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Technology

Virginia Chiefs Announce First Mandatory Online In-Service Course

The new course debuts, as the Galax and Covington police departments join the growing list of Virginia law enforcement agencies adapting The Response Network's online in-service training solution at PoliceCommunity.net.

June 30, 2011

Technology

DOJ's CrimeSolutions.gov Rates Justice Programs

The Website, which is under the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) division, is designed as "a central, credible resource to inform practitioners and policymakers about what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services," according to a DOJ press release.

June 26, 2011

Technology

PoliceCommunity.net Training Portal Reaches 10,000 Subscribers

PoliceCommunity.net currently offers nine general subject domain courses representing more than 50 hours of in-service training with three more courses scheduled to come online before the end of this calendar year, and an additional 10 courses now in-progress.

May 5, 2011

Technology

Virginia Chiefs Implement PoliceCommunity.net Training Portal

The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP) has entered into a strategic partnership with The Response Network (TRN) to provide Virginia law enforcement agencies with specific online in-service training courses offered exclusively by TRN at its PoliceCommunity.net, which provides an online in-service training.

April 28, 2011

Women in Law Enforcement

Facebook: An Officer's User Guide

Many of my fellow law enforcement officers are also Facebook users and some hold steadfast that they will never use it. Many officers are against putting any information out on the Web, and I respect that choice. If you do choose to use a social site, I would like to encourage you to consider the following suggestions to avoid trouble.

April 13, 2011

Technology

COPS Office Announces Online Training Course for LE

The training course, "Team Up: Action Planner for Police-Security Partnerships," provides police and private security partners with assistance in establishing and sustaining partnerships, helping create a customized action plan, and highlighting aspects of successful police-private security partnerships that can be easily replicated.

April 10, 2011

Patrol

A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words…And Maybe Some Punitive Time Off

Even if one could somehow rationalize his way around such ghoulish behavior, it carries with it too many risks. And one day, regardless of whether or not such pictures fall into the wrong hands or cause yourself any other grief, you may well regret taking them.

January 23, 2011

Technology

FBI National Academy Offers Online In-Service Training From The Response Network

PoliceCommunity.net's Learning Management System (LMS) portal offers online courses with lesson plans from subject matter experts. Courses provide assessments and automatic updates to superiors and training directors.

November 9, 2010

Patrol

New Dogfighting Enforcement Training Available Online

COPS, in partnership with the ASPCA, today announced a new free online course to help law enforcement and animal welfare professionals better detect, investigate, and take action against dogfighting.

October 11, 2010

Technology

Texas Detectives Use Online Database to Locate Murder Suspect

Huntsville detectives entered the name of a suspect in the murder of a 17-year-old girl into LeadsOnline, a database used to track stolen goods. Only days later, the suspect was apprehended in Iowa after police followed a lead using information acquired from the database.

September 22, 2010

Careers

Ink and Internet Indiscretions

Posting party photos online and getting tattoos is OK for most people, but police agencies will expect you to be more careful of the image you project.

June 17, 2010

Technology

Officers and LE Support Groups Boycott Portland Cafe

Officers and supporters of law enforcement have organized an online boycott of the Red and Black Cafe in Portland (Ore.), where an officer was served coffee and then asked to leave.

June 9, 2010