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One Month Left to Qualify for the Quest-Response Recognition Program Don't miss your chance to win a travel package to the 2009 IACP Conference in Denver, Colorado. Simply respond to two or more Quests in August and you will be entered in a drawing for up to $1,000 in reimbursed travel expenses, plus one paid conference registration up to $350. Log in today and share your expertise by answering a Quest or two. For complete rules, please see the Quest-Response Recognition Program information sheet, available on IACP Net. Share Your Annual Reports Do you have a great annual report for your department? Are you willing to share it so other agencies can use it as a resource? If so, we'd love to add it to the IACP Net database. Please send your annual report to us by e-mail at info@login-inc.com. We appreciate your cooperation and assistance. IACP Net Alert highlights some recent additions to the online information resource for the business side of policing, www.iacpnet.com. If your e-mail is not set to view HTML, you will not see IACP Net Alert properly. Click here to view it online, or contact us at iacpservice@login-inc.com or call 800.227.9640. Because IACP Net is a secured website, links are not available to the following information, but we have a direct link to the sign-in page at the end of this newsletter. DATABASES Converting Patrol Cars to Propane Fueling his fleet was becoming a pain in the neck for Sheriff Stan Evans of Jackson County, Georgia. Last summer, prices were climbing, and supplies of gasoline were getting uncertain. "The cost of gasoline was starting to wreck my budget, and was impacting the patrols of my deputies," said Evans. He then made the decision to begin a trial conversion from gasoline to propane. The full text of this article is located in the Core Database under document #606321. Research Roundup: Latest on Tasers, Arrest-Related Deaths, Excited Delirium The specific dynamics of many arrest-related deaths remain a mystery, but recent research findings have fitted a few more pieces into place for understanding these puzzling and often controversial events. One condition that has been circumstantially linked to arrest-related deaths is the psychic and physical meltdown known as excited delirium. Officers who have witnessed it know it exists, but some people in the medical profession and in activist groups suspicious of the police have questioned whether it is valid as a recognized medical diagnosis. The full text of this article is located in the Core Database under document #606301. NETWORKING See What IACP Net Members are Talking About The Quest-Response Service provides a forum for IACP Net members to network with their peers and share their knowledge. Chances are someone has dealt with the same issue you are working on and is willing to share their experience. Current Quest-Response topics include: Physical Abilities Testing Portable Breath Alcohol Tester Civilian Personnel and Non-Lethal Weapons Tactical Medics Felony Traffic Stops Police Vehicle Retirement Badge Retention upon Retirement 10 Hour Days Discipline Waiver CURRENT AFFAIRS Cybercrime Book Set- Call for Authors Chiefs of police, law enforcement officials, and legal and other scholars are now being sought to write one or more medium-length (9000–10,000 word) chapters in a forthcoming set of six books titled, Cybercrime: Issues, Cases and Responses. This project has been commissioned by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc. with a goal of distributing a comprehensive set of books on cybercrime to school and public libraries, and to the general public.The full text of this news article is located in the News section Current Affairs. Search for keyword "Call for Authors." Misplaced IDs and Passwords? Not finding a particular document? Call 800.227.9640 or e-mail at iacpservice@login-inc.com and IACP Net's Customer Service Team will assist you, Monday through Friday from 8:00AM to 5:00PM Central Time. |
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