Heather R. Cotter

Heather Cotter serves as the Executive Director of the International Public Safety Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit. She’s been working with public safety professionals for several years and understands the challenges agencies and resource constraints agencies continue to face. Heather has a Master's degree from Arizona State University and a Bachelor's at Indiana University, both in Criminology. Contact her at heather@joinipsa.org.
Full list of Heather R. Cotter results
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Is your agency ready to transition to NIBRS?
– 1Agencies need to embrace this change and understand this type of information is critical to crime prevention and crime-solving
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Using virtual training to enhance situational awareness
– 1Virtual training systems allow instructors to create complex exercise scenarios that challenge every officer to maintain his or her situational awareness
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IPSA symposium focuses on safeguarding first responder mental health
– 1Event provides cross-disciplinary training to address the cumulative mental health trauma responders face from duty-related experiences
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How to use intelligence analysis software to improve decision-making
–Intelligence analysis software allows investigators to methodically and strategically review high volumes of data from multiple sources
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Why police departments don’t buy the right body armor
– 6When dealing with safety-related gear like body armor, the wrong purchase could be deadly for cops in the field
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Thank a police officer on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
– 2This is a day to show the men and women in blue how much we value them, their service and protection of our communities
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A new capability to a proven law enforcement technology: 360-degree body-worn cameras
– 4The benefits of 360-degree video include addressing public expectations, capturing additional evidence and improving officer training
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How body cams protect police legally and physically
– 2The research shows that legal and physical protections are major benefits of adding a BWC to a patrol officer's toolkit
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3 ways to integrate body-worn camera data into agency operations
– 1While BWC footage is generally gathered and used to protect officers and the citizens they serve, many agencies are exploring additional ways to leverage that footage
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Why public safety agencies must train together to improve MCI response
–The 2018 IPSA Mass Casualty Incidents Training Symposium provides cross-disciplinary training for police, fire, EMS and telecommunicators
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How the traditional warrant process impacts officer safety and a PD's budget
–The traditional warrant process needs improvement; at some point, every jurisdiction will have to migrate to an eWarrants system
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Training day: How to use body-worn cameras to train new cops
–Reviewing bodycam video is a smart way to provide cost-effective, in-house, peer-to-peer training based on real scenarios that occur in the officers’ jurisdiction
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How integration is the future of policing
–Emerging leaders know that timely and relevant policing data improves officer safety and the department’s ability to keep their communities safe
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Why public safety needs an integrated response plan for acts of mass violence
– 4For agencies to be fully prepared, they must have a comprehensive, integrated response and recovery plan with allied emergency responders
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Exclusive: PoliceOne and LSU's survey of how Ferguson, Dallas have impacted cops
– 1We asked street officers and supervisors to weigh in on a number of topics – from use of force to career satisfaction
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