Winter 2014 Bulletin

PENNSYLVANIA CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION

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WINTER 2014 - VOL. 116; ISSUE 4

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Specialized Police Response Training in Pennsylvania: An Update

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Save the Date for the 11th Annual Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Training Conference Building a Law Enforcement Memorial Product Feature: Home Security Enters New Markets; Reduces Burden on Law Enforcement

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The content of the PCPA BULLETIN is to be a practical reference featuring PCPA information of specific interest and relevance to law enforcement professionals. Topics of interest include professional development, current legislative and goals, news items, PCPA upcoming events and legal issues. PCPA Reviews, reports and articles are submitted by members, experts and other interested law enforcement personnel. PCPA Articles or ideas for content should be submitted to PCPA Headquarters c/o R. Dane Merryman, 3905 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-1536 or emailed to dmerryman@pachiefs.org.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

DEAR PCPA MEMBERS, As the President of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, it is my privilege to send you Holiday Greetings from all of the members of our Executive Board as well as our outstanding Staff. We all wish you and your family a happy, healthy and safe Holiday season!

Also, I want to provide you with several updates, and to offer a few thoughts for your consideration.

Probably the most important update relates to the MPOETC 2015 Mandatory In-service Training. I have been contacted by a number of Chiefs who are concerned that they will now need to “come up with” four hours of training to fulfill the MPOETC requirements for their officers.

Some have even thought that MPOETC was “dumping” the work or responsibilities for part of the In-Service training on local Chiefs.

I want to assure you that nothing could be further from the truth. PSP Major Doug Grimes, following in the footsteps of now-retired Major Joe Elias, has worked very hard to respond to the concerns and suggestions of our members. The idea of letting us fulfill part of our MPOETC requirements with worthwhile, relevant training has been repeatedly suggested over the years by our members. This change is just a step in that direction and will be a real benefit in the future.

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met for your officers? That’s easy: our Association’s on-line training through our outstanding Pennsylvania Virtual Training Network, also known as PAVTN. They have MPOETC-approved training modules already on the PAVTN and they have new ones coming for 2015. To get more information or to get your officers signed up for this training that will satisfy their MPOETC Mandatory Training requirements, contact PCPA’s technical guru, Chris Braun ( 717-236-1059 or cjbraun@pachiefs.org) or our Associations Executive Director, Dane Merryman (717236-1059 or dmerryman@pachiefs.org) Remember: it fulfills all of MPOETC’s requirements for 2015, and your officers can take the training while on duty, if you want, dramatically reducing your overtime costs and your officers’ time sitting in a classroom.

Speaking of MPOETC, MPOETC Director Major Doug Grimes recently invited members of our Association to participate in MIST instructor training classes. Several Chiefs spoke to trainees to express the importance of the in-service training program. Our message is simple: CONTINUED ON PAGE 6X

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

DEAR MEMBERS, A friend of mine, who knows me to be a person who likes to be busy, asked me recently if working at PCPA gives me enough to do. He wondered if I might get restless with not enough going on. So far, not a problem.

The fact is, our Association does so much to support our members and the public safety mission that I could never be at a loss for activity. Because PCPA maintains relationships and actively participates with organizations like the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and numerous others, we are able to secure significant resources for programs which provide direct benefits to our members.

Examples include the PA Virtual Training Network (VTN), Live Scan and CPIN procurements and maintenance, and the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. I go to a lot of meetings.

Our relationships with the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Municipal Police Training and Education Commission ensure our members have a voice at the table concerning legislation affecting law enforcement and mandatory training requirements for municipal departments.

Our consulting services support entry level testing for police officers, as well as promotional testing and Chief Searches.

Here is the really great thing for me: Every day we are working on ways to fine tune our services and add value for our members. We have identified new programs and services for the “To Do” list that will keep me busy for a long time.

My biggest challenge is finding the time to work on the initiatives we have been discussing here at PCPA Headquarters.

Sometimes it is hard to be patient.

I hope you have seen out new Association web site. It is significantly improved and much easier to navigate. Jerry Miller and Deb Skonezney of our staff have been working hard to give us a presence on the web that we can all be proud of. Check it out at www.pachiefs.org. Please notice that we are featuring pictures of our members in their daily duties. We want to collect enough good member photos to keep the site fresh by routinely changing out the site with new visuals. Send us your pictures; we will share them on the web!

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PRESIDENT ’S MESSAGE

EXECUTIVE BOARD & COMMITTEES OFFICERS

BUDGET & PERSONNEL

William Kelly

Thomas R. King, Chair John W. Mackey, Vice Chair

President Chief of Police • Abington Township

Members:

Mark Hall

Joseph J. Daly • Mark E. Hall Richard E. Hammon • Robert G. Jolley William J. Kelly • Michael A. Klein David A. Mettin • William F. Richendrfer David J. Spotts

2nd Vice President Chief of Police • Clarion Borough

EDUCATION & TRAINING

David Spotts

David A. Mettin, Chair S. Michael Murphy, Vice Chair

Robert Jolley 1st Vice President Chief of Police • Dallas Township

3rd Vice President Chief of Police • Mechanicsburg Borough

Members:

William Richendrfer

T. Robert Amann • Charles J. Crawford William J. Daly • Joseph G. Elias Milton Fields • Michael J. Flanagan Douglas E. Grimes • William L. Harvey Ashley J. Heiberger • Robert G. Jolley David M. Laux • John T. Maxwell Catherine R. McNeilly • James L. Santucci Carl Scalzo • Kevin J. Stoehr George J. Swartz • Oscar P. Vance, Jr. Robert W. Wilson • Raymond F. Zydonik

Secretary- 2017 Chief of Police • South Centre Township

LEGISLATIVE

David DiSanti

Diane Conrad, Chair

Treasurer - 2017 Chief of Police • Oakmont Borough

Members:

Scott Bohn 4th Vice President Chief of Police • West Chester Borough

Thomas King Chairman Chief of Police • State College Borough

BOARD MEMBERS Richard Hammon – 2017 Retired Chief of Police • Upper Allen Township

James Sabath – 2017 Chief of Police • Tinicum Township

Thomas Gross – 2017

James W. Adams • Darryl L. Albright Scott L. Bohn • Randolph G. Cox Joseph J. Daly • Richard M. Danko Michael A. Donohue • Eric D. Gill Erik P. Grunzig • Bryan B. Kelly Daniel J. Kortan, Jr. • Joseph F. Lawrence Marshall A. Martin • Coleman J. McDonough Dean E. Osborne • Lawrence R. Palmer David Souchick • David J. Spotts David E. Steffen • Michael J. Vogel Dennis H. Walters • Steven R. Wheeler Frank E. Williamson

Chief of Police • York Area Regional

Howard Kocher – 2017 Chief of Police • Lehman Township

MEMBERSHIP/BYLAWS Mark G. Pugliese I, Chair

Members: Brian Kelly – 2015 Chief of Police • Shaler Township

James Adams – 2015 Chief of Police • Upper Allen Township

Mark Toomey – 2015 Chief of Police • Upper Providence Township

Kenneth Truver – 2016 Chief of Police • Castle Shannon Borough

Lawrence Palmer – 2016 Chief of Police • Palmer Township

William Daly – 2016 Chief of Police • Horsham Township

Kenneth M. Truver • Curt A. Martinez Donald J. Aubrecht • Guy A. Salerno Harold C. Lane • John E. Petrick John F. Slauch • Keith Keiper Mark L. Bentzel •Mark E. Hall • Paul Yost Samuel J. Gallen • Timothy P. Trently William P. Grover

RETIRED CHIEFS J. William Schmitt, Chair

Members: Donald G. Hunter, Sr. • Joseph F. Ferrelli Keith D. Guthrie • Richard E. Hammon Stephen W. Ott • Wendell A. Rich William L. Eckert • William L. Howatt William S. Weaver

PCPA STAFF R. Dane Merryman, Executive Director, dmerryman@pachiefs.org Deb Skonezney, Administrative Assistant, dskonezney@pachiefs.org Joseph Blackburn, Accreditation Coordinator, jblackburn@pachiefs.org Christopher Braun, Technology Coordinator, cjbraun@pachiefs.org Cheryl Campbell, Financial Coordinator, ccampbell@pachiefs.org Jerry Miller, Offender Identification Technology, jmiller@pachiefs.org Andrea Sullivan, Accreditation Assistant, asullivan@pachiefs.org Bill Gibson, Physical Fitness, fitcop@hotmail.com

As Chiefs, we take training seriously and we are committed to quality, integrity- based training.

The issue most affecting our profession as a whole and police officers and their families individually is one that is unlike any that I have ever seen during my 42 years in law enforcement: Ferguson, Missouri.

In many ways, this is a very difficult time to be a Police Officer in this great Country. Decent and dedicated men and women of law enforcement must not only make difficult and instantaneous decisions, they must also endure the scrutiny of critics who often do not have the facts, or who seem to disregard the facts as they disparage the actions of police officers.

As law enforcement leaders, we know we must shepherd our departments and our nation through this difficult time, for the benefit of our profession, the officers under our command, the citizens that we are sworn to protect and serve, and our Country as a whole. We need to ensure our officers maintain their motivation, their dedication, and their connection to the communities they serve.

I am interested in your thoughts, opinions, suggestions and concerns about this current situation. What do you think?

What should we do, as a profession and as the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association? Are we approaching this crisis correctly, or should we be speaking out more and “presenting our side of this debate?”

The Executive Board of our Association will be discussing these issues at our upcoming meetings. I encourage you to contact me with your thoughts and ideas at chiefkelly@outlook.com.

Simply put, your Association wants your input.

Please tell us what you think!

And, once again, on behalf of the Executive Board, the Staff and the entire PCPA family I send best wishes to you and your family at this holiday time!

Happy Holidays!

William J. Kelly

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

Our cover photo on this edition of the Bulletin is a tribute to our fallen brothers and sisters in law enforcement, and also to Dick Hammon’s determination.

Dick made it a personal mission to bring a Law Enforcement Memorial to Cumberland County. He describes his journey to bring that mission to completion in this issue. It is a must-read story of commitment and bringing a community together that you will enjoy.

Finally, I am giving you a heads up on some exciting changes to the Annual Training Conference format for 2015. We are bringing in nationally known keynote speaker Jim Reese to kick off our training and Clarke Paris, former Las Vegas police officer, lecturer and writer with his seminar on “Winning the Battle,” addressing the byproducts of police stress that affect the quality of our lives. Watch for more conference updates in the coming months.

Please let us know if you have ideas for future articles in the Bulletin, and as always, never hesitate to reach out to me with comments or suggestions that can improve our services.

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MEMBERS ACTIVE Joseph Bartorilla Chief of Police Middletown Township Jarrad P. Berkihiser Captain Lancaster City Bureau of Police Corey L. Britcher Colonel PA Fish and Boat Commission Law Enforcement

Respectfully submitted,

James Mann Chief of Police Ambridge Borough P.D.

R. Dane Merryman Executive Director

Scott A. Neal Major Pennsylvania State Police Bryan D. Phelps Chief of Police Sweden Township P.D.

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LEGAL UPDATES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

Provided by Chris Boyle, Esq. and reprinted with permission from Marshall, Dennehey, Coleman

The doctrine of qualified immunity protects government officials from private suit when their conduct “does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known,” and protects those officials who make “reasonable but mistaken judgments about open legal questions.”

HART V. G, 2014 U.S. APP. LEXIS 21147 (3RD CIRCUIT NOVEMBER 6, 2014) John Hart and Jill Pizzola … appeal the grant of summary judgment to Philadelphia Police Detective K G on their Fourth and Fifth Amendment claims, stemming from G’s magistrateapproved search of Hart’s apartment…

We affirm because G was entitled to qualified immunity on the Fourth Amendment claim, and because the Fifth Amendment claim is meritless….

The doctrine of qualified immunity protects government officials from private suit when their conduct “does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known,” and protects

those officials who make “reasonable but mistaken judgments about open legal questions.” When addressing qualified immunity, we ask “whether a defendant’s conduct violated a [person’s] statutory or constitutional rights” and whether “the unlawfulness of the conduct should have been apparent to an objectively reasonable official.” …The Fourth Amendment requires that a warrant must be based upon probable cause and must “particularly describ[e] the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”…

When, as here, a Fourth Amendment suit brought against a police officer is based on a “search or seizure pursuant to a warrant, the fact that a neutral magistrate has issued a warrant is the clearest

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indication that the officer[] acted in an objectively reasonable manner or, as [the Supreme Court has] sometimes put it, in objective good faith.” Once a magistrate has issued the warrant, only a “narrow exception” to qualified immunity applies, when “it is obvious that no reasonably competent officer would have concluded that a warrant should issue.” …G’s conduct does not meet the high threshold for such an exception.

Responding to allegations of rape, kidnapping, assault, identity theft, and ongoing harassment against Hart, G prepared a detailed affidavit for a search warrant of his residence. The search warrant itself, also approved by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, was broader and did not mention items that G eventually seized, such as Hart’s computer. While the probable cause section of the warrant incorporated the affidavit, the section listing the items to be searched did not. …After the magistrate approved the warrant, G executed her search with two other officers, seizing possessions that were contemplated in the affidavit.

Thus, to the extent the failure to incorporate the affidavit left the warrant impermissibly overbroad, G’s narrower, unincorporated affidavit permissibly modified it, because the actual search that occurred was “restricted to the narrower scope of the affidavit,” rather than the more generalized warrant. In sum, given the government attorney’s and magistrate’s approval of the warrant, the search’s restriction to the items in the particularized affidavit, and G’s consistent deposition testimony, it is clear that G acted reasonably. As such, she was entitled to qualified immunity. …Even were we to reach the merits of the claim, we would affirm the District Court’s finding that no constitutional right was violated. In addition to their argument that the search warrant was impermissibly overbroad, Appellants argue that G’s failure to give Pizzola the warrant and affidavit during the search

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LEGAL UPDATES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT rendered it unconstitutional. This does not change our analysis, as “neither the Fourth Amendment nor Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41” requires that “the executing officer . . . present the property owner with a copy of the warrant before conducting his search.”

United States v. Grubbs, …(“Of course, the Fourth Amendment does not require the officer to provide a copy of the warrant to the subject before he conducts the search.”); United States v. CazaresOlivas, … (holding that “whatever the most prudent course may be, the fourth amendment does not require officers to have a warrant in hand when searching”).

Only Pizzola could have been given the documents. Hart was imprisoned at the time.

Hart also argues that G’s subsequent search of the hard drive of his computer was unconstitutional. We disagree. We have recognized that “because criminals can—and often do—hide, mislabel, or manipulate files to conceal criminal activity, a broad, expansive search of the hard drive may be required.”While a broad search of a hard drive still may, in some cases, be overbroad, Hart points to nothing in the record indicating that an overbroad search actually occurred.

Accordingly, even if [Detective G] were not entitled to qualified immunity, no Fourth Amendment violation occurred, and the District Court correctly dismissed the claim…

Comment: Suuuuhweet! Court found against you six ways to Sunday there Hart. Better luck on your next offense. I would caution however, on the language about not having the warrant in hand, and not immediately providing a copy, as a state court in Pennsylvania is probably not going to look on that as favorably as the federal court. Still, a nice piece of police work by Detective G, who will no doubt incorporate the affidavit into the warrant the next time around to avoid the years of litigation.

MCCANN V. BOROUGH OF MAGNOLIA, 2014 U.S. APP. LEXIS 21086 (3RD CIRCUIT NOVEMBER 5, 2014) Robert McCann, proceeding pro se, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissing his civil rights complaint …. We will affirm.

In January 2013, McCann returned to his apartment in Magnolia, New Jersey, to discover that he had been evicted.

McCann contacted the Magnolia Police Department, which denied his request to file a complaint. He also complained to Magnolia’s Mayor and Borough Counsel.

Two weeks later, McCann was permitted to return to the apartment, but several items of personal property were damaged or missing. McCann filed a complaint with the Borough of Magnolia Municipal Court, which concluded that there was “no probable cause to sustain the charges.”

Approximately one year later, McCann filed a complaint in the District Court, alleging violations of his due process and equal protection rights. He named as defendants the Borough of Magnolia, its Mayor, the Chief of Police and a police officer, a Municipal Court judge, and the Borough prosecutor. The District Court reviewed the complaint …, dismissed it sua sponte for failure to state a claim... …The District Court properly dismissed McCann’s complaint. Relief may not be granted on McCann’s claim that a police officer improperly denied his request to file a criminal complaint and failed to investigate his eviction. … (“[A] private citizen lacks a judicially cognizable interest in the prosecution or nonprosecution of another.”); … (holding that “[t]here is no statutory or common law right, much less a constitutional right, to an investigation.”). Because no claim against the police officer survives, and because he does not allege their direct involvement, McCann cannot maintain claims against the Borough, its Mayor, and the Chief of Police. ….

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BENSALEM TOWNSHIP Bucks County Director of Public Safety Frederick A. Harran

RE-ACCREDITED AGENCIES AT THE PLEAC MEETING IN NOVEMBER: ALLENTOWN CITY Lehigh County Chief Joel F. Fitzgerald, Sr. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S Northampton County Acting Sheriff Christopher Zieger FORKS TOWNSHIP Northampton County Chief Gregory F. Dorney

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LEGAL UPDATES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT Comment: A case like this wouldn’t the kids were feverishly texting back and THE CHIEF’S LEGAL UPDATE normally make it into these awesome forth with said parental figures. An officer pages, and I wouldn’t normally take up kept the parent’s at bay, outside, while your valuable time with it, except, when the rest of us started taking names and something gets my Spider Sense tingling, preparing the PBTs. Most of the offenders I err on the side of submitting it to you. were under 18. I dealt with a good many This is actually a great, short, case on the who wanted to ask their parent if it was fact that citizens are not entitled to the OK for them to submit to the PBT. I prosecution of another as a constitutional began to wonder, does a parent HAVE to right, and that a particular level of give the OK before a juvenile submits to a investigation by the police is also not a PBT? As opposed to the physical evidence constitutional guarantee. All of that said, like bloodshot eyes, odor of alcoholic if police find themselves taking sides in breath, swaying, etc., the PBT is active a property dispute, like a mechanic’s lien participation in supplying evidence of a or a he-said she-said on property left at crime. I believe in cases of DUI, they are a residence during a divorce, there will considered “adults” as it pertains to field be a slightly different analysis by the tests and chemical testing. Does the same court, which you should be wary of. If apply for underage drinking? the dispute is over a thing, and nobody Sincerely, is threatening to destroy that thing when The Babysitter you leave, best bet is going to be to refer them to the civil courts, and get the heck Babysitter: Normally, here at Stump outta Dodge. the Chump, we don’t encourage folks to submit their own alias signature but, STUMP THE CHUMP since I would have used the same one Dear Chump, anyway, we are going to let it slide. Great Working in a moderately affluent minds on the same wavelength my friend. community, we have the opportunity to Great minds indeed. deal with some of today’s “privileged” I do not miss the days of dealing with youth. The kind who know just enough the Little Basta… especially the allto make more trouble for themselves too-familiar: “Do you know who my than necessary. Recently, my partner father is?” Yes, Princess, I know your and I dealt with a rather large underage old man, and I can see the apple doesn’t drinking party. As is the case in this fall from the tree. But, I digress. As to modern age we live, parent’s started the breath test on a DUI, a juvenile is showing up almost as soon as we did, and NOT considered an adult. Be that as

it may, Section 1547, and the case law which follows, stand for the proposition that there is no right to consult with an attorney (or a parent) prior to the administration of the test. (There is also at least one case that says if the juvenile defers to dad, and dad refuses the breath test, it counts as a refusal for the kid, and his license is suspended for the refusal) As to a PBT for underage drinking, I have not found a case standing for the proposition that a juvenile has a right to consult with counsel or parent prior to a PBT. That said, the juvenile can still refuse to take it. In any case, where a juvenile waives rights without a parent present (except perhaps the DUI context) the court will seek to determine if it was a knowing and intelligent waiver of their rights. The burden will be on you to show that it was. Either way, even without the PBT, as any amount of alcohol consumption is a violation of Section 6308, the officer’s testimony of the smell of alcoholic beverage on their breath, and the other attendant circumstances, should be enough to carry the day.

That information must make it into your criminal complaint and incident report. If only the PBT results are in the affidavit, then you have left out a very important part of your probable cause.

The Chump

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BUILDING A LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL

BUILDING A LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL

BY RICHARD E. HAMMON, CHIEF OF POLICE, RETIRED, UPPER ALLEN TOWNSHIP POLICE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Commissioners agreed to set aside approximately 10,000 square feet (1/4 acre) of land located at the Cumberland County Public Safety Center. On August 12 2012, formal approval was given in a resolution granting CCLEMF the land.

A formal land dedication ceremony was held to promote the project.

The next hurdle was the design of the Memorial. We had several ideas; however, none of the five directors knew what we were talking about when it came to building a memorial. We talked of having a couple different types of contests to find a design. Keep in mind the only money we had was the $5,000 the Cumberland County Chiefs gave us as seed money.

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n April of 2011, I was having a conversation Police Chaplain Greg Sheffer when he asked, “Why doesn’t Cumberland County have a memorial for the law enforcement officers that have died while on duty.”

During the next few weeks, I thought about that question and could not come up with a good answer. I then began to wonder, do I want to take on a project of that size, at this stage in my career?

I finally decided this could be my last big project before retirement. Having no concept of costs associated with such a project, I chose the arbitrary number of $100,000. Where do I start?

At the May 2011 Cumberland County Chiefs meeting, I raised the question to gauge interest and support I may receive from my peers. The consensus of the association was positive and I had my first two volunteers by meetings end, Lt. Michael McLaughlin, Upper Allen Township Police Department and Cumberland County Sheriff Ronny

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Anderson. The Association also provided the initial donation of $5,000 as seed money.

By June 2011, the Cumberland County Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation (CCLEMF) was born and a Board of Directors established. Sheriff Anderson would serve as Treasurer, Lt. McLaughlin as Secretary and I would serve as President.

Carlisle Attorney Ron Turo was contacted establish the foundation as a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization, and he agreed to provide his legal services at no cost.

Ron continued to assist the project after providing his initial legal assistance.

It made sense to have a well-respected business man as part of the Board. The Board of Directors expanded one more time with the addition of Retired New Cumberland Police Corporal Robert Smee.

The first hurdle we faced was LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. The Cumberland County

The Board was stymied on the important concept of design; we needed professional help. Gannett Fleming, a worldwide engineering firm with its headquarters in Cumberland County was contacted and they agreed to do our design work as a donation.

Gannett Fleming provided a landscape architect for the memorial project, and by the end of 2012, the CCLEMF Board had been presented with three possible designs. We took what we liked from the proposal and our architect finalized our design. Estimated cost, $252,000!

That’s a lot of money, but there was no hesitation, we moved forward.

At this point in the project, we had been receiving a few donations and had around $20,000 in the bank. It was time to get this project financed and built! The funds we had in hand didn’t really put a dent in the estimated cost.

John W, Gleim, Jr., owner of a Cumberland County-based excavation company bearing his name was contacted. John had been a good friend for decades and we knew he could help us with building and making contacts in CONTINUED ON PAGE 12X

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BUILDING A LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL We met with two sculptors and decided to go with A.R.T. Design Group in Lancaster County. Not only were they much lower in costs, they gave us an in-state group discount that helped us significantly.

ABC 27, WHTM, the Harrisburg ABC affiliate, partnered with us and agreed to do a 10 or 15 minute documentary on the memorial and our fallen officers. We wanted this to be a professionally done video to post on the internet to allow people to access it on their smart phones while at the memorial.

the construction world. We asked John if he would be willing to join the CCLEMF Board of Directors and assist us with our memorial. He agreed.

John tapped into the construction trades to include electrician, concrete, stone mason and landscape. Everyone John brought to the table agreed to help us.

In May 2013, just two years after the memorial was first talked about, we held a ceremonial ground breaking at the future site of the memorial. Family members of the fallen were invited.

Many attended, and the media provided good coverage.

We contacted Giant Food Stores, a Cumberland County-based company, asking them if they would be a Foundation sponsor. Giant agreed to make a substantial contribution and four days before our ground breaking, a Giant representative contacted us to let us know they had approved a $25,000 donation.

Giant presented us with the check at the ground breaking.

The Giant Food donation validated our efforts and affirmed our foundation as legitimate in the eyes of the community.

John Gleim brought Donald Mowery, President of R.S. Mowery and Sons, General Contractors to a CCLEMF meeting. Mr. Mowery listened to our

intentions and was requested to help. At our next meeting, Don came back and told us he “was in.”

The first thing Don did was get all the plan information from Gannett Fleming and give it to one of his estimators. This would give us a better idea of materials needed and a clearer cost of the project.

The numbers that came back took our breath away $292,000. Don’s comment was “Don’t worry, we’ll be alright”.

Really?

We kicked our fund raising into high gear. Who did we know that we could ask to help us with financial support? We found service organizations to be large donors. Many of these organizations are veterans who understand a memorial and the importance of giving back to the community. By the end of September 2013, we had over $100,000 in the bank.

Gleim and Mowery were working on in-kind donations for materials and labor needed for the memorial. They estimated they had about $75,000 of in-kind donations pledged. If you haven’t figured it out yet; to do such a project, you need community support. Boy, did we get the support!

The initial design included a life size bronze statue of a saluting Police Officer.

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There are four Chambers of Commerce in Cumberland County. All four agreed to support the Foundation and offered to do a free attachment to one of their event mailings. This document was sent to 2,600 Chamber members throughout the County. The Executive Director, a former police officer I had worked with, also made direct introduction to business executives that we had not been able to meet before. The Chamber connection was a real plus for us.

On October 21, 2013 John W. Gleim, Jr. and Donald Mowery had a construction meeting on site and the work began. By Thanksgiving all the concrete work was complete, walls were built and flag poles erected. The year ended with plans to order necessary materials for the spring and complete construction when the weather broke.

April 2014 came and construction resumed. Mike Smith, our mason, started doing the stonework. Mike worked evenings and weekends to get our memorial done and donated all his work.

Don Mowery ordered the wall caps and memorial stone pedestals. These were all custom made, precast made for us by a company in Buffalo, NY. Don enlisted the assistance of a friend in the business to install the caps and pedestals. We figured it would take them a day to do

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BUILDING A LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL this installation, as I said we didn’t know much about building. It took three guys five days with a crane to do the installation work.

But something was missing. We had forgotten to have a dedication stone and we had not included the words we live by. Dedication, Honor, Integrity, Pride and Service. We talked with the mason.

“No problem. Get the stones and I’ll take care of it.” The granite stones were cut and installed. The inspiration words look like part of the plan and not an afterthought, thanks Mike!

In July 2014 the statue we had commissioned was delivered and set. That was a great day for us. We were almost there. We then ran into our final hurdle. We had built the memorial memorializing the eleven law enforcement officers who lost their lives while protecting Cumberland County.

The Board was aware that a future death of a law enforcement officer was a reality.

We had to allow for this and design it properly. In fact, we allowed for up to five more names to be added. We had the room, but how do you make that area look like something else, so it is not evident what the intent is. We talked about having the thin blue line on pavers and a couple other ideas. The thin blue line seemed OK, but we needed more.

I met with Scott Ryder, owner of Ryder Graphics. Scott had already provided us with some help with the memorial.

I explained what we had and asked him for his thoughts. He came up with sandblasting the shield and rose logo into pavers and placing them in the area we needed to “hide.” We all agreed and in late August they were installed.

Finally, we had landscaping to do.

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During the last few weeks, a lot of planning needed to be done for the dedication ceremony. We needed and an honor guard. We decided to have Amazing Grace sang rather than played on the bag pipes. PSP agreed to provide a five man rifle team and bugler, but we still had no honor guard. We then received a phone call from Sergeant Rick Finicle of the Pennsylvania Capital Police Ceremonial Unit. Rick offered his services. Rick agreed not only the have members of his ceremonial unit there, but would also contact Harrisburg City and Derry Township ceremonial units and ask them to assist.

On September 5, 2014 at 1000 hours our dedication ceremony began. Honor Guards from Capital Police, Harrisburg City and Derry Township Police opened the ceremony. The PSP rifle team and bugler were in place. We enlisted a teacher from Trinity High School to sing and a PA Supreme Court Justice to be our keynote speaker. Most importantly,

we had over seventy–five family members of our fallen heroes present. Ten of the eleven fallen had a family member present.

Three years of planning and forty minutes later it was complete.

More than 3 years of planning ended in something we are all very proud of, as is the community. It is a permanent memorial to those who died while serving Cumberland County. Their stories will never be forgotten. All of the Board members have received numerous compliments about our Memorial. I believe Sergeant Finicle paid the highest by saying “You have set the standard.”

Thanks Rick. Our response to you and all others in law enforcement: “Now you build one, please.”

Chaplain Sheffer, we now have the Memorial you asked me about.

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By: Scott Harris, Freelance Writer

PRODUCT FEATURE:

HOME SECURITY ENTERS NEW MARKETS; REDUCES BURDEN ON LAW ENFORCEMENT One of law enforcement’s responsibilities is protecting community members from home intrusions and catching the perpetrator if an intrusion does occur; however, home security must begin in the home.

Nearly three-quarters of incomplete home intrusions are interrupted by an audible alarm, while homes without alarm systems are three times more likely to be burglarized, according to the Electronic Security Association, a trade group.

Although clearly effective in deterring or stopping intruders, home security systems can also be too “effective.” A report published in 2011 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services shows that police responded to approximately 36 million alarm activations per year, at an estimated annual cost of $1.8 billion. However, between 94 percent and 98 percent of the alarms were false— accounting for as much as 25 percent of all police calls in the United States.1 Security system manufacturers are aware of these trends and are working to improve both the effectiveness and accuracy of home alarm systems. More automation and more flexibility are increasing the number of households that have a system in the first place, while allowing homeowners and renters to customize system settings in

a way that minimizes false alarms without sacrificing utility.

For example, there is Piper, a system launched in January 2014 that is already making waves. The target market for the Canadian company are renters and others who do not historically have security systems because of a lack of room or resources. Piper combines video and sensor capabilities into a single compact product.

“Other security technologies like those that are professionally installed, require a significant ongoing financial commitment from the homeowner,” said Russell Ure, creator of Piper and executive vice president and general manager of iControl Canada. “Many homeowners are reluctant to make such a commitment, and people who rent are just not able to convince their landlords to allow such installations. Piper was designed for people who are unable to commit to a professionally installed and monitored system. Piper is a powerful allin-one system that is easy to install and use—providing a great camera, two-way audio, a powerful siren, and the ability to automate security monitoring.”2 Because it is bringing new customers into the home security fold, the technology— which sells for $239—may be increasing security coverage and decreasing home intrusions and burglaries.

“Piper provides security for a group of people [renters] who traditionally had very little access to in-home security protection,” Ure said. “With Piper, they have the ability to be alerted if someone enters their home at night while they are sleeping and to automatically trigger the siren to drive them out, or to tell and show them of unauthorized access while they are at work so that they can call the police to take action while the criminal is still in their home.”

On the other side of the equation, companies are working to decrease false alarms, which can be a drain on valuable law enforcement time and resources.

Monitronics, an Illinois-based company established in 1994 and the secondlargest residential security provider in the United States, is working to make law enforcement’s job easier by participating in the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). ASAP is a computer-aided dispatch system designed to reduce false alarms and unnecessary law enforcement responses. After piloting the system in 2011, the Houston, Texas, Emergency Center, the fourth-largest 9-1-1 call center or PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) in the United States, experienced an estimated 10 percent decline in police alarm calls and $1–2 million in annual cost savings.

Although clearly effective in deterring or stopping intruders, home security systems can also be too “effective.”

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“The ASAP program has the potential to be a game changer in the future once enough PSAPs are on board,” said Darin Anderson, Monitronics’ vice president of monitoring operations. “The ability to pass information to an emergency agency electronically will speed up emergency response and also eliminate mistakes made by operators and dispatchers in the transfer of information. Alarm companies, emergency agencies, and our customers all win with this program.”3

percent of incoming connections are homeowners and others who have never had security. We can touch our customers and educate them on security.”5

In addition to its participation in ASAP, Monitronics attempts to follow up with customers on all false alarms to discuss what happened and how to prevent future false alarms. Monitronics also has regular reporting that identifies the reasons for alarms that the company evaluates and then works to address—and specifically targets for assistance any customer that has a high activity rate so any potential issues relating to false alarms can be resolved.

“It’s all accessible through your smartphone or tablet,” Faulkner said. “You can set up the rules the way you want them and then change those rules later. You receive emails or text alerts when certain incidents occur.

It sends an alarm message to the response centers.”

Other companies see growth in the $10 billion annual home security business and are beginning to enter the market.

Piper, as mentioned, is one example of such a company. Cox Communications, the cable TV and Internet giant, recently launched Cox Home Security, which offers video and other security features alongside additional functions like remote smoke and carbon monoxide monitoring.

Like many home security networks these days, Cox Home Security is customizable from just about anywhere that has cellular reception. The system can be configured so that both residents and law enforcement agencies can receive alerts by email or text if something happens.

Cox also is different because it continues even during a power outage, which can help homeowners and law enforcement during a natural disaster or crisis. “It relies on broadband, but we have cellular backup. So if the power is out, it still works,” Faulkner said.

Other home security companies also are working to automate many aspects of home monitoring. SmartThings, based in

Washington, D.C., offers a smartphone app and simple sensor device that allows users to set up a “remote control for the home” in as little as 15 minutes. Later this year, security firm August plans to release the Smart Lock, a mobile lock system that allows homeowners to retrofit existing locks and then control them remotely.

With the advances these companies and others in the market are making towards automation, accuracy, better monitoring, and increased use, both homeowners and law enforcement may soon be able to turn their attention to other issues with the knowledge that homes are the safe places they are meant to be.

NOTES: 1 Rana Sampson, false Burglar Alarms, 2nd ed.

(Center for Problem Oriented Policing, August 2011): 7, http://www.popcenter.org/problems/ pdfs/false_alarms_2nded.pdf (accessed May 22, 2014).

2 Russell Ure (executive vice president and general manager, iControl Canada), email interview, April 10, 2014.

3 Darin Anderson (vice president of monitoring operations, Monitronics), email interview, April 11, 2014.

4 Kristine Faulkner (home security and smart home leader, Cox Communications), phone interview, April 15, 2014.

5 Ibid.

According to Cox statistics, approximately 25 percent of U.S. households have a security system. Cox officials are looking to increase that number and believe they can do so because of the way they are positioned as a result of its existing foothold in millions of households.4 “We’re believers that it’s a natural extension of what we’ve offered in the home for a while,” said Kristine Faulkner, home security and smart home leader for Cox. “This allows someone to control home intrusion and home safety monitoring, fire alarm, and smoke detection… You also have the ability to control door locks and lighting or even your coffee pot. Sixty www.pachiefs.org

Reprinted with permission from The Police Chief, vol. LXXXI, no. 7, July 2014. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA. Scott Harris, “Home Security Enters New Markets; Reduces Burden on Law Enforcement,” Product Feature, The Police Chief 81 (July 2014): 34–35.

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SPECIALIZED POLICE RESPONSE TRAINING IN PENNSYLVANIA: AN UPDATE

SPECIALIZED POLICE RESPONSE TRAINING IN PENNSYLVANIA: AN UPDATE

By The Pennsylvania Mental Health and Justice Center of Excellence

INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER ARE OVERREPRESENTED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISES IS ON THE RISE ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. THERE ARE TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO EXERCISE DISCRETION IN AN EFFORT TO DIVERT THESE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND INTO TREATMENT. The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is a community partnership between law enforcement and the behavioral health system. It provides training for public safety personnel about how to identify and de-escalate crisis situations involving people with mental illness. This 40hour training is comprised of classroom curriculum, visitations to mental health facilities, skills building in de-escalation, and familiarity with alternatives to

jail within the behavioral healthcare community. There is an abridged version of CIT as well, which is a 6-hour orientation course.

Another program called Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) also has training designed for public safety personnel. It teaches them how to effectively deal with a crisis and provide initial assistance to someone who is experiencing a mental

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health problem. This 8-hour course covers a 5-step action plan to recognize signs and symptoms of mental illness, communicate effectively, and direct the person in need to proper mental health resources within the community.

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is a 4-hour module that focuses on the needs of veterans who are involved in the criminal justice system. It examines the characteristics of military culture and the risk factors for mental illness specifically among service personnel and veterans.

Attention is placed on conditions such as substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and traumatic brain injury (TBI). This course is designed to be taken upon completion of either the CIT or MHFA training program.

In April 2014, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) funded 9 projects across Pennsylvania to support and expand Specialized Police Responding (SPR) programs, namely CIT, CIT-Youth, Vet CIT/MHFA Enhancement, and www.pachiefs.org

MHFA training. These grants have financed 7 CIT 6-hour orientations, 3 CIT 40-hour programs, 1 Vet CIT/ MHFA Enhancement, 1 Train-theTrainer Vet CIT/MHFA training, and 7 MHFA courses. This has resulted in a total of 273 newly trained personnel across disciplines. In addition, there are currently 4 CIT, 1 CIT-Youth, 1 Vet CIT/ MHFA, and 1 MHFA training scheduled to take place over the next 8 months.

As SPR expands throughout Pennsylvania, it is expected that these partnerships between law enforcement and behavioral health agencies will decrease the disproportionately high incarceration rates of individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders.

For more information regarding the

programs mentioned in this article, or to discuss training availability for your department, please contact The Pennsylvania Mental Health and Justice Center of Excellence, Katy WinckworthPrejsnar at 215.553.7174 or kw494@ drexel.edu.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Shervin Bazmi, MS is a Research Specialist for the Pennsylvania Mental Health and Justice Center of Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh. She can be reached at 412-647-4737 and bazmis@upmc.edu. More information regarding the Pennsylvania Mental Health and Justice Center of Excellence can be obtained at www.pacenterofexcellence.pitt.edu.

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TECHNOLOGY

UPDATE

By Christopher J. Braun, MSIT, PCPA Technology Coordinator

The enrollment form and details are available on the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association web site, www. pachiefs.org In the spring of 2015, PAVTN will begin another expansion of new functions to allow departments to get reports on their department’s activity and control their members. During this time we will start working with departments that want to include their own policies and procedures inside some of the courses and be able to track their member’s activity.

Important Note regarding 2014 MPOETC courses on PAVTN: In order to earn credit for courses, current users must complete any courses they are now taking before January 1, 2015. All the grades must be sent to MPOETC for certification, and since the PAVTN will be totally new, courses that are not completed before the upgrade will not be recorded in the new PAVTN (users will need to restart the courses from the beginning).

PAVTN The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association online training, the PA Virtual Training Network will be brand new for 2015. PAVTN.net is being upgraded with the latest software for delivering eLearning to the law enforcement community. In order to complete this upgrade, www.PAVTN. net will be off line from January 1, 2015 until Monday January 19, 2015.

On January 19th, the new PAVTN. net will launch, hosting 30 courses

including three 2015 MPOETC mandatory in-service courses, 15-201 Legal Updates 2015, 15-202 Civil Law, 15-423 Human Trafficking and at least one elective course related to Domestic Violence Calls to satisfy the 3 hour MPOETC elective requirement.

Throughout the year additional courses will be added.

Everyone that is a current user of the PAVTN will continue to be registered as a user, but will receive a new password by email for the upgraded site. Therefore, it is important that the PAVTN has the correct email for their users. Anyone that needs to update their email should send their new address by email to pavtn@pachiefs. org. As usual, an annual enrollment in the MPOETC courses will be required.

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MOBILE FINGERPRINT ID The Pennsylvania State Police are adding the capability to submit mit fingerprints for identification to their Automated Fingerprint tem (AFIS) from Identification System wireless mobile devices in the field.

These devices provide instant verified fingerprint identification anywhere and can be used for pedestrian and car stops, serving warrants, victims at crime scenes, medical examiners investigations, and prisoner release.

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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE workgroup grant will be providing devices to police departments later this year. When the application process is available, it will be posted on the PCPA web site (www.pachiefs.org).

RAPID DNA

If you have h ever watch h any off the h CSI television shows, you saw them get DNA analysis results in minutes and I previously wrote about how this has raised our citizen’s expectations for the police to solve crimes. Well now the real science is catching up. Over the past year PCPA and PCCD’s local technology workgroup have been exploring some of the advances in DNA analysis and equipment that can provide results in 90 minutes or less. What we have seen so far shows the potential to radically change crime investigations and crime prevention. Now the use of DNA becomes a powerful tool to prevent crime. It will find more criminals, while clearing the innocent faster.

While DNA has been used for years in major violent crime cases, high costs and time required to process DNA samples limited its use. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) found that laboratories processed 10% more

forensic DNA cases in 2011 than in 2009. DNA backlogs (samples more than 30 days old) also continued to increase as demand for forensic DNA services rose 16.4% in the same period, and the demand continues to outpace capacity.

New rapid DNA profiling technologies emerged to address these challenges.

Rapid DNA, automates DNA profiling from a sample to generating results in about 90 minutes. The “sample in, profile out process” takes less than five minutes of hands-on time, and performs all necessary steps of DNA analysis without human intervention.

Reagents in disposable cartridges are loaded onto the system with the samples.

The rapid DNA profiling technologies allow police departments to use DNA in property crime investigations and quality of life crimes that affect the more communities than violent crime.

Palm City, Florida using DNA in these type cases reported a 40% reduction in burglaries, an overall 25% crime reduction in crime and their case clearance rate tripled. 80% of their crimes were non-violent.

One of the issues in Pennsylvania is that we don’t currently collect DNA sample from arrests like we collect fingerprints.

Pennsylvania does collect DNA from a number of convictions. A Supreme case, Maryland v. King, the Court held that conducting a DNA swab test as a part of the arrest procedure does

not violate the Fourth Amendment because the test serves a legitimate state interest and is not so invasive so as to require a warrant. While several bills, to allow DNA sample collection at the time of arrest to expand the database, were introduce in the legislature, none passed.

PCPA and PCCD’s local technology workgroup grant will be assisting Cumberland County District Attorney’s forensic laboratory in using DNA for property crime investigations. They have acquired a RapidHit 200 system through Morpho Trust to conduct the DNA analysis. In 2015, we will have much more to report on this project.

OFFENDER IDENTIFICATION For 2015, PCPA will continue to w provide the new combined livescan/ CPIN unit. A new unit will cost $37,750 while an upgrade w will cost $19,000 w using the existing cabinet and $22,500 for a new cabinet.

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by DataWorks Plus and the prices were reduced. A combined unit annual maintenance cost $6,250 and uncombined units cost $7,620.

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ANNUAL TRAINING & EDUCATION CONFERENCE TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015 LANCASTER MARRIOTT AT PENN SQUARE JULY 12-15, 2015 This powerful and motivating presentation, as exhibited below, is a very effective tool used to help first responders, police personnel, fire personnel, hospital personnel, military personnel, civilian employees and spouses to deal with tragedies commonly referred to as ‘Critical Incidents’. It is even more effective in helping the same personnel to deal with the every day stressors associated with their chosen careers that can and often do result in careerending actions such as PTSD, depression, cumulative stress, domestic violence, failed relationships, alcoholism, substance and even suicide.

Sergeant Clarke Paris (ret.) and Tracie Paris, RN,BSN Clarke Paris is Creator/Producer of award winning documentary file on Police Stress and Suicide, The Pain Behind the Badge and author of My Life for Your Life.

VA TECH Winning the Battle was presented to VA Tech PD officers and Area Officers after the 32 student massacre.

Lakewood Winning the Battle was presented to Lakewood Police Officers after 4 of them were murdered in a coffee shop.

FLETC Winning the Battle was presented at nealy every Federal Lew Enforcement Training Center Symposium in 2011.

Topics addressed Motivation, Police Stress Byproducts, including PTSD, Depression and Suicide.

US NAVY Clarke & Tracie Paris, at the request of the U.S. Navy, traveled to Bahrain where they presented Winning the Battle’ to the Naval Special Warfare Unit #3 (SEALs).

PENNSYLVANIA CHIEFS OF POLICE LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE In December the PCPA launched a new Association website that dramatically updates the appearance and functionality of the site. The new site is hosted by MemberClicks. MemberClicks is a comprehensive software-as-a-service solution for administering the Association by handling membership management, applications, dues renewals, event registrations and the web site. Founded in 1998, MemberClicks serves more than 1,400 organizations throughout North America and Europe.

Focus of the new website centers on promoting Pennsylvania Law Enforcement, presenting information concerning Association services, and providing our members with timely and useful information affecting police.

The website includes a series of changing photos of Pennsylvania Police Departments. New pictures will be rotated on the site routinely, with the intent of showing our members at work in their communities.

Important announcements and a live news feed are featured on the home page, as well as links to PCPA programs and resources. The Members’ Area includes the capability for online discussions and collaboration.

PCPA staff who worked on the project wanted to provide an intuitive web site that was attractive and easy to navigate. A pdf guide regarding navigation of the website will be available under the “Current News and Information” section located on the website’s front page. Information concerning new passwords for our site will be provided via an email to our members. If your email address is not current with the PCPA, this is a great time to update!

Our goal is to be the source you turn to when you need professional services. We will continue to fine tune the site as we go, but in the meantime, we would love to hear your comments and suggestions for ongoing improvements.

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66% Decrease in Reporting Time means increased efficiency “Since we implemented our CODY System, we have effectively cut our ur officers’ reporting time by almost two-thirds. We have also found better, more efficient ways to complete and document our job g is, performance through the CALEA accreditation program. Great thing with CODY Records, we’ve actually increased our officers’ efficiency in n handling calls, both at the station and more importantly, in the field through CODY Express. In fact, we noted a 66% reduction in the time me it takes an officer to put a simple complaint in and that’s huge.

With this 66% efficiency boost, we well exceeded my high expectaations. This means less time doing paperwork, and more time for ourr officers to be interacting with and serving our citizens in the field.” .”

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