter scenarios.
QUAD Training
URL: http://www.nasta.ws/quad.htm
Source: North American SWAT Training Association
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics training for patrol officers, basic and advanced SWAT training.
Rapid Deployment To High-Risk Incidents
URL: http://www.theiacp.org/training/Courses/
Source: International Association of Chiefs of Police
Abstract: This course addresses the Rapid Deployment System and prepares field officers to respond to ongoing, violent situations.
School Incident Course
URL: http://tees-training.com/pages_folder/schedule.html
Source: Tactical Explosive Entry School (TEES)
Abstract: This site contains information on hostage rescue and active shooter response training for tactical officers.
SWAT and Weapons Training
URL: http://www.otoa.org/
Source: Ohio Tactical Officers Association
Abstract: This site contains information on SWAT and weapons training.
SWAT Training
URL: http://www.floridaswat.org/training/calendar.html
Source: Florida SWAT Association
Abstract: This site contains information on training in rapid deployment for patrol officers and SWAT to active shooter situations.
Tactical Police Training Calendar
URL: http://www.ttpoa.org/Training/default.aspx
Source: Texas Tactical Police Officers Association
Abstract: This site contains information on tactical response (active shooter), basic and advanced SWAT, and weapons training.
Team Packet: School Violence and Law Enforcement Response - Lesson Plan and Articles
URL: http://ntoastore.org/Merchant2
/merchant.mv?
Screen=PROD&Store_Code=NOP&Product_
Code=SCHOOLVIOL&Category_Code=IP
Source: National Tactical Officers Association
Abstract: This document contains information on rapid deployment, site survey, tactical emergency medicine, and explosives recognition - available on CD or printed copy.
Training Programs
URL: http://www.pearson-radli.com/training-programs.htm
Source: Pearson-Radli
Abstract: This site contains information on school crisis situations, negotiations, hostage survival, and crisis intervention training.
Urban Tactical Patrol
URL: http://www.benniecooley.com/training/law.htm
Source: Crisis Resolution Training Consultants
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment for patrol officers and SWAT, basic SWAT, and weapons training.
Varro Press
URL: http://www.varro.com/
Source: Varro Press
Abstract: This site contains information on publications, training, conferences,and exhibitions on patrol response, tactical operations, critical incident management.
Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy Training Calendar
URL: http://www.wleacademy.com/Advanced
/trainingCatalog.html
Source: Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy
Abstract: This site contains information on training in patrol response to active shooters and hostage negotiations.
United States Attorney Leura G. Canary stated, “We hear about a shooting in a school or business every few months now, in both large and small towns. Law enforcement must be prepared to handle these situations as they arise. After the Columbine shooting, law enforcement agencies realized that first-on-the-scene patrol officers must be ready to enter a school, mall or other public place to neutralize a shooter and stop the killing.”
In Active Shooter or Immediate Action Rapid Deployment training, officers are provided training on single and team tactics for Active Shooters, and deliberate and dynamic techniques for dealing with the variety of floor plan situations encountered in schools. Mostly, the class stressed the first officer and follow on officer teams moving safely, assertively, and decisively to engage and neutralize the active threat, thereby preventing the further loss of innocent life
This valuable training provided Patrol Officers and School Resource Officers the skills necessary to decisively end these violent encounters and minimize the loss of innocent human life caused by Active Shooters.
Discussions and Resources on “Active Shooter”
Active Shooter
Being an Active Shooter
School Resources Officer Presentation on Active Shooter
Training Course Description on Active Shooter
http://www.nasro.org/course_shooter.asp
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/VUPD/EP/Active%20Shooter.pdf
Note: The vanderbelt pdf document describes what a potential victim should do. It is a modification of the "all-hazards" concept of "sheltering in place."
El Paso County Sheiff Police on Active Shooter
http://www.policeone.com/training/articles/633612/
Active Shooter Training (Primarily from the National Institute for Justice)
Active Shooter Response
URL: http://www.insightstraining.com
/en_us/view_course.asp?courseID=36&categoryID=2Source:
Insights Training Center
Abstract: This site contains information on training in active shooter response for patrol officers and SROs, basic and advanced SWAT, high-risk patrol techniques, weapons.
Active Shooter Situations: What Do We Do Now?
URL: http://www.policemarksman.com/
Source: Police Marksman Association
Abstract: This publication often contains information on rapid deployment (QUAD) training.
Basic SWAT - Police
URL: http://bjatraining.ncjrs.gov/SearchDetails.asp?
intCourseID=687&
Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance/Department of Justice/Federal Bureau of Investigation
Abstract: This site contains information on basic SWAT training given by the FBI.
Continuing Education: Law Enforcement Training
URL: http://www.wilsontech.cc.nc.us/page_coned.cfm
Source: Wilson Technical Community College (NC)
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter training for patrol and SWAT officers.
Critical Deployment for Patrol CourseURL:
http://www.miragetechnologies.net/Critical
%20Deployment%20for%20Patrol%20Course.htm
Source: Mirage Technologies International
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics for patrol officers, SWAT, and hostage rescue training.
FATS Simulator
URL: http://www.fatsinc.com/
Source: Firearms Training Systems, Inc. (FATS)
Abstract: This site contains information on a commercial firearms training simulator with school shooter scenarios.
A Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence
URL: http://www.theiacp.org/pubinfo/pubs/pslc/svindex.htm
Source: International Association of Chiefs of Police
Abstract: This site contains a guide to school violence prevention, threat assessment, crisis planning, major crisis response, dealing with the aftermath, media relations.
Immediate Action – Rapid Deployment
URL: http://www.ais-sim.com/training_products.htm
Source: Advanced Interactive Systems
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics training for patrol officers, basic SWAT, and hostage rescue training.
Immediate Action - Rapid Deployment
URL: http://www.spectacserv.com/
Source: Special Tactical Services
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics training for patrol officers, basic SWAT and hostage rescue training.
Michigan Tactical Officers Association
URL: http://www.mtoa.org/mtoa_page1.htm
Source: Michigan Tactical Officers Association
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics training for patrol officers, basic SWAT and hostage rescue training.
National Tactical Officers Association
URL: http://www.ntoa.org/
Source: National Tactical Officers Association
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics, information and training for patrol officers, basic and advanced SWAT, hostage rescue, crisis negotiation, incident command information and training.
NEMRT Course Offerings
URL: http://www.nemrt.com/
Source: North East Multi-Regional Training (NEMRT)
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter training for patrol officers, explosives training, weapons training, patrol response to hostage situations, bomb/explosives recognition.
Officer Survival Techniques for Patrol Officers
URL: http://www.patc.com/
Source: Public Agency Training Council
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment to active shooters for patrol officers and critical incident procedures training.
Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
URL: http://www.cleet.state.ok.us/
Source: Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training
Abstract: This site contains information on critical incident management, media relations, and rapid response to active shooters training.
PRISim Simulator
URL: http://www.ais-sim.com/training_products
/training_products_prisim.htm
Source: Advanced Interactive Systems
Abstract: This site contains information on a commercial firearms training simulator with school shooter scenarios.
QUAD Training
URL: http://www.nasta.ws/quad.htm
Source: North American SWAT Training Association
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment/active shooter tactics training for patrol officers, basic and advanced SWAT training.
Rapid Deployment To High-Risk Incidents
URL: http://www.theiacp.org/training/Courses/
Source: International Association of Chiefs of Police
Abstract: This course addresses the Rapid Deployment System and prepares field officers to respond to ongoing, violent situations.
School Incident Course
URL: http://tees-training.com/pages_folder/schedule.html
Source: Tactical Explosive Entry School (TEES)
Abstract: This site contains information on hostage rescue and active shooter response training for tactical officers.
SWAT and Weapons Training
URL: http://www.otoa.org/
Source: Ohio Tactical Officers Association
Abstract: This site contains information on SWAT and weapons training.
SWAT Training
URL: http://www.floridaswat.org/training/calendar.html
Source: Florida SWAT Association
Abstract: This site contains information on training in rapid deployment for patrol officers and SWAT to active shooter situations.
Tactical Police Training Calendar
URL: http://www.ttpoa.org/Training/default.aspx
Source: Texas Tactical Police Officers Association
Abstract: This site contains information on tactical response (active shooter), basic and advanced SWAT, and weapons training.
Team Packet: School Violence and Law Enforcement Response - Lesson Plan and Articles
URL: http://ntoastore.org/Merchant2
/merchant.mv?
Screen=PROD&Store_Code=NOP&Product_
Code=SCHOOLVIOL&Category_Code=IP
Source: National Tactical Officers Association
Abstract: This document contains information on rapid deployment, site survey, tactical emergency medicine, and explosives recognition - available on CD or printed copy.
Training Programs
URL: http://www.pearson-radli.com/training-programs.htm
Source: Pearson-Radli
Abstract: This site contains information on school crisis situations, negotiations, hostage survival, and crisis intervention training.
Urban Tactical Patrol
URL: http://www.benniecooley.com/training/law.htm
Source: Crisis Resolution Training Consultants
Abstract: This site contains information on rapid deployment for patrol officers and SWAT, basic SWAT, and weapons training.
Varro Press
URL: http://www.varro.com/
Source: Varro Press
Abstract: This site contains information on publications, training, conferences,and exhibitions on patrol response, tactical operations, critical incident management.
Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy Training Calendar
URL: http://www.wleacademy.com/Advanced
/trainingCatalog.html
Source: Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy
Abstract: This site contains information on training in patrol response to active shooters and hostage negotiations.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Florida Cop Writers
Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. Police-Writers.com added three Florida cop writers: Art Smith, Susan Goreck and Ronald Hunter.
Art Smith had a career in law enforcement from 1970 to 1986. His book, My Life in the Blue Parade details his career beginning with the Wadsworth Police Department (Ohio). He explores the “unusual conflicts of a police officer with the public, other police officers, administrators, and family.” A divorce sees Smith moving to Florida and joining the Fort Lauderhill Police Department. According to the book, “after a couple years, because of internal problems, he moves back to Ohio on a promise of a position by a sheriff’s office. The promise was broken and he worked temporarily at the Marietta Police Department as a dispatcher. Art Smith returns to Florida and works five years as a police officer for the Sunrise Police Department. Again, according to the book description, “unprofessional and unethical treatment by his supervisors and another police officer made him lose all desire to remain in law enforcement any longer.”
Susan Goreck is a deputy sheriff with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (Florida). Her book, Poisoned Mind, tells the story of her year undercover investigating a murder suspect. According to the book description, “Many of us have had neighbors whose loud music, objectionable habits, or destruction of property get on our nerves. This is the story of a man who got so annoyed, he poisoned his neighbors with an extremely painful nerve toxin. The personalities are what make the book: the cartoon-character nerd who was a disgruntled househusband to a female orthopedist, the quietly charming policewoman who went undercover to get the goods on him, the loving Southern family who suffered so much. And there's a revelation at the end of the story that will appall you. As the New York Times wrote, "Florida, the cradle of creepiness in detective fiction, offers up some weird criminals in real life, too.... The authors are good at portraying the oddly disconnected society of small-town Florida, as well as the man who almost committed the perfect crime there."
Ronald D. Hunter is Professor and Head of the Department of Applied Criminology at Western Carolina University. He has also taught at the State University of West Georgia (1999-2005), Jacksonville State University (1989-1999) and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1988-1989). He received his Ph.D. in Criminology from The Florida State University. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Ronald Hunter was a Sergeant with the Tallahassee Police Department (Florida). He has published a number of articles, book chapters dealing with crime prevention and law enforcement, and books related to law enforcement and criminology. Dr. Hunter is on the Executive Board of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and has been honored in “Who’s Who Among American Teachers” (2004) as well as other prestigious acknowledgements. His books include: Police-Community Relations and the Administration of Justice; Crime and Criminality: Causes and Consequences; Research Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 474 police officers (representing 202 police departments) and their 986 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Art Smith had a career in law enforcement from 1970 to 1986. His book, My Life in the Blue Parade details his career beginning with the Wadsworth Police Department (Ohio). He explores the “unusual conflicts of a police officer with the public, other police officers, administrators, and family.” A divorce sees Smith moving to Florida and joining the Fort Lauderhill Police Department. According to the book, “after a couple years, because of internal problems, he moves back to Ohio on a promise of a position by a sheriff’s office. The promise was broken and he worked temporarily at the Marietta Police Department as a dispatcher. Art Smith returns to Florida and works five years as a police officer for the Sunrise Police Department. Again, according to the book description, “unprofessional and unethical treatment by his supervisors and another police officer made him lose all desire to remain in law enforcement any longer.”
Susan Goreck is a deputy sheriff with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (Florida). Her book, Poisoned Mind, tells the story of her year undercover investigating a murder suspect. According to the book description, “Many of us have had neighbors whose loud music, objectionable habits, or destruction of property get on our nerves. This is the story of a man who got so annoyed, he poisoned his neighbors with an extremely painful nerve toxin. The personalities are what make the book: the cartoon-character nerd who was a disgruntled househusband to a female orthopedist, the quietly charming policewoman who went undercover to get the goods on him, the loving Southern family who suffered so much. And there's a revelation at the end of the story that will appall you. As the New York Times wrote, "Florida, the cradle of creepiness in detective fiction, offers up some weird criminals in real life, too.... The authors are good at portraying the oddly disconnected society of small-town Florida, as well as the man who almost committed the perfect crime there."
Ronald D. Hunter is Professor and Head of the Department of Applied Criminology at Western Carolina University. He has also taught at the State University of West Georgia (1999-2005), Jacksonville State University (1989-1999) and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1988-1989). He received his Ph.D. in Criminology from The Florida State University. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Ronald Hunter was a Sergeant with the Tallahassee Police Department (Florida). He has published a number of articles, book chapters dealing with crime prevention and law enforcement, and books related to law enforcement and criminology. Dr. Hunter is on the Executive Board of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and has been honored in “Who’s Who Among American Teachers” (2004) as well as other prestigious acknowledgements. His books include: Police-Community Relations and the Administration of Justice; Crime and Criminality: Causes and Consequences; Research Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 474 police officers (representing 202 police departments) and their 986 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
200 Police Departments
Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. With the addition of Brett Ward and George Kirkham, Police-Writers.com now lists books from police officers employed by 200 police departments in the United States.
Brett Ward began his law enforcement career as a member of the Belleair Police Department. After 13 months, he joined the Clearwater Police Department (Florida) and retired in 2003. He has a BA in Criminology. Brett Ward’s book is Bulletproof: A Cop’s Guide to Financial Success. Brett Ward says his book is, “a firsthand, narrative style guide, written in retrospect, in which I lay out in detail how an average cop was able to successfully retire from a career in law enforcement at a young age, financially secure, and how you can, too. Every conceivable element I could imagine within the realm of finances, written directly to and concerning a law enforcement audience, has been addressed. Bulletproof covers how to get started on a sound saving/investing regimen; examines scenarios that everyone falls into; provides a full chapter answering questions you must have about the book’s content. Most of all, though, Bulletproof gives you the tools you’ll need to build the financial security necessary to retire successfully. It is tailored to you, my brother and sister officers.”
Dr. George Kirkham is nationally and internationally known as "the professor who became a cop." Dr. Kirkham took leave of his university post in order to study the police and the problems of crime in a way that no criminology professor had before, by becoming a police officer. Taking a leave from his university duties, George Kirkham attended the police academy and worked the streets as a patrol officer. From 1974 to 1991, he was a police officer for the Tallahassee Police Department (Florida).
According to his biography, “his observations on the police have appeared in research and law enforcement journals in many other countries, including England, Canada, Germany, India, Australia and Russia. He has authored 23 law enforcement training films and video tapes which are used to instruct police officers and administrators throughout the nation. Under grants from the U.S. Department of Justice, Dr. Kirkham's award winning film series, "Police: The Human Dimension" was distributed to the law enforcement training directors of all 50 states and the F.B.I. Academy. This series is also used at Peel Centre in London to train the British Metropolitan Police.
Dr. Kirkham has served as a consultant to over 50 American law enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local levels. He has been called upon more often than any other criminologist in the nation to serve as a case consultant and expert witness in civil and criminal actions involving police, jail and private security issues. His experience as a consultant to both plaintiffs and defendants throughout his professional career encompasses over 1,500 cases in all 50 states.” He is the author of three books. Two of them are on police operations. His third book, Signal Zero, is his autobiography.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 471 police officers (representing 200 police departments) and their 980 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Brett Ward began his law enforcement career as a member of the Belleair Police Department. After 13 months, he joined the Clearwater Police Department (Florida) and retired in 2003. He has a BA in Criminology. Brett Ward’s book is Bulletproof: A Cop’s Guide to Financial Success. Brett Ward says his book is, “a firsthand, narrative style guide, written in retrospect, in which I lay out in detail how an average cop was able to successfully retire from a career in law enforcement at a young age, financially secure, and how you can, too. Every conceivable element I could imagine within the realm of finances, written directly to and concerning a law enforcement audience, has been addressed. Bulletproof covers how to get started on a sound saving/investing regimen; examines scenarios that everyone falls into; provides a full chapter answering questions you must have about the book’s content. Most of all, though, Bulletproof gives you the tools you’ll need to build the financial security necessary to retire successfully. It is tailored to you, my brother and sister officers.”
Dr. George Kirkham is nationally and internationally known as "the professor who became a cop." Dr. Kirkham took leave of his university post in order to study the police and the problems of crime in a way that no criminology professor had before, by becoming a police officer. Taking a leave from his university duties, George Kirkham attended the police academy and worked the streets as a patrol officer. From 1974 to 1991, he was a police officer for the Tallahassee Police Department (Florida).
According to his biography, “his observations on the police have appeared in research and law enforcement journals in many other countries, including England, Canada, Germany, India, Australia and Russia. He has authored 23 law enforcement training films and video tapes which are used to instruct police officers and administrators throughout the nation. Under grants from the U.S. Department of Justice, Dr. Kirkham's award winning film series, "Police: The Human Dimension" was distributed to the law enforcement training directors of all 50 states and the F.B.I. Academy. This series is also used at Peel Centre in London to train the British Metropolitan Police.
Dr. Kirkham has served as a consultant to over 50 American law enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local levels. He has been called upon more often than any other criminologist in the nation to serve as a case consultant and expert witness in civil and criminal actions involving police, jail and private security issues. His experience as a consultant to both plaintiffs and defendants throughout his professional career encompasses over 1,500 cases in all 50 states.” He is the author of three books. Two of them are on police operations. His third book, Signal Zero, is his autobiography.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 471 police officers (representing 200 police departments) and their 980 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Texas Rangers
Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. The website added the first two Texas Rangers to the nearly 500 state and local police officers who have written books.
According to the official history of the Texas Rangers, “The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement organization on the North American continent with statewide jurisdiction. On August 10, 1935, when the Texas Legislature created the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Rangers and the Texas Highway Patrol became members of this agency, with statewide law enforcement jurisdiction. The true modern-day Ranger came into being on September 1, 1935.”
Joaquin Jackson, a Texas Ranger, wrote about his career and the history of the Texas Rangers in his book One Ranger a Memoir. According to David Marion Wilkinson, “Jackson's tenure in the Texas Rangers began when older Rangers still believed that law need not get in the way of maintaining order, and concluded as younger Rangers were turning to computer technology to help solve crimes. Though he insists, "I am only one Ranger. There was only one story that belonged to me," his story is part of the larger story of the Texas Rangers becoming a modern law enforcement agency that serves all the people of the state. It's a story that's as interesting as any of the legends. And yet, Jackson's story confirms the legends, too. With just over a hundred Texas Rangers to cover a state with 267,399 square miles, any one may become the one Ranger who, like Joaquin Jackson in Zavala County in 1972, stops one riot.”
Born in Lorena, Texas, in 1914, Lewis C. Rigler attended Texas A&M University. He entered Texas Ranger service as a member of Dallas-based Company B, and retired in 1977. He is an investment consultant and owner of a bail-bond business. His book, In the Line of Duty, tells the story of his life and service as a Texas Ranger.
According to one Amazon reader/reviewer, “Lewis Rigler gives the reader insight into his life and experiences as a transition-era Texas Ranger. His was a time between the saddle-bound frontier types and the higher tech crime solving Rangers of today. The writing is clear and poignant with no apologies for the more primitive, yet more effective methods of crime fighting used by the Rangers of the previous generation. A devout Christian, Ranger Lewis Rigler acknowledges that he was somewhat atypical in appearance and demeanor, but no less effective in pursuing those on the wrong side of the law. An intriguing and satisfying read.”
Police-Writers.com now hosts 469 police officers (representing 198 police departments) and their 976 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
According to the official history of the Texas Rangers, “The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement organization on the North American continent with statewide jurisdiction. On August 10, 1935, when the Texas Legislature created the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Rangers and the Texas Highway Patrol became members of this agency, with statewide law enforcement jurisdiction. The true modern-day Ranger came into being on September 1, 1935.”
Joaquin Jackson, a Texas Ranger, wrote about his career and the history of the Texas Rangers in his book One Ranger a Memoir. According to David Marion Wilkinson, “Jackson's tenure in the Texas Rangers began when older Rangers still believed that law need not get in the way of maintaining order, and concluded as younger Rangers were turning to computer technology to help solve crimes. Though he insists, "I am only one Ranger. There was only one story that belonged to me," his story is part of the larger story of the Texas Rangers becoming a modern law enforcement agency that serves all the people of the state. It's a story that's as interesting as any of the legends. And yet, Jackson's story confirms the legends, too. With just over a hundred Texas Rangers to cover a state with 267,399 square miles, any one may become the one Ranger who, like Joaquin Jackson in Zavala County in 1972, stops one riot.”
Born in Lorena, Texas, in 1914, Lewis C. Rigler attended Texas A&M University. He entered Texas Ranger service as a member of Dallas-based Company B, and retired in 1977. He is an investment consultant and owner of a bail-bond business. His book, In the Line of Duty, tells the story of his life and service as a Texas Ranger.
According to one Amazon reader/reviewer, “Lewis Rigler gives the reader insight into his life and experiences as a transition-era Texas Ranger. His was a time between the saddle-bound frontier types and the higher tech crime solving Rangers of today. The writing is clear and poignant with no apologies for the more primitive, yet more effective methods of crime fighting used by the Rangers of the previous generation. A devout Christian, Ranger Lewis Rigler acknowledges that he was somewhat atypical in appearance and demeanor, but no less effective in pursuing those on the wrong side of the law. An intriguing and satisfying read.”
Police-Writers.com now hosts 469 police officers (representing 198 police departments) and their 976 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
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