What's New on IACP Net?

IACP Net's Policies Database now makes it easier to locate policies from CALEA accredited agencies with the introduction of the CALEA Referenced checkbox. When executing a search, simply check the CALEA box and enter your keywords. All of the policies that appear in the search results are from CALEA accredited agencies, so you can build your new policy to the recognized standard the first time. If you have questions about this new feature, or anything else on IACP Net, please call your customer service associate at 800.227.9640.

Thank you to the following police departments and sheriff's offices for contributing content to IACP Net in the fourth quarter of 2010:

Auburn, ME; Beacon, NY; Brook Park, OH; Carmel, IN; Charles County, MD; Emporia, KS; Forest Park, OH; Fort Smith, AR; Garden Grove, CA; Howard County, MD; Lakeland, FL; Maryland State Police, MD; Metro Washington Airports Authority, DC; Missoula, MT; New Castle County, DE; Rapid City, SD; and Urbandale, IA.

IACP Net offices will be closed on Friday, December 31 in observance of New Year's Day.

Additionally, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, our offices will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2011.

Despite a significant and growing body of research on electronic control devices, controversy persists over the effect on humans and the safety of their extensive and expanding use by law enforcement. This article is located in the Core Database, document #614872.

Properly working headlamps and light bars are key safety equipment on police vehicles. Government vehicles with polycarbonate headlight lenses clouded from oxidation can be dangerous. During night hours or inclement weather, a clouded lens produces less than half the amount of light as a new or restored lens. This article is located in the Core Database, document #615087.

What type of smartphone, if any, does your department issue to you? What smartphone do you carry for personal use? Please share your answers in our new informal surveys. Log in today and visit the Surveys section under Networking to participate.

Team Adam provides rapid, on-site assistance to law enforcement agencies and families in cases of missing, abducted, and exploited children. Its members are retired law-enforcement professionals with years of investigative experience at the federal, state, and local level.

Team Adam Consultants rapidly deploy to sites where cases are unfolding, providing on-the-ground technical assistance and connecting local law enforcement with a national network of resources. For more information on this opportunity, visit the Funding section of IACP Net's Current Affairs tab and search with keyword "Adam".

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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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