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WEBINARS
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Intro to Government Records Management
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Are you new to the world of records, getting organized, or looking to start a new records program? This is a great course to get started and learn the foundational requirements and principles of records management in state and local government. This course simplifies the vast amount of information in this field.
PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS
Managing Police Records (State-specific)
Learn how long records must be kept, in what format, when they can be destroyed, and what the legal requirements are for releasing records. 1-day.
Intro to Law Enforcement Records Mgmt.
New to records? This course is for you. Learn what you need to know about managing records in government. 1-day.
Managing Jail Records
This course gives employees with responsibility for jail/correctional-related records the information needed to ensure compliance and less risk stemming from improper management of these important records.1-day
Managing Fire/EMS Records
Learn about the requirements and best practices of managing fire/EMS records to ensure compliance and less risk stemming from improper management of department information.1-day.
Eliminating Risk and Liability in Records
Records management is an increasing area of risk and liability and…lawsuits. Learn how to prevent litigation, achieve compliance, and better performance. 1-day.
Going Paperless: Why and How
Learn how to transition from time consuming, paper-driven operations to electronic forms, records, files, workflows, and business process. Learn what state and federal law allows for digital records. 3-hours.
Intro to Sealing and Expunging Records (State-specific)
A 2.5 hour course where you will learn the legal requirements, process, and best-practices for these court orders.
Criminal Law vs. NIBRS: Accurate Coding of Offense Reports
Get the legal training your Records personnel need to correctly decipher the events described in your agency’s police reports and reconcile state law with NIBRS offenses. 1-day.
Florida Sunshine Law for Law Enforcement
Learn what should or should not be released to the public according to Florida law and corresponding legal opinions. Note, see Redacting Records course for other states. 1-day.
California Public Records Act for Law Enforcement
A one day in-depth course covering the California Public Records Act and how to respond to subpoenas. Note, see Redacting Records course for other states.
Redacting Records: What can and cannot be released (State-specific)
Learn how to identify and redact information in police records including reports, audio, video, juvenile, and traffic records. 2-hours.
Crime Stats & NIBRS for the Police Executive
Learn what you need to know to understand, explain, review, and report your crime statistics correctly. 1-day.
Writing Reports NIBRS Style
Compliance with NIBRS requires a new approach to report writing. Learn the nuances of writing reports according to this standard. 1-day.
Transitioning To NIBRS: What You Need To Know
Learn a 4-step plan for transitioning to NIBRS successfully. 2-hours.
Hate Crimes: Reporting NIBRS Bias-Based Offenses
This 4-hour course will include guidance in the requirements for investigating and reporting bias-based offenses to NIBRS.
Case Management
Learn what case management really is and how it affects your NIBRS data, clearance rates, records retention periods, and the procedures needed to keep case status and dispositions correct throughout the course of an investigation and prosecution. 3-hours.
CAD/RMS/JMS Procurement and Project Management
This advanced, executive-level course provides the knowledge needed to draft an RFP, select a vendor, and manage the project. 1-day.
Report Writing 102: What the Academy Doesn't Teach
Every report must contain the information needed to correctly document a crime, aid detectives in follow-up investigations, ensure conviction, and lessen the burden placed on reviewing supervisors and records personnel in the review and correction of reports. 1-day.
Reviewing & Approving Reports: Who Should Do It and How
To this day, many police agencies have an outdated and risky approach to reviewing and correcting reports. Doing it incorrectly leads to production of misinformation, different versions of reports, and risk of litigation. Misconceptions regarding the role records personnel and police supervisors play in the report review process are prevalent. Learn how to review reports, correct errors, and document changes to reports correctly. 1-day.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Managing HR Records
This session gives all state and local government employees with responsibility for human resources/personnel records the information needed to ensure compliance and less risk stemming from improper management of these important records.