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OACP
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2019
Small Agency Conference
June 11th-12th
There's still time to register for next month's conference
geared for small agencies. Consider signing up as a chief, or sending one
of your high-level decision-makers.
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registration
2019 IACP Conference
October 26-29
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more information
Agency Policies - Members Only Area
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Policy/Procedure page on the website?
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Oregon
News
Chief Joel Fish (Enterprise PD) represented Oregon Law Enforcement in
Washington, D.C. on behalf of the Oregon Certified Community Behavioral
Health Clinics (CCBHC). Oregon is one of eight states that was funded
previously and Chief Fish, along with a group of women from various
clinics, was advocating to continue Oregon's funding from the Excellence in
Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act . Thank you, Chief
Fish, for providing your law enforcement leadership and experience to lobby
for these funds.
Oregon
joins effort to solve crimes against Native women
Houston Chronicle
Native American women have gone missing or been
killed at alarming rates, federal and private studies show, and there is
growing concern that confusion by law enforcement over who has jurisdiction
can lead to lax pursuit of cases and insufficient data.
Read more
Eugene Sees Drop in Reported Hate Crimes, New Study Shows
KEZI News
A new study shows reports of hate crimes and non-criminal hate
and bias activity dropped in Eugene during 2018, but police say the data
may not accurately represent the issue.
Read more
Oregon has third-highest rate of open missing person cases in
U.S., study says
KATU
A recent study found Oregon has the third-highest rate of open missing
person cases in the U.S.
Read more
Proposed
Ashland ordinance will require people to identify themselves if asked
KTVL
The City of Ashland Police Department has proposed an
ordinance that would require an individual to identify themselves if caught
breaking the law.
Read more
National
News
In
Cities Where It Once Reigned, Heroin Is Disappearing
New York
Times
The rise of the more potent fentanyl
in its place has put a generation of older users, who had managed their
addiction, at far greater risk of overdose.
Read more
Schools
turn to apps, other tech to guard against shootings
Express News
Schools
trying to protect kids from mass shootings are turning to gunshot detection
systems, cellphone apps and artificial intelligence - a high-tech approach
designed to reduce the number of victims.
Read more
Serving
Those Who Serve: Mental Health Has Become A National Police Priority
Forbes
As
the motto goes, the role of law enforcement is "to protect and
serve." But the extent of their jobs doesn't end just because a shift
ends. Like firemen and other first responders, police officers are tasked
with many duties that can often take a toll on their mental health and
wellbeing.
Read more
Rep.
Max Rose's 'ghost gun' crackdown bill passes committee
Brooklyn News
Legislation introduced by Rep. Max Rose to help law enforcement
crack down on 'ghost guns' passed Wednesday in the House Committee on
Homeland Security.
Read more
DNA
is cracking mysteries and cold cases. But is genome sleuthing the
'unregulated wild west?'
USA Today
Investigators have been using criminal DNA databases for
decades, but commercial genealogy sites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe have
revolutionized the industry.
Read more
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