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Wreath Ceremony – Nat’l Police Memorial – Wash DC – May 11th, 2012

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The County of Prince William, The City of Manassas and the Va State Police are in the photos

COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT GANG TRAINING – various dates, locations

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The Office of Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, in conjunction with the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Virginia Gang Investigators Association, presents:

2012 COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT GANG TRAINING

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Radford University 801 East Main St. Radford, VA 24142 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 24, 2012 Roanoke Police Academy 5401-B Barnes Ave NW Roanoke, VA, 24019 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, June 4, 2012 Christopher Newport University 1 University Place Newport News, VA 23606 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Blue Ridge Community College One College Lane Weyers Cave, Virginia 24486 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 12, 2012 Northern Virginia Community College 3001 N. Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Questions? Jessica C. Smith Phone: (804) 786-7584 Email: jcsmith@oag.state.va.us

Topics include:
• Gangs 101
• Targeting Kids
• Gangs and Technology (LE only)
• Gangs and Virginia Law (LE only)
• Current Gang Trends in the Area
• Community Outreach
• Social Networking

The free training will feature 2 tracks (Law Enforcement and Community) and educational materials will be given to all attendees (this includes the Attorney General’s DVDs The Wrong Family and The Big Lie). This all day training is intended for law enforcement AND members of the community. Ideal attendees are School Resource Officers, officers who work with kids or gang members, juvenile probation officers, teachers, counselors, or any other community personnel who work with kids or gang members. This training qualifies for 2 legal, 6.25 career development, and 2 cultural diversity
PIC hours and 1.5 CLE credits.

To register for these FREE trainings, visit www.dcjs.virginia.gov.

OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS – JUL 18 – MASON, MI

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OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS

presented by

INGHAM COUNTY MICHIGAN SHERIFFS OFFICE

Mason, Michigan – July 18, 2012

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This unique course will focus on the Criminal and Internal Representation of law enforcement officers that are involved in Shooting situations and the Civil Liability of Officer Involved Shootings.

The class is designed to inform and update officers, agency heads, administrators, investigators and supervisors on the rights of officers, duties of the investigators and procedures when an officer or witness becomes involved in a line of duty shooting involving death or injury. It will focus on all aspects an officer and/or witness may be required to deal with in the aftermath of a shooting event.

Discussion will also include:
· Difference of Opinions
· How to Mentally Train
· Voluntary Statements
· Critical Incident Amnesia
· Memory Loss
· Suggested Policies
· Case Law
· Fitness For Duty
· Real Cases

INSTRUCTOR:
Officer Involved Shooting is taught by George F. Hachigian. Mr. Hachigian was with the Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s Office for over 11 years and he is now the General Counsel’s Chief of Staff for the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council. His duties include representing law enforcement officers in all non-criminal related matters such as, chief negotiator for contract negotiations, internal affairs representation, grievance hearings, disciplinary hearings, arbitration hearings, reviewing all shooting related incidents and critical incident response. Mr. Hachigian has handled over 250 officer involved shootings in his career and has been representing law enforcement officers for over 20 years. He is also the Past Chairman of the National Fraternal Order of Police Educational Services Committee.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
All members of the criminal justice community (sworn or non-sworn). Training is especially valuable for agency heads, administrators, investigators and supervisors.

LOCATION:

Ingham County Michigan Sheriffs Office, 630 North Cedar Street, Mason, Michigan 48854

Directions and a list of area hotels is available on the registration site at
www.regonline.com/OfficerInvolvedShootings-MasonMI-071812

DATES & TIMES:

· Wednesday, July 18, 2012
· Class starts at 8:00 AM Sharp and ends at 5:00 PM
· Business casual attire

COST: $195.00 PER PERSON ($225 per person if you register after July 1st)

REGISTRATION:

www.regonline.com/OfficerInvolvedShootings-MasonMI-071812

· Please follow the page prompts for quick, easy registration and confirmation.
· Please note that you MUST register ONLINE
· (Training Force USA does not take registrations via phone, email, fax, or mail)

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
· Check made payable to:
TRAINING FORCE USA
1315 Dillard Street
Tallahassee, FL 32308
· Purchase Order
· Credit Card payment made online at
www.regonline.com/OfficerInvolvedShootings-MasonMI-071812

CANCELLATIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS:
· Upon submission of this registration, participants are responsible for payment of this
course.
· Please note that if you do not attend, you are still responsible for payment.
· Substitutions may be made at any time by phone, e-mail or online at the registration
site.

QUESTIONS:
Claude A. Pichard, Training Force USA
Phone: 850-251-1223
E-mail: cpichard@trainingforceusa.com
Website: www.trainingforceusa.com

Innovative Techniques for the Human Trafficking Investigator – May 30-31 – Clearwater Beach, FL

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To reserve a room, call 727.595.1611; ask for IAHTI block or register online @https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1203271008&key=E6F8B

For conference information, visit our websites: www.IAHTI.org or FLRCPI at http://cop.spcollege.edu

Please contact Det. James McBride, jmcbride@iahti.org or Laura Heisler, Heisler.laura@spcollege.edu for questions.

Kick-A-Thon at Jason Yi’s Tae Kwon Do Open House

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Developing Future Leaders / How to get younger officers more involved

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Please join us for our Fourth webinar: “Developing Future Leaders / How to get younger officers more involved”. Presented by the NFOP President Chuck Canterbury. This webinar will be held on March 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM EST

To register, click “Register Now” or cut and paste the below web address below into your browser.

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/713642504

The training will be held via Go to Webinar software to allow for your interactions. In addition to seeing and hearing the presentation, members will be able to submit questions. Members are encouraged to register in advance, but also may register the day of the webinar provided space is available. Registering allows you to download the free software needed to join the meeting. If you elect to register the day of the event, please plan on connecting about 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the meeting.

The FOP has developed a series of webinars to give its members the opportunity to become more educated and informed about ongoing issues facing today’s police officers. These Webinars will be held the first Tuesday of every month in 2012 at 4:00 p.m. EST. Each class will be available to a limited number of members that register. More information about what classes are coming up can be found on the FOP.net Education Services page HERE.

Pharmaceutical (Rx) Diversion Training

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On Thursday, March 15, 2012, the law enforcement liaison & education unit from Purdue Pharma LP will provide a day of training on the illegal abuse of legally prescribed narcotics; with an emphasis on oxycodone. Topics of discussion will include: Rx drug id, lawful prescribing & prevention of diversion (to include an overview of state and federal law on Rx drugs), abuse & diversion of Rx Drugs, major case studies, Rx patrol (robbery & Burglary), and more!

There is no cost for this training. MIR Approved 8 hours

CLICK HERE for more information

6 hours of Crime Prevention Specialist credits

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The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, Division of Law Enforcement – Crime Prevention is awarding 6 hours of Crime Prevention Specialist credits for the completion of VCPI’s online course New Perspectives on Community Policing. To register for the course, CLICK HERE.

Santa Cops – December 2011

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FOP Monthly Webinars

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The FOP has developed a series of webinars to give its members the opportunity to become more educated and informed about ongoing issues facing today’s police officers. These Webinars will be held the first Tuesday of every month in 2012 at 4:00 p.m. EST. Each class will be available to the first 1000 members that register. More information about what classes are coming up can be found on the FOP.net Education Services page HERE.