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The
mission of the Center for Public Safety & Justice
(CPSJ) is to promote public
safety as a philosophy and practice for all members of a
community. It is through partnerships and community
engagement, organizational change and transformation,
innovative approaches to problem solving,
non-traditional thinking, strong community-based
leadership and quality technical assistance that the
essence of community policing is redefined and applied
in order to enhance the quality of life in Illinois."
CPSJ Partners:
Anti-Cruelty Society
ASPCA
Best Friends
IVPA
IGPA
COPS
DHS
Steve Dale’s Pet World
Springfield Urban League
University of Illinois
U.S. DOJ
Additional Partners
Featured Partners:
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CPSJ Newsletter
IEMA Launches 12-Month
Preparedness Campaign
Year-long campaign to focus on different aspects of preparedness in 2010
As people throughout Illinois make resolutions for the New Year,
the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is hoping many will resolve
to become better prepared for emergencies during 2010. To help with those resolutions,
the agency has launched a year-long preparedness campaign called the "12-Month Preparedness Campaign."
"People sometimes think emergency preparedness is too daunting, so they don't do anything," said IEMA
Director Andrew Velasquez III. "By focusing on one aspect of preparedness each month, we'll take people
through preparedness step by step. Hopefully, by the end of this year people will find it was easy to
become better prepared for disasters."
Velasquez said IEMA will focus on a different preparedness topic each month in 2010, beginning with
home preparedness in January. Throughout the month, the agency will feature personal and family
preparedness tips and guidance on the Ready Illinois website, as well as photos, videos and additional
preparedness information through the
Ready Illinois Facebook page. Directions on assembling a
disaster
supply kit and information about
family emergency plans are two of the subjects that will be featured during January.
Other topics to be addressed during the year-long campaign include
home preparedness,
workplace preparedness,
earthquake preparedness,
children and preparedness,
weather-related preparedness,
cyber security,
preparedness
for people with pets and livestock and
preparedness for people with functional needs.
Police Training Officer Online Survey
Dear Law Enforcement Executive:
The Center for Public Safety and Justice
at the University of Illinois was awarded a project by the United States
Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to
examine the state of post-academy training across the country. The
overarching goal is to determine the strategies currently utilized
by police organizations to prepare probationary officers to serve as
self-sufficient officers who can best provide services to their communities.
Through your participation in this survey, I hope to empower you to
think about the nature of the post-academy experience you provide for
your new officers. To this end, we are surveying agencies around the
country to determine whether a Field Training Officer (FTO) Program,
the Police Training Officer (PTO) Program, or other formal or informal
post-academy training is being used.
Your insight into the implementation and administration of the process
you use would be greatly valued. The survey takes approximately 15 minutes
to complete; the feedback you provide is invaluable to this project.
Should you have difficulty with the online survey, please contact Mr. Matt Martyn,
Information Technology Manager, by e-mail at
mmart1@uis.edu or by telephone at 217-206-6052.
Please do not hesitate to contact Deputy Director Gordon Fidler
at
217-206-6065, if you have
any questions regarding the contents of the
survey or any other comments you have about our project.
Thank you in advance for your time and input.
Dr. Patricia Rushing, Director - CPSJ
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