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May 28, 2010 | VOL. 11, NO. 5 What's New on IACP Net?The Quest-Response Recognition Program Continues Many IACP Net members are already qualified for a chance to win the 2010 IACP Conference travel package to Orlando, Florida as part of this year's Quest-Response Recognition Program. If you haven't yet qualified, it's not too late!
Share Your Interview Questions with IACP Net If you have great interview questions in use at your agency, please consider sharing them with the IACP Net community. Members are often looking for interview questions for new officer candidates, sergeant, lieutenant or captain tests, even questions to ask candidates for chief. If you have questions you'd like to share, please e-mail us at info@login-inc.com, or call your customer service associate with questions. We appreciate your assistance. Conference Update - NSA 2010 IACP Net is heading to Anaheim for the 2010 National Sheriffs' Association 70th Annual Conference and Exhibition. Stop by booth #455 on June 28 or 29 and let us know how IACP Net is working for you and your agency. We'll see you in Anaheim! DATABASES Facebooked Members of the public are using sophisticated mobile devices to capture useful information and transfer it to social-networking websites. In this article, the author investigates how forces can use this phenomenon to their own advantage. This document is located in the Core Database under document #611384. Suicide Prevention: A Guide for Supervisory Staff This brochure was created by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Statistics show that more than twice as many peace officers die because of suicide than are killed in the line of duty. All police officers have firearms, and firearms are the most frequently used means of suicide. Law enforcement suicide significantly impacts partners, colleagues, supervisors, first responders, family, friends and the community at large. Eighty percent of people who attempt suicide tell somebody first via their actions or actual statements. This document is located in the Core Database under document #611421. NETWORKING Quest-Response Service Highlights Stay updated on trends and topics in law enforcement by reviewing the IACP Net Quest-Response service. Current hot topics include:
CURRENT AFFAIRS Grant - Community Safety Safe Communities America has compiled funding resources and links to funding opportunities to support the development of local safety promotion and injury prevention programs. Funding is available to National Safety Council Chapters to help communities in their assigned chapter service area to seek the Safe Communities designation. For more information on this grant, search keyword "Safe Community" in the Funding section under Current Affairs. Need Help? Misplaced IDs and passwords? Not finding a particular document? Call 800.227.9640 or e-mail iacpservice@login-inc.com and IACP Net's customer service team will assist you, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time. Using the Alert 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. 1. You have received this electronic newsletter because you are a member of IACP Net or you are not an IACP Net member but have provided us with permission to send to you. IACP Net Alert is read only. 2. IACP Net Alert will be published every month. The next edition will be June 30, 2010. 3. To unsubscribe, send the following message, "Unsubscribe IACP Net Alert" to: admin@login-inc.com. 4. IACP Net Website: http://www.iacpnet.com. 5. For more information, please contact iacpservice@login-inc.com. 6. Please forward IACP Net Alert in its entirety. Please contact IACP Net staff member, Lance Helgerson with questions regarding this list at 800.227.9640. IACP NetSM is produced by LogIn, Inc., in cooperation with the International Association of Chiefs of Police since 1991. ©2010. All rights reserved. IACP Net, 7250 Hudson Blvd N, Suite 130, Saint Paul, MN 55128. Toll Free 800.227.9640. Fax 651.222.6577. Local 651.222.6506. Email: iacpservice@login-inc.com If you would like to print the above IACP Net Alert information, first download it in .pdf format for a crisper copy. For .pdf file click here. (Note: If you do not have the Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you can download it for free from the Adobe web site. Click here to go to the sign on page and then click on the "Adobe Acrobat Reader" link to proceed directly to the Adobe download site.) |