Training & Compliance

Nov 10, 2020

7 Ways Your Police Department Can More Effectively Integrate with Your Community

Law enforcement has never been an easy career. But the challenges have intensified in the last year, as police face controversial use-of-force incidents and resulting protests, in conjunction with an unprecedented pandemic. These ongoing crises have complicated matters for police departments across the country—even those that have had fairly good relations with their communities in the past. The long-term effects of these challenges have yet to be resolved, but one clear conclusion has evolved from a difficult 2020: The better you can integrate with the community, the better-off your department will be.

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Nov 5, 2020

Innovate Your Training With a Learning Management System

E-commerce has changed how we shop and interact with retailers, apply for loans and mortgages, and get paid. Now, modern training management systems give first responders more control over their training and compliance data, saving time and money for overburdened public safety departments.

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Oct 27, 2020

Missouri State Highway Patrol Will Utilize Acadis to Improve Curriculum and Testing Management

Envisage Technologies announces that the Missouri State Highway Patrol will utilize the Acadis Readiness Suite to help them transform their curriculum and testing management systems.

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Oct 23, 2020

Why Field Training Officer Programs are the Foundations of Police Departments

Join Lieutenant Tracy McCray of the San Francisco Police Department (who has overseen 300+ recruits) and police veteran and trainer Bruce A. Sokolove from law enforcement consulting firm Field Training Associates as they explore the foundations of a successful FTO program

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Oct 16, 2020

Civilianization may improve police effectiveness in face of budget crisis

Hiring civilians for roles usually occupied by sworn law enforcement officers may help law enforcement manage costs during times of economic difficulty.

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Oct 15, 2020

The Big Risks of Using Generic Software for Public Safety

In a quickly changing world, it’s difficult to anticipate the changes in the next few months, let alone that of five or ten years. How then does a public safety department find the tool that best serves their demanding needs for the long haul?

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Sep 22, 2020

Why Federal Agencies Need Better Online Security

Each year, the government collects and stores more and more sensitive information on citizens. We’ve all seen the frequent stories of major hacks and cyber-intrusions at government agencies. That raises the question: How confident can citizens be that their personal information can’t be accessed by someone like 100,000 cyber-espionage experts in the Chinese military, or similar cyber-specialists working for Russia, Iran and North Korea?

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Sep 15, 2020

When Seeing is Not Believing: The Challenges of Video Evidence

Both the adoption of police body cameras and the popularity of smartphone video cameras promised greater transparency and accountability. But studies show that video evidence can be subject to the same biases as any other witness report.

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Sep 14, 2020

Baltimore Police Department Takes Bold Steps to Modernize Training and Compliance with the Acadis Readiness Suite

Bloomington, IN, September 14, 2020— Envisage Technologies, the world’s leader in training and compliance software created exclusively for public safety agencies, announced today that the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) selected the Acadis Readiness Suite to help them transform their training and compliance.

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Sep 10, 2020

Quick Tips! Managing Officer Misbehavior Before It Becomes a Big Problem

Law enforcement’s current space in the public eye makes systems like these especially vital, but the same idea applies in other industries. The more you know about an employee’s work and training history, the more likely you are to catch and address problems early.

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