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Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center
RULETC
Assisting RULETC in its mission to work in partnership
with small and rural law enforcement agencies is the
15-20 member Advisory Council that is comprised of a
cross section of law enforcement representatives from
across the United States. Current membership
includes: 8 Sheriff’s Offices (Georgia, Kansas,
Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North
Dakota, South Carolina); 5 Chiefs (Alabama,
California, Idaho, Tennessee, Washington); the
Executive Director of the Kentucky Law Enforcement
Council; a North Dakota Deputy Warden of
Corrections; and the Deputy Director of the Vermont
Criminal Information Center. (see pg 6)
RULETC and its placement in Hazard, KY are due to
KY Congressman Hal Rogers and his genuine concern
for small and rural law enforcement nationwide.
For more information about RULETC and any of the
programs and projects discussed further in this
brochure, please contact:
Director, Rod Maggard at [email protected]
Deputy Director, Scott Barker at [email protected]
Toll free 866-787-2553
Statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice
show that of the 18,000+ law enforcement
agencies nationwide, about 16,000 are ‘small’
according to the federal definition of ‘50 or
less officers’ and 88% of those have less than
10 sworn officers.1 Chances are your agency
fits the definition. RULETC’s goal is to reach
out to you and all 16,000 agencies.
A big goal for the small staff of eight that make up
RULETC, until you remember the old adage, “good
things come in small packages”. Well, small packages
and lots of experience that is. RULETC’s staff has over
100 combined years of local, state, and federal law
enforcement experience. Director, Rod Maggard was
formerly Chief of Police for the City of Hazard, KY and
Deputy Director, Scott Barker was formerly a
Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI. Other staff
includes two former police officers also from the City of
Hazard Police Department.
Since opening the new facility in October 2002,
RULETC has provided technical assistance, training,
and disseminated information to literally thousands of
small and rural law enforcement agencies and officers,
in a total of 49 states. 1June 04 USDOJ OJP NIJ Research for Practice “Law Enforcement Technology-Are Small and Rural Agencies Equipped and Trained?” NCJ 204609
16,000 are ‘small’... 88% have less than 10
Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center
The Rural Law Enforcement
Technology Center (RULETC)
provides responsive solutions
and practical benefits to small
and rural law enforcement
agencies by providing FREE
one-stop-shop technology,
technical assistance and
information dissemination.
RULETC is federally funded
and part of the National Law
Enforcement and Corrections
Technology Center (NLECTC)
System, a program of the
United States Department of
Justice, National Institute of
Justice (NIJ).
CORPORATE HOST
RULETC is pleased to have
as its corporate host, The
Center for Rural Development,
located in Somerset, KY. For
more information, please go to
www.centertech.com
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02A P R I L 2 0 0 9
this issueWho Is RULETC? P.1
What We Do for You P.2
Law Enforcement Solutions P.5
Advisory Council P.6
RULETC Contact Information P.7
RULETC and facility Events P.8
ID CREDENTIALS
Quality identification cards in a
standard design customized to fit
any department. Agency specific
designs can be accommodated in
most cases. Officers receive two
IDs, one laminated for wallet, the
other hole- punched with a badge
clip and chain for wearing around
the neck. (contact Kevin Vermillion,
pg 7)
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Law Enforcement Aviation Brochure
normally out of the reach of small
and rural agencies; not only in initial
cost for the aircraft but more
significantly in operational expenses
often totaling in the hundreds of
dollars per hour. Light sport aircraft
require a significantly smaller up-
front investment and operational
expenses typically run less than $50
per hour.
To date, the National Institute of
Justice, through both the Rural Law
Enforcement Technology Center
and the Border Research
Technology Center, has deployed 9
aircraft to law enforcement agencies
across the United States. These
include 3-powered parachutes, 2-
Sky Arrow light sport aircrafts, 3-
Technam Eaglet light sport aircrafts,
and 1-Savannah light sport aircraft.
Aviation assets are available for
search and rescue missions,
surveillance, reconnaissance, and
real-time information gathering as to
critical infrastructure during a critical
incident.
http://www.lawenforcementaviation.org
(contact Darian Williams, pg 7)
To listen is to learn. Everyone
grows up hearing that refrain,
yet few attempt to put it into
practice. RULETC makes an
honest effort. By listening to
the Advisory Council members
mentioned earlier and the
small and rural chiefs and
sheriffs that attend the Rural
Institute (see left panel, this
page), RULETC has developed
the following programs and
projects as a beginning to
addressing the issues and
needs common to small and
rural law enforcement.
AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
Low cost assets are evaluated as to
their usefulness, cost effectiveness,
and value to small and rural law
enforcement. The Law Enforcement
Aviation Technology Program was
conceived to explore the applicability
of alternative types of aircraft to law
enforcement’s mission. These
alternative aircraft range from
powered parachutes to certified light
sport aircraft. Helicopters and
standard fixed wing aircraft are
Aviation Technology and Mobile Technology Demonstrator are two of the many for small and rural agencies.
RULETC Programs and Projects
NIJ Rural Law
Enforcement
Technology
Institute
Designed for command staff and
supervisory personnel, the Rural
Institute is an annual national
program addressing technology
implementation, issues and
initiatives, and provides
unparalleled networking
opportunities for small and rural
agencies. Over 200 officers from
41 states have attended during
the past six years. The Rural
Institute is participant driven,
follows a lessons learned or
issues to be dealt with approach,
and establishes lifelong
friendships and technological
resources for the participants.
APPLY TODAY!
Past participant comments:
Knowledge is power and it was extremely beneficial to hear about the pros and cons of various technologies from the end user, rather than the vendor. Very credible information!
Joe Cortez, Chief of Police Pismo Beach PD, CA
This is on par with the FBI National Academy. The contacts and networking are priceless!
Tim Hayes, Sgt LeRoy PD, NY
This institute has been one of the most valuable training sessions I have been to in my 20 year career. Information and knowledge gained will last for my entire career.
Randy Rogers, Sheriff Coffee County, KS
To apply, go to www.rleti.org or see RULETC and facility Events on back page.
PERSONAL AUDIO-VIDEO RECORDERS Twenty recorders
have been purchased
and distributed for
testing and evaluation.
Primary distribution has been to the
RULETC advisory Council. Interim
reports are being collected at 90 day
intervals. (contact Kevin Vermillion, pg
7)
AEROSTAT PROJECT
Law enforcement agencies are
sometimes faced with the need to
temporarily increase communications
capabilities or to deploy the ability to
monitor critical incidents remotely
such as due to the destruction of a
tower, the inefficiency of current
infrastructure, or a chemical or other
hazardous material release. RULETC
is purchasing and participating in the
testing of two low-cost aerostats that
have the ability to lift a payload of
communications and monitoring
equipment. (contact Darian Williams,
pg 7)
AVAILABLE CDs Contact us today
School Safety
• A Critical Incident: What to
Do in the First 20 Minutes
• School COP- database
software for entering,
analyzing, and mapping
incidents
• School Critical Incident
Planning Generator- step-
by-step guidance for
creating a plan
• School Bus Safety
• Incident Commander-
interactive simulated real-
world critical situations for
management training
Methamphetamine Education • Meth=Death- interactive
instructional tool about
dangers of meth abuse
Shift Scheduling • Scheduler- software for law
enforcement
Miscellaneous • Español for LE
• Less Than Lethal
• Tactical- SWAT Standards,
and Forming a Multi-
Jurisdictional SWAT Team
WATCH FOR Coming Soon
Active Shooter Training for the Responding Officer (ASTRO)
active shooter simulations tool
CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE Manpower, technical and
communication assistance and tools
for on-scene command and control
during a critical incident. The mobile
communications vehicle (see photos
above), equipped with a MITOC
system (Man-portable Interoperable
Tactical Operations Center) provides
Internet access, VOIP service, radio
interoperability, weather monitoring,
etc, while an agency repairs its
communications infrastructure, and
enables RULETC staff to be self-
sustaining for up to 14 days. (contact
Darian Williams, pg 7)
VIDEOTAPED EXPERTS SHARING TECHNOLOGY Primarily, informational and training
CDs by subject matter experts on
pertinent issues and current trends in
the criminal justice community. To
date, over 129,000 CDs have been
distributed to more than 800
agencies. Current topics include
school safety, methamphetamine,
shift scheduling, Spanish, Incident
Commander training, Less Lethal
technologies, and Tactical. For a list
of available CDs, please see right
panel, this page. (contact Kevin
Vermillion, pg 7)
SEGWAY® HUMAN TRANSPORTERS This project involves demonstration
of law enforcement applications of
five Segway® Human Transporters
that are configured with police
packages. The Segways® are
demonstrated at conferences and to
visitors to the RULETC facility (see
photo left). (contact Kevin Vermillion,
pg 7)
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LOCATER
New computers, monitors, printers,
and software, provided to aid in
investigating cases of missing
persons, for use in conjunction with
the Missing and Exploited Children’s
LOCATER Program. 60 complete
systems have been distributed in 27
states to date, and more are slated
for distribution this year. (contact
Kevin Vermillion, pg 7)
Q: What’s the cost?
A: It’s FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE!
All programs and projects are FREE
including CD’s, travel, food, lodging, etc.
“If it’s FREE, it’s for me’, is the mantra of
Mike O’Shea, RULETC’s national program
manager at NIJ. And that’s the daily SOP of
RULETC. We even pay the postage to send you
CDs and the travel costs if you attend our conference.
Q: Who should I contact?
A: Please contact RULETC Toll Free 866-787-2553
and we will connect you to the appropriate staff
member.
Or if you prefer, you may contact:
Director, Rod Maggard at [email protected] or
Deputy Director, Scott Barker at [email protected]
RULETC, 101 Bulldog Lane, Hazard, KY 41701
Most Frequently Asked Questions
LESS THAN LETHAL
An informational CD of test results on
impact weapons, OC spray, and
electro-muscular disruption devices
developed in partnership with CRT
Less Lethal, to aid in decisions on
purchase and implementation of use.
(contact Darian Williams, pg 7) TACTICAL
The goal of the RULETC Tactical
program is to address the issues
facing the small/rural law
enforcement agency in regard to
tactical operations. In 2007 RULETC
in cooperation with the National
Tactical Officers Association (NTOA)
produced a guide for forming multi-
jurisdictional teams. This guide was
released on CD in March 2008. In
2008, RULETC funded the NTOA
working group for NTOA SWAT
standards which were released in
September 2008. RULETC also
conducted a small agency tract at the
2008 NTOA conference. RULETC
continues work with the NTOA to
address the impact of these
standards on small/rural agencies. A
Tactical training and informational
CD, containing the newly developed
recommended SWAT Standards
developed by the NTOA and “Multi-
Jurisdictional Special Weapons and
Tactics Guide-Best Practices”,
developed in partnership with the
NTOA, addressing costs, resources,
tactical, and administrative issues is
available through RULETC. (contact
Scott Barker, pg 7)
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LOW COST FIREARMS SIMULATION RULETC has purchased three low
cost (under $20,000) firearms
systems (see photo below left).
These systems have been provided
to three small/rural agencies for
evaluation during a 120 day period
after which they will be rotated to the
next department. The departments
are the Ripon Police Department,
CA, Cass County Sheriff’s Office,
NE, and the Newberry County
Sheriff’s Office, SC. After the
evaluation period (approximately one
year) each department will have had
the opportunity to utilize each
system. The goal of the project is to
demonstrate the availability and
affordability of low cost use of force
simulations training technology for
use in small and rural law
enforcement agencies. (contact Kevin
Vermillion, pg 7)
VIDEO ENHANCEMENT RULETC provides support to area
law enforcement agencies by utilizing
video enhancement software to
improve image and audio quality.
Officers are required to be on-site to
maintain custody of the original
evidence to avoid evidentiary issues.
Enhancements have led to
successful results in numerous
criminal investigations. (see photos
below). (contact Kevin Vermillion, pg 7)
MOBILE CONFERENCING
With the rapid advancements in
technology, many new and
potentially valuable tools appear on
the commercial market almost daily.
One such technology is a mobile
conferencing system using enhanced
Bluetooth protocol to allow up to 5
individuals to communicate with each
other up to an advertised distance of
100 meters. With the addition of a
cell phone, the 5 participants can
conference with additional individual
or individuals at a remote location.
This could allow a supervisor to
monitor an entry team from the office
real time while maintaining secure,
encrypted voice transmission. The
goal of this project is to prove or
disprove the value of emerging
mobile conferencing technology for
law enforcement application. The
objectives are to evaluate voice
clarity, evaluate minimum/maximum
effective range, test durability of
system, and to collect both positive
and negative feedback from users.
(contact Kevin Vermillion, pg 7)
SCHOOL SAFETY
“Small Costs but Big Results:
Inexpensive Ideas to Make Your
School Safer” are grants of $500-
$2,000 for school safety projects. A
one-page evaluation explaining the
project, what did or did not work, a
point of contact, and a photo of the
project is required after one year.
(contact Darian Williams, pg 7)
FORENSIC AND CRIME SCENE TOOL SET Formerly known as CSI:Procedural
Anytime Anywhere Learning, the goal
of this project is to develop software
that will operate on small hardware
platforms and will provide the officer
with access to comprehensive crime
scene processing policies,
procedures, and recommendations
as an on-scene investigation tool
(see photo bottom right). (contact
Kevin Vermillion, pg 7)
The programs and projects listed
herein are by no means all
inclusive. If you have a need or an
issue arises that is not addressed
here, give us a call. We may be
able to help you or be able to put
you in contact with someone who
can. And your need may be our
next project.
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR At the request of a department and in
coordination with a firearms instructor
and other agencies in the area, our
36’ trailer and PRISim® Firearm
Simulator (see photo above) travels
to the agency, “providing opportunity
for state-of-the-art “realistic” training.
To date 5,236 officers from 550
agencies in 36 states have
undergone training in the mobile
technology demonstrator. (contact
Minor Allen, pg 7)
“…the most realistic training you can
receive.” Lt. T. Taylor
Snellville, GA PD
Technology Solutions for Law Enforcement
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Advisory Council
BRUCE PARIZO
For more information on the
members of the RULETC
Advisory Council, please go
to www.ruletc.org.
LARRY BALL
Executive Director
Kentucky Law Enforcement Council
Richmond, KY
PATRICK BRANSON
Deputy Warden
North Dakota Department of Corrections
Bismarck, ND
BILL BRUEGGEMANN
Sheriff
Cass County Sheriff’s Office
Plattsmouth, NE
RICHARD BULL
Chief
Ripon Police Department
Ripon, CA
RON CARY
Sheriff
Madison County Sheriff’s Office
Wampsville, NY
KEITH CORLEY
Captain
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Forsyth, GA
LEE FOSTER
Sheriff
Newberry County Sheriff’s Office
Newberry, SC
KEN HALVORSON
Sheriff
Mountrail County Sheriff’s Office
Stanley, ND
MIKE LOVELACE
Sheriff
Marquette County Sheriff’s Office
Marquette, MI
RUDOLPH MUNNERLYN
Chief
Monroeville Police Department
Monroeville, AL
Deputy Director
Vermont Criminal Information Center
Waterbury, VT
RON PIERINI
Sheriff
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Minden, NV
RANDY ROGERS
Sheriff
Coffey County Sheriff’s Office
Burlington, KS
JEFF SALE
Chief
Cheney Police Department
Cheney, WA
KIM WALLACE
Chief
Dover Police Department
Dover, TN
DAN WEAVER
Chief
Moscow Police Department
Moscow, ID
CONTACT INFO Ball, Larry
Office: 859.622.6218 Email: [email protected]
Branson, Patrick Direct: 701.328.6214 Email: [email protected]
Brueggemann, Bill Office: 402.296.9374 Email: [email protected]
Bull, Richard Office: 209.599.5781 Email: [email protected]
Cary, Ron Office: 315.366.2318 Email: [email protected]
Corley, Keith Office: 478.994.7697 Email: [email protected]
Foster, Lee Office: 802.321.2211 Email: [email protected]
Halvorson, Ken Office: 701.628.2975 Email: [email protected]
Lovelace, Mike Direct: 906.225.8437 Email: [email protected]
Munnerlyn, Rudolph Office: 251.575.3246 Email: [email protected]
Parizo, Bruce Office: 802.241.5224 Email: [email protected]
Pierini, Ron Direct: 775.782.9903 Email: [email protected]
Rogers, Randy Office: 620.364.2123 Email: [email protected]
Sale, Jeff Office: 509.498.9284 Email: [email protected]
Wallace, Kim Office: 931.232.5907 Email: [email protected]
Weaver, Dan Direct: 208.883.7070 Email: [email protected]
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RULETC Staff
US Department of JusticeNational Institute of Justice Office of Science and Technology 810 Seventh Street, NW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20001 (FedEx)
Law Enforcement Program Manager
Mike O’Shea
Direct: 202.305.7954
Email: [email protected]
Technical Assistant
Odus Adams
Technology Training Specialist
Minor Allen
Deputy Director Scott Barker
Director Rod Maggard
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CONTACT INFO Director
Rod Maggard Direct: 606-436-0445 Email: [email protected]
Deputy Director Scott Barker Direct: 606-435-7603 Email: [email protected]
Technology Systems Analyst Kevin Vermillion Direct: 606-436-0054 Email: [email protected]
Technology Training Specialist Darian Williams Direct: 606-435-7602 Email: [email protected]
Technology Training Specialist Minor Allen Direct: 606-435-7605 Email: [email protected]
Technical Assistant Odus Adams Office: 606-435-7604 Email: [email protected]
Administrative Assistant Lesli Ritchie Direct: 606-436-8848 Email: [email protected]
Program Administrator Jimmie Jones Direct: 606-435-7601 Email: [email protected]
Led by Director Maggard,
RULETC boasts over 100
years of total law enforcement
experience. Feel free to
contact any one of our staff
members and we will be happy
to attempt to help you or put
you in contact with someone
who can.
Administrative Assistant
Lesli Ritchie
Technology Systems Analyst
Kevin Vermillion
Technology Training Specialist
Darian Williams Program Administrator
Jimmie Jones
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Regional centers
NLECTC-National --MD NLECTC-Northeast --NY NLECTC-Northwest --AK NLECTC-Rocky Mtn --CO NLECTC-Southeast --SC NLECTC-West --CA
Specialty offices and centers
BRTC (Border) –CA & TX Communications COE --NJ Forensic Science COE --FL OLES (Standards) --MD RULETC (Rural) --KY Sensors, Surveillance COE--NY Weapons & Equipment COE-PA
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) System is a program of the U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice (NIJ).
RULETC and facility Events
• NIJ Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute, administered by RULETC An annual FREE conference designed for small and rural law enforcement agencies
For more information and to apply, please go to our Rural Institute website www.rleti.org
or go to the National Institute of Justice website www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/training/rural-institute.htm
• Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training Center Regular use of RULETC facility for continuing education in-service training classes
For more information, telephone 859-622-1328.
• Kentucky Law Enforcement Council Regular use of RULETC facility for polygraph, psychological and physical agility testing
For more information, telephone 859-622-6218.
• RULETC Simulation Training and Identification Credentials Firearm and driving simulation FREE training (by appointment) is available in the RULETC facility
Identification credentials prepared FREE (by appointment) for law enforcement agencies
For more information, send email to [email protected]
Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center
RULETC
101 Bulldog Lane Hazard, KY 41701 866.787.2553 ph 606.436.6758 fax [email protected] email www.ruletc.org
Award#-2007-IJ-CX-K004 from the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.