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SUMMER 2024 BULLETIN
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
PAVTN
Greetings, everyone! It’s Ken
Zipovsky, and I’m pleased to bring
you the summer edition of our training
and technology update. Let me kick
things off with a friendly reminder:
all the 2024 MPOETC MIST courses
are now available on the PAVTN. But
that’s not all—we’re already hard at
work partnering with MPOETC to
develop four new courses for the
2025 MIST training.
•
Mandatory Courses:
o  Legal Updates: In 2025, Legal
Updates will be streamlined
into a single class.
o  Law Enforcement Response
to Homeless Persons
•
Elective Courses:
o Tactical Response
o  Elder Abuse and Exploitation
It is anticipated that the MIST
courses will be available January
1st, 2025. The PCPA is committed
to enhancing our officers’ knowledge
and readiness. Here is a list of
the additional courses that are in
production by the Association:
•
 Police Response to Persons
with Tourette Syndrome
•
Child Physical Abuse
•
Child Sexual Abuse
•
 Child Pornography
Investigations
•
 Criminal Investigations of Gun
Crimes: A collaboration with the
Pennsylvania Attorney General’s
Office.
Once these courses are completed,
you’ll find them on the PAVTN.
Speaking of which, did you know
that the PAVTN now boasts 89
distinct training courses? Our goal
at the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police
Association is to provide top-notch
law enforcement training, available
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 identify subjects
in the field. At this moment there are
264 units deployed by PA’s police
agencies. There is no cost for the
agency to acquire the unit. The
annual fee is currently $1,025.00
per unit. That fee covers the
system/device maintenance and the
required secure data connection.
Additional details about the program
and the application process can be
found on the PCPA website under
the Programs and Services Tab on
the top of the homepage or at the
address https://pcpa.memberclicks.
net/mobile-fingerprint-id.
Jnet Conference
The annual Jnet Conference is being
held Thursday June 20th, 2024, and
Friday June 21st, 2024, at the Penn
Stater Conference Center in State
College, PA. This two-day training
session is being presented by Jnet
and The Pennsylvania Chiefs of
Police Association. You can register
for this free training on the Jnet portal.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Technology
Update
By: Ken Zipovsky, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Grants Management and Technology Coordinator
KEN ZIPOVSKY
is the Grants
Management
and Technology
Coordinator for
Pennsylvania
Chiefs of Police
Association
Ken Zipovsky