Vol. 10, No. 9

September 30, 2009





DATABASES

NETWORKING

CURRENT AFFAIRS



Pursuits Now Available to IACP Net Members!
Pursuits is a vital, database-driven resource for law enforcement agencies empowering command staff and supervisors to make better pursuit-related decisions based on hard data. Now, as an IACP Net member, your department can participate in Pursuits at no charge! For more information about Pursuits, check out the Pursuits customer service bulletin under the "Support" tab, or call your Customer Service Associate at 800.227.9640.

IACP Conference Update
LogIn, Inc., producer of IACP Net, is proud to be a sponsor for the 116th Annual IACP Conference, held in Denver, CO. Stop by booth #3312 in the exhibit hall October 4-6 to visit with IACP Net representatives, get your questions answered, and pick up a free desktop calendar. We look forward to seeing you in Denver!

Thank You to our Contributing Members!
Thank you to the following police departments and sheriff's offices for contributing content to IACP Net in the third quarter of 2009: Anderson, SC; Bartlett, IL; Brick Township, NJ; Brook Park, OH; Burlington, KS; Charles County, MD; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, MS; Cornelius, NC; Coventry, RI; Craig, CO; Crystal Lake, IL; Cumberland, IN; Cushing, OK; Des Plaines, IL; Emporia, KS; Fort Pierce, FL; Fredericksburg, VA; Harding Township, NJ; Helena, MT; Howard County, MD; Joplin, MO; Juneau, AK; Lakeland, FL; Lexington-Fayette Urban County, KY; Madison Town, WI; Montgomery County, OH; Monument, CO; Ocean City, MD; Portland, OR; Rapid City, SD; Shawnee, KS; Stafford County, VA; Urbandale, IA; Watertown, SD; Wayne, NE; and West Chicago, IL.

IACP Net Alert highlights some recent additions to the online information resource for the business side of policing, www.iacpnet.com.

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DATABASES

Prevents Pandemic Nightmare
Are you ready to take the bull by the horns if your workforce is reduced by 30% across the board, and deaths occur from the virus this fall and winter? If the answer is no, it's not too late to put together a plan (on paper, not in your head) to deal with this scenario. This document is located in the Core Database under document #607525.

NETWORKING

Grant Funding and Law Enforcement Agencies
What percentage of your department's budget comes from grants? Please share your answers in our new informal survey. Visit the Survey section under Networking to participate.

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Grant - Interoperable Communications
The Interoperable Communications grant program will assist public safety agencies in the acquisition or deployment of, or training for the use of communications systems that utilize reallocated public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band for radio communication. To locate this grant opportunity, search keyword "interoperable" in the Funding section, located in Current Affairs.

Free - Ballistic Vests
Thousand of law enforcement professionals in the United States and around the world are working in dangerous environments and they do not have a ballistic vest to protect them. The Armor of God Project is dedicated to protecting those that protect us. This organization will recycle used ballistic vests and provide them to officers that need them. To locate this grant opportunity, search keyword "ballistic" in the Funding section, located in Current Affairs.


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