IACP Net Alert, an Executive Summary for Law Enforcement


September 30, 2011    |   VOL. 12, NO. 9

What's New on IACP Net?


PowerPoints, Podcasts, and More Multimedia Now On IACP Net!

IACP Net now has hundreds of multimedia documents, including PowerPoint presentations, podcasts, and image files!



Find and download full PowerPoint presentations by searching for keyword ppt in the Core database. Once you've opened a document, click on the Supplemental Resources link to bring up the presentation, which you can edit and use for your own department.



Podcasts and images can also be easily found in the Core database. Find podcasts and other audio files by searching for keyword podcast. Locate pictures of drugs and other image files by searching for keyword jpg.



IACP Net will continue to add more of these types of multimedia content, as well as some other types soon, providing you with an enhanced user experience. Call customer service for assistance locating these exciting new information resources at 800.227.9640.



IACP Conference Update

LogIn, Inc., producer of IACP Net, is proud to be a sponsor for the 118th Annual IACP Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois. Please stop by booth #4315 in the exhibit hall October 23-25 and visit with IACP Net representatives, get your questions answered, and pick up a free 2012 desktop calendar. We look forward to seeing you there!



Thanks 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 2011:



Anderson, SC; Berwyn, IL; Boise, ID; Cumberland County, ME; Forest Park, OH; Frankfort, KY; Holliston, MA; Juneau, AK; Mesa, AZ; Ocean City, MD; Oro Valley, AZ; Osceola County, FL; Rapid City, SD; Santa Paula, CA; Schaumburg, IL; and Sharonville, OH.



DATABASES

Ethics

This PowerPoint presentation from the Milton, Georgia, Police Department provides information pertaining to the principles related to ethical conduct. The file can be located in the Core database under document #617962. Click on the Supplemental Resource link to download the full presentation.



Predominant Aggressor Determination

This podcast, which is part of the IACP Podcast Series, informs officers how to best identify the predominant aggressor in a domestic violence situation. This audio file can be located in the Core database under document #618906. Click on the Supplemental Resource link to listen to the podcast.



Report Information

This purpose of this policy from the Rapid City, South Dakota, Police Department Rules and Procedures Manual is to ensure that employees will document their activities in relation to all criminal and non-criminal investigations. This policy is located in the Policies database under document #618486.



NETWORKING

In-Car Electronic Device Use Survey

How strict is your agency's policy on use of electronic equipment while a vehicle is in motion? Can officers use both phones and computers during this situation? Do you allow hands-free devices only? Or is your policy somewhere in the middle? Please share your answers in our new informal survey. Visit the Surveys section under Networking to participate.



PUBLICATIONS

Periodicals Current and Back Issues Fully Searchable

Current and past issues of The Police Chief, Sheriff, AELE Monthly Law Journal, American City & County, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Forensic Magazine, and Governing are fully searchable in the Periodicals section. View each title's most recent issue, peruse the back issue archive, or search for a specific article in the Periodicals section of IACP Net's Publications tab.




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.



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