What's New on IACP Net?

IACP Net is rewarding one lucky member with a trip to the 2010 IACP Conference in Orlando, Florida. To enter, simply respond to two or more Quests in our Quest-Response service any month through September 2010. For each month that you qualify, you will receive an entry into our drawing for up to $1,000 in reimbursed travel expenses plus one paid conference registration, up to $350.

Log on today to assist other departments with your experiences by answering a Quest or two. For complete rules, see the Quest-Response Recognition Program customer bulletin, available on IACP Net.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at the National Sheriffs' Association Expo in Anaheim, CA. We enjoyed meeting with you and discussing how IACP Net works for your agency.

In July, IACP Net personnel will attend the FBI NAA 2010 Training Conference in Boston, MA, July 24 and 25, as well as the Summer CALEA Conference in Las Vegas, NV, July 28 and 29. We hope to see you at a conference this summer!

IACP Net's offices will be closed on Monday, July 5, 2010 for the July Fourth holiday. We wish you a safe and happy Independence Day.

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

Bend, OR; Cherry Valley, IL; Cheshire County Chiefs Association, NH; Cleveland, OH; Cumberland County, NC; Delaware River and Bay Authority, DE; Derby, KS; Des Plaines, IL; Emporia, KS; Franconia Township, PA; Garden City, ID; Juneau, AK; King County, WA; Lakeland, FL; Ocean View, DE; Portsmouth, VA; Punta Gorda, FL; Rapid City, SD; Rock Hill, SC; Santa Paula, CA; Schaumburg, IL; Turner, OR; Wayne, NE; Wellsville, NY; and Westport, CT.

"Pulling the plug" on a live system -- desktop or laptop -- is not without inherent risk. All stored volatile information -- system time, the users logged-on, lists of open files, network information and connections, process information, contents of the clipboard, mapped drives, the contents of RAM, etc. -- is lost when power is removed. Triaging a computer allows investigators to gather volatile data that would be lost by pulling the plug on a live system. This article will provide guidance to help investigators preserve computer-related evidence. This document is located in the Core Database under document #612047.

The common reaction to a budget crisis is reducing personnel and cutting services. The focus of this article is to provide police agencies with an alternative to personnel and service reductions. This alternative could help the survival of a city and maintain or expand police service through generating new revenue streams as a proactive approach to meet the fiscal crisis of today and the uncertain future of tomorrow. This document is located in the Core Database under document #611917.

Where does your department stand on the issue of take home vehicles? Please share your answers in our new informal survey. Visit the Survey section under Networking to participate.

Leading By Legacy is an intensive two-and-a-half-day training course designed to provide executives, command staff, and first line supervisors from rural law enforcement agencies with the knowledge and skills to build legacies committed to personal development, agency stability, and the values of the community they serve. For more information on this opportunity, search keyword "Legacy" in the Funding section under Current Affairs.

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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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