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The conference is fast approaching!

Aug 12

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The annual conference is approaching fast!  The board is very excited for this year’s conference as we have a strong agenda with many national speakers and with the number of early registrations so far, we expect attendance to exceed last year’s numbers!  

2010 WCPPA conference detailed agenda

2010 registration form

Don’t forget to nominate that crime prevention officer, program, and/or organization for recognition at our awards banquet. 

wcppa awards nomination form

We are also pleased to announce a 4-hour train-the-trainer on the Good Drugs Gone Bad toolkit against pharmaceutical abuse to kickoff this year’s conference.  We have partnered with CESA #4 to offer this training at no cost!  This training will be held on Tuesday, September 21. 

LaCrosse area Good Drugs Gone Bad train-the-trainer

Problem-Oriented Policing training

Apr 14

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An excellent training opportunity on Problem Oriented Policing and Situational Crime Prevention is being sponsored by the Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association, The Center for Problem Oriented Policing, Town of Menasha and Grand Chute Police Departments and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. 

The featured speaker will be Michael Scott, the Director of the Center for Problem Oriented Policing and an Associate Profession of the University of Madison Law School. 

Chief Wilkinson of Neenah PD had the following to say,

I want to make a pitch for this training.  A few years ago, I had the opportunity to attend the Problem Oriented Leadership Institute for Chief Executives, in which Mike Scott and Herman Goldstein were the primary trainers.  It was revolutionary training.  It completely altered the way I approach community problems.  That was a two-week course, but this condensed class will still give tremendously valuable information and whet your appetite for more.  I urge you to attend this training if you can.

The program will be held on Wednesday June 23rd from 9am to 3pm at the Grand Chute Police Department located at 1900 Grand Chute Blvd.  The cost is $20 per person which will include:  Lunch, snacks, other refreshments and all handout materials.   

Refer to the attached flyer for additional information and registration materials. 

 WCPPA POP training June 23, 2010

Questions should be directed to the following Board Members of the Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association:  Jason Weber, Town of Menasha Police Department  (920) 720-7109  -  Shawn Engleman, Two Rivers Police Department (920) 793-5500 or Joel Dhein, Glendale Police Department  (414) 228-7141.

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Organized retail crime on the rise

Mar 4

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Courtesy: Huffingtonpost.com

Organized retail crime is on the rise according to the “Current Crime Trends” survey by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), WWD reports. The FBI estimates that $30 billion worth of merchandise is stolen each year. L.A. has seen the highest rise, followed by Houston, Miami and Baltimore.

Sixty-five percent of a broad array of retailers — mass merchants, specialty stores, electronics and appliance stores, groceries, and fabric and craft shops — surveyed in January reported an increase in organized retail crime, while 74 percent said they experienced an increase in stolen items being sold on online marketplaces. Forty-seven percent said there was an increase in hot goods being sold both in traditional fencing operations and flea markets, and another 16 percent said there were more stolen goods being sold in pawn shops. In addition, 78 percent said there was an increase in amateur shoplifting.

RILA Senior Vice President for Government Affairs John Emling explained that retail robberies are coordinated crimes with more serious implications:

“A lot of times, crime rings are using the profits to fund drug operations or much more criminal activity. In cases with [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement], we have seen South American and Central American gangs receiving profits from organized crime rings here in this country.”

RILA will now use the new findings to work with Congress on creating legislation to curb retail crime.

Be sure to attend the conference in September as one of our featured speakers will be from the Target Corporate offices speaking on this problem!

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Good Drugs Gone Bad training recap

Feb 24

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Thanks to all of you that attended the Good Drugs Gone Bad train-the-trainer session this morning.  Despite the inclement weather, we still had almost 150 law enforcement, school, and youth workers attend!!!   Attendees were each given a Good Drugs Gone Bad DVD/CD toolkit and folder of information.

As the newsclips illustrate, this was some much needed and appreciated training.

Special thanks goes to Re:TH!NK, Winnebago County’s Drug Free and Tobacco Free Coalition for sponsoring the training. They did an awesome job!!!

 
 

 

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Good Drugs Gone Bad train-the-trainer

Feb 11

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Good Drugs Gone Bad

Good Drugs Gone Bad

WCPPA and re:TH!NK Winnebago’s Healthy Living Partnership invite you to participate in a FREE training on prescription drugs. You will hear from experts in the field and receive a DVD/CD presentation toolkit entitled “Good Drugs Gone Bad”. We will cover the contents of the kit and demonstrate several of the presentations and videos that are included.

Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge and resources required to support you as you reach out to youth about prescription drug abuse.

This training will be held on Wed. Feb. 24 from 8:30am to 12:30pm at the Sunneyview Expo Center at the Winnebago County Fairgrounds 500 E. CTY RD Y, Oshkosh, WI  54901.

Feel free to extend this invite with colleagues that you think would be interested in attending. Space is limited so please register now by emailing rethink@co.winnebago.wi.us or calling (920)232-3009.

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2009 WCPPA Symposium!

Aug 31

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September 16-18, 2009 ~ Wisconsin Dells, WI

Register Today!
Draft Agenda | Registration Form | Register Online (Use class #50214)

Location: Wilderness – Glacier Canyon Lodge & Conference Center
www.wildernessresort.com | Ph: 1.800.867.WILD (9453)

The state lodging rate of $70/night (single occupancy) is available for conference attendees until Friday, August 21, 2009.
Please reference block #135600 when making arrangements.

Bring your family in before or stay the weekend after the conference at a special conference attendee rate! Rates start at the state rate of $70/night (single occupancy) and only $10/night more for each additional person.

The WCPPA Awards Committee is now accepting award nomintations for the 2009 Crime Prevention Practitioner of the Year and Crime Prevention Project/Program of the Year (4Categories)

Nominate a Devoted Deserving Person or Organization Today!
Nomination Form

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