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• Video: Mayor Acknowledges Racism in Chicago Police Department

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  VIDEO: Mayor Acknowledges Racism in Chicago Police Department Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel left open the possibility Wednesday of dismantling the city's police oversight agency and acknowledged that racism is a problem within the police force and other City Hall departments, reports the Chicago Tribune.Emanuel's remarks came shortly before his appointed Police Accountability Task Force released its recommendations for reforming the Chicago Police Department. The mayor was asked about portions of
  
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• Video: Austin SWAT Officer Shot Executing Search Warrant

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  VIDEO: Austin SWAT Officer Shot Executing Search Warrant An Austin, TX, SWAT officer was shot while executing a search warrant at a home in North Austin early Thursday, Austin police Chief Art Acevedo said. Another SWAT team member exchanged fire with the 18-year-old shooter, who surrendered to police within minutes, reports the Austin Statesman.Acevedo said the officer who was shot, a seven-year veteran on the force, was with his family in stable condition at University Medical Center Brackenr
  
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• Family Will Get Disability Benefits in Ex-Phoenix Officer's PTSD Suicide

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  A police board on Wednesday approved disability benefits for the family of Craig Tiger, a former Phoenix officer whose suicide became a rallying cry for changes in how the department handles PTSD, reports the Arizona Republic.Members of the five-person Phoenix Police Pension Board agreed to the measure in a 3-1 vote, with one member absent from the afternoon hearing. Details of the benefit package were unclear.Tiger's supporters say the move validates PTSD as a real and serious injury in an indu
  
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• California Inmate Stabs Correctional Officer in Head, Attacks Officers

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  Officials at the California Correctional Institution (CCI) in Tehachapi are investigating an assault that ended with a correctional officer being stabbed in the head, reports KERO.At 7:03 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, inmate Durrell Puckett, 30, summoned correctional staff to his cell. While speaking with staff, Puckett covered his cell door window so the officers could not see what he was doing. A medical emergency was announced, and as staff entered the cell, Puckett threw an unknown substance on th
  
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• Video: North Carolina Officer Will Not Be Charged in February Shooting

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  VIDEO: North Carolina Officer Will Not Be Charged in February ShootingThe officer who shot Akiel Denkins in Raleigh, NC, will not be charged with a crime, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman announced Wednesday morning.Officer D.C. Twiddy shot and killed Denkins in a struggle Feb. 29 on Bragg Street. Denkins' family has said shooting Denkins was unnecessary and the family said Denkins was shot in the back, reports WNCN.Freeman, in a long release, said Denkins was shot four times. Only
  
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• Attacks on Nashville Police Lead to New Measures

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  Metro police are setting up mobile video cameras and beefing up patrols in an East Nashville public housing development after two officers were attacked and seriously injured in less than a 24-hour period while trying to help residents in the low-income neighborhood, the department's top police official said Wednesday."I want to be clear that Officer Josh Hausman on Monday night and Officer Matthew Cammarn last night had come to that neighborhood to protect citizens from harm and were themselves
  
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• Video: Texas Deputy Constable Shot, Wounded in Apparent Ambush

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  VIDEO: Texas Deputy Constable Shot, Wounded in Apparent AmbushA Harris County, TX, deputy constable was shot multiple times last night in what investigators say was an "ambush" attack, reports KTRK.Deputy Constable Alden Clopton was shot four times. He was in surgery for nearly six hours and has now been moved to critical care, Constable May Walker says."We think he is going to be okay," Walker says. "He's a strong guy."Investigators say around 11:20pm, Deputy Clopton and a reserve deputy were
  
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• What are the biggest challenges in small rural communities for law enforcement?

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  With regard to security compliance the biggest challenges would be staffing and funding. There are several roles spelled out in Section 3 of the CJIS Security Policy that outline specific duties that each role is responsible for. In the case of rural police departments, they simply may not have adequate staff to fill those roles and carry out follow-up required to keep a law enforcement system in compliance with the particular areas of security they need.My company sees agencies of all size
  
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• Should cities place the person responsible for CJIS compliance or cyber security of systems in the city under the direction of the police department?

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  Section 3 of the FBI-CJIS Security Policy defines Roles and Responsibilities for an agency. With regard to this specific question, the answer is that the responsibility for this can be in either department. There are a few more roles outlined in this section that indicate a staff role assignment within an agency, etc., however, the role of CJIS Systems Agency Information Security Officer (CSA ISO) noted in Section 3.2.8 does not prohibit the role from going to an IT security person as you descri
  
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• Is case and incident information I exchange by voice over my ePTT system (Kodiak) subject to CJIS requirements for encryption and authentication?

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  The short answer is “No”. Case and incident information would be generated by the police agency responding to the call and most of the time this is transmitted over the radio dispatch which is accessible to the public via scanners or Web streaming. However, some agencies voluntarily choose to use and comply with the FBI-CJIS Security Policy standards, so it is best to check with your Local Agency CJIS Information Security Officer (LASO). According to the definition found in Sect
  
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