Missouri Police Chiefs Newsletter - September 2014 by Stacey Peters

Missouri Police Chiefs Newsletter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; September 2014

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INTERROGATION POLICES & PROCEDURES Employment Listings As these issues will be addressed in the 2015 Legislative session this report is provided as information and awareness of the issues coming in 2015. The Essay below provides a first study of police interrogation policies, focusing on written policies adopted by Virginia law enforcement agencies. This study was done by a UVA law professor on the state of interrogation policies and procedures in Virginia.

REFRAMING THE DEBATE: COMMUNICATING THE REAL VALUE OF PUBLIC SERVICE

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You have been cordially invited to attend the unveiling of the Roger Fields memorial bench. The memorial will take place at the North Cape County Park, near the Police Officer memorial and the United States flag in the North Park. This day was selected in honor of Rogerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday. Roger was instrumental in the S.A.L.T. (Seniors and Lawmen Together) organization which as one of their projects, honors all of the law enforcement from Southeast Missouri that lost their lives in the line of duty. A ceremony is held each year to recognize those that gave their all. For additional information please contact Linda Roberts at: lroberts@jackosnpd.org. Linda Roberts

Jackson Police Department 525 S. Hope St. Jackson, MO 63755

REMINDER NATIONAL CPS WEEK CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2014 During the last 3 years there were a total of 24 children under the age of eight who died on our roadways. An additional 106 suffered disabling injuries. Missouri law requires all children under the age of eight to be in an appropriate child safety seat or booster seat unless they are 80 lbs. or 4’9” tall. Regular child safety seat and safety belt use is the single most effective way to protect people and reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes. Crashes are the No. 1 killer of kids. Please help us increase child safety seat use by participating in the National CPS Week campaign September 14-20, 2014, promoting child restraint usage throughout Missouri. Below is a link to a sample news release for use with your local media. National, state, and regional advertising will be used during this campaign. High visibility enforcement and a strong media campaign are the most effective ways to influence motorists’ attitudes, and with your help we can increase seat belt usage and in the end, SAVE LIVES. Please report your citations to the Traffic & Highway Safety Division’s online Mobilization Reporting System by October 31, 2014.

Instructions are enclosed on reporting your citation statistics.

1. Go to www.modot.mo.gov then click on “Safety” on the left side of the page 2. Click on Mobilization Reporting Activity. 3. Use the drop down arrows to select the “CPS Mobilization Enforcement” and your law enforcement department. 4. Enter your department’s ORI, and enter the password “CPS” 5. Next, enter all data collected for the campaign, then click “Calc” and “Save”. (Note: Save uploads your data to the site. You can then select your entry to print.) For assistance: Pamela Hoelscher Senior System Management Specialist Child Passenger Safety Coordinator Traffic & Highway Safety Division Ph: 573-751-5413 Fax: 573-634-5977 Sample newsletter...

CHILI COOK-OFF As most of you know it is rumored that Firefighters are better at cooking Chili than anyone in the world. I for one as a police officer find that to be just an urban legend!

With that being said, the Trenton Police Department would like your help in challenging local fire department cooks in putting their cooking skills to task. We would love to have you as a participant at the Trenton Police Department’s “Hot Pursuit” Chili Cook Off on Saturday, October 4th, 2014.

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THE NEW D.A.R.E. PROGRAM— THIS ONE WORKS

If you were one of millions of children who completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, or D.A.R.E., between 1983 and 2009, you may be surprised to learn that scientists have repeatedly shown that the program did not work. Despite being the nation’s most popular substance-abuse prevention program, D.A.R.E. did not make you less likely to become a drug addict or even to refuse that first beer from your friends. Read more...

DEFINED BENEFIT PENSIONS: THE REAL STORY We all dream of retiring. Spending our days doing what we WANT to do rather than what we HAVE to do. But how do we get there? Retirement is the most important and expensive purchase we will ever make and many Americans are woefully unprepared. Read more...

PERF/COPS REPORT ON BODY CAMERAS HAS BEEN RELEASED The recent emergence of body-worn cameras has already had an impact on policing, and this impact will only increase as more agencies adopt this technology. The decision to implement body-worn cameras should not be entered into lightly. Once an agency goes down the road of deploying bodyworn cameras—and once the public comes to expect the availability of video records—it will become increasingly difficult to have second thoughts or to scale back a body-worn camera program. Learn more... Letter from Chuck Wexler

MISSOURI PEACE OFFICERS This is a reminder that all peace officers and reserve officers licensed by POST prior to January

1, 2012 must complete 48 hours of continuing law enforcement education by December 31, 2014. As we have done in the past, POST will contact the Chief Executive Officer of each law enforcement agency by mail after January 1, 2015 to determine if you are in compliance with the continuing law enforcement education training requirement. Learn more...

SAFE AT HOME is pleased to announce a new training video available for law enforcement personnel. Learn more...

NIMS TRAINING MATRIX Click here to view training requirements.

NEW STRAFFORD CHIEF OF POLICE The Strafford Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to confirm the appointment of Dennis Shook to the position of Chief of Police at the regular Board meeting September 2, 2014. Chief Shook brings 25 years of experience from the Springfield Police Department, having retired earlier this year. He brings the skills of a

metropolitan police department force to a small town police force. He is a graduate of the Strafford R-VI Schools and lives nearby which makes him familiar with the community. Chief Shook will began duty September 8, 2014.