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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
Technology
Update
By: Ken Zipovsky, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, Grants Management and Technology Coordinator
PAVTN
KEN ZIPOVSKY is the Grants
Management and Technology
Coordinator for Pennsylvania
Chiefs of Police Association
Greetings, everyone! It’s Ken Zipovsky, and I’m pleased
to bring you the winter edition of our training and
technology update. Work is almost finished on the four
new 2025 MIST training courses.
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Mandatory Courses:
o Legal Updates
o Law Enforcement Response to Homeless
Persons
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Elective Courses:
o Tactical Response
o Elder Abuse and Exploitation
We are still on track for a January 1st rollout of the MIST
training. The PCPA is committed to enhancing our
officers’ knowledge and readiness. We will also have
new items on the PAVTN by the end of the year.
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Child Physical Abuse
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Child Sexual Abuse
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Child Pornography Investigations
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Report Writing for physical and sexual abuse
A new promotional video highlighting the training
offered on the PAVTN will also be completed shortly
and will be used for awareness and promotion of the
training offered on the PAVTN.
Did you know that the PAVTN now boasts 91 distinct
training courses and serves over 32,000 users? Our
goal at the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association is
to provide top-notch law enforcement training, available
Ken Zipovsky
on-demand. All training on the PATVTN is absolutely
free. Access it conveniently by visiting www.pavtn.net
or by using the links on our Association website.
Stay informed, stay prepared, and keep up the great
work!
Mobile Fingerprint Identification Devices
The association continues to administer the Mobile ID
project for Pennsylvania’s law enforcement agencies.
Mobile Fingerprint Identification Devices are a great
tool that can increase productivity by helping officers
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