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Fit to Fight Crime Fitness Guide

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT FITNESS: Get Your Fit to Fight Crime Fitness Guide

We in law enforcement are in the profession of protecting and helping the public, but we too often neglect ourselves and our body. In order to provide the services we’re sworn to provide to the public, we need to understand the importance of our being as physically able to perform our roles.

 

With this in mind, we developed the Fit to Fight Crime Fitness Guide for public safety professionals. The Law Enforcement-specific guide offers various exercises and injury-prevention tips geared toward emergency technicians.

 

The Fit to Save Lives Fitness Guide is available through

 

Why are these guides so valuable? For one, to ignore your fitness is dangerous to you, your family and also your co-workers, not to mention those you serve. Additionally, we in the emergency services are often the victims of injuries and illnesses that we can avoid by keeping ourselves physically fit. Physical fitness isn’t about lifting the most weight at the gym or being able to compete in a 5K marathon with the fastest time. It’s about having the ability to expend energy to perform a task without overworking yourself needlessly. It’s about building your strength and endurance. It’s about using proper body mechanics to perform a task with the minimum amount of wear and tear on your body. It’s about building a better-prepared body—and it isn’t a difficult task to perform.

 

The Fit to Fight Crime Fitness Guide coaches you through simple activities that will allow you to minimize the risks of injuries caused by over extending your body. It gives you a guide for increasing your physical well-being, tracking your progress and asking yourself, “What variables do I need to consider in a fitness regimen?”

 

—Todd Platner, Author, and Lou Jordan, Publisher

 

Additionally, Platner operates the website http://firefitnessxl.com on this topic.

June 27th, 2011  in Product Reviews Comments Off

Dispelling the Myths of Sexual Assault

Grassroots Organization is Dispelling the Myths of Sexual Assault

Jane Doe No More, Inc. is improving the way society responds to the victims of sexual assault; thus shortening the time from crime to healing so that all victims of this crime will have the chance for a full and healthy recovery.  This organization was established in 2007 in Waterbury, Connecticut and is comprised of law enforcement, medical, legal and business executives as well as victims’ service professionals.  Jane Doe No More was founded by Donna Palomba, a local businesswoman, following her experience as the victim of sexual assault.

In 2010 Jane Doe No More produced a brief roll-call video to be provided to law enforcement professionals responding to sexual assault incidents around the country.  ‘Duty Trumps Doubt’ was first presented to law enforcement professionals at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Orlando, FL on October 26, 2010.  Since then, more than 1,500 copies of ‘Duty Trumps Doubt’ have been distributed throughout the United States and as far away as the Bahamas.

“This video is intended to build upon the police training that already takes place. We hope it will serve as a powerful reminder to treat each victim with dignity and respect and to always keep an open mind.” remarked Chief Neil O’Leary, Wolcott, CT PD, former chief of Waterbury, CT PD and Jane Doe No More board member. “A variety of survivors and law enforcement are featured along with compelling scenes that underscore that each victim and scenario is different and that you only have one chance to get it right.”

Here is what some of your colleagues had to say about ‘Duty Trumps Doubt’:

“Wow, this video dispels the myths about sexual assault that are not only damaging to the victims but also dangerous to society’s understanding of sexual violence. A must see for law enforcement!” -Chief Anthony J. Silva, Director, RI Municipal Police Academy

“The video is right on point. How we initially conduct business as a police officer and as a person will have a lasting effect on the victim, on the crime scene, the prosecution and ultimately on the perception of the police. The video provides a very important message that we can all learn from even after being involved in the law enforcement profession for over 35 years.”  -Jim Peschong, Asst. Chief of Police, Lincoln, Nebraska

“Very powerful…very personal. It is a reminder to officers that the victims are real people experiencing real pain.”

-Craig Miller, Deputy Chief, Dallas Police Department, Texas

The making of ‘Duty Trumps Doubt’ has been an amazing collaborative of creative professionals, law enforcement officers, sexual assault survivors, educators, medical experts and college students. This experience has had a profound impact on everyone involved. With continued support, this will be the first of many multi-media tools developed by Jane Doe No More, Inc. to raise awareness and educate everyone across the country about the crime of sexual assault.

To request a free copy of ‘Duty Trumps Doubt’ for use with your department or for further information about Jane Doe No More, Inc., please visit our website at www.janedoenomore.org.

June 15th, 2011  in Product Reviews Comments Off

Investigative Analysis Toolkit Software

Overwatch Introduces IM-PACT Law Enforcement Investigative Analysis Toolkit
Software’s Capabilities and Ease-of-Use Earn High Marks from Law Enforcement in Florida and Texas
Overwatch, a strategic business of Textron Systems Advanced Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the release of its Intelligence Monitoring, Pattern Analysis and Collection Toolkit (IM-PACTTM), designed to enhance the investigative capabilities of law enforcement and homeland security analysts.
IM-PACT software enables investigators to uncover, analyze, and understand hidden connections, relationships, patterns and trends that underlie criminal and terrorist activity. Developed in conjunction with law enforcement experts, IM-PACT analytics software is a comprehensive, easy-to-learn and use software solution that greatly simplifies investigations.
In early adopter tests, IM-PACT software proved to be a valuable tool for the Lee County, Fla. and Travis County, Texas sheriff departments.
“After assessing and making use of the new IM-PACT product, our agency recognized the considerable benefits that it will bring to our analysts and investigators,” reported Lee County Sheriff Department Crime Analyst Kyra Gravitt. “In one easy-to-use tool, IM-PACT software combines many programs that an analyst within a small or large agency uses on a daily basis. From organizing cases and collecting data, to link-charting, associating and mapping, IM-PACT software provided our analysts with the right tools for making criminal data analysis much easier and more efficient.”
Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton and his staff experienced tangible benefits during an evaluation of the software. “Applying the easy-to-learn IM-PACT software capabilities to our investigations enabled our department to quickly move high profile investigations forward. Our investigators were able to easily input weeks of collected data into the system. We then leveraged the product’s software-aided visualization capabilities to identify crime patterns and associate them to key suspects. As each case was built, our investigators used the IM-PACT toolkit to brief the findings and progress of investigations to other law enforcement agencies in the area.”
“The IM-PACT software solution is unique in its ability to support complex investigative analysis needs faced by law enforcement and homeland security investigators, criminal analysts, fusion centers and terrorism task force teams. The system is effective at the local, state and federal levels. The flexibility and ease of data ingestion make IM-PACT a powerful new tool for the law enforcement professional,” said Overwatch Vice President of Business Development and Strategy Jonathan Percy.
IM-PACT software supports both micro-level intelligence analysis of single or multiple criminal acts, as well as macro-level criminal investigations, such as tracking movements of drug trafficking organizations or the growth of gangs and other crime organizations. Its advanced automation and investigative analysis capabilities include: data collection and fusion; link analysis for tracking and investigation of associations among individuals, facilities, activities and events; data visualization and temporal analysis tools; geospatial analysis and mapping tools; monitoring and notification services; and integrated case management tools.
Now available for purchase, IM-PACT law enforcement analytics software is fully 28 CFR Part 23 compliant, helping safeguard constitutional and privacy rights of individuals. Additional information about IM-PACT software solution capabilities and applications is available online at www.overwatch.com/products/impact.php

June 15th, 2011  in Product Reviews Comments Off