From Our President,
K. Scott Abrams, CPA, FHFMA
Wisconsin State Crime Stoppers (WSCS) is proud to announce its 21st Annual Meeting and Training Conference. This exciting conference will be conducted at the Great Wolf Lodge Conference Center in Baraboo, WI, near the Wisconsin Dells.
The WSCS Board of Directors is planning many diverse and dynamic
topics on Crime Stoppers and law enforcement that will educate
attendees and provide information which can be used immediately
within your community and your local Crime
Stopper program. We are also once again offering a separate Law
Enforcement track of programs on Friday afternoon.
This class will focus on the Tipsoft Hands-on Training and Legal
Issues in Law Enforcement by Judge Richard Carter
(Retired) and Dave Perlman. Of course, we will have many
opportunities to network with your fellow Crime Stoppers
programs throughout the state of Wisconsin through the Regional
Breakout Session and other training sessions.
One thing that we need to stress is that there is an early
deadline on reserving your hotel accommodations at the Great Wolf
Lodge. Due to the high demand at this resort in the wintertime for
the indoor water park, WSCS Conference participants should make
their hotel reservations no later than March 26, 2012! Please see
the registration form for additional details on hotel reservations.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:
Featured Speakers:
• Scott Mills, Toronto Police Department & Social
Media Advisor to Crime Stoppers International, was a featured
speaker at the recent Crime Stoppers International conference in
Jamaica focusing on social media and how to set
up a Crime Stoppers Facebook account on your website.
• Judge Richard Carter (Retired), Legal Services
Director for Crime Stoppers USA, will provide several presentations.
One will focus on Crime Stoppers 101, a shortened version of his
presentation from the recent Crime Stoppers USA
conference last year, as well as a presentation on the Top 10 Things
Not To Do in a Crime Stoppers Program. You
will also participate in the Law Enforcement Track on legal issues
affecting Crime Stoppers.
• Dave Perlman, Assistant Attorney General -
Wisconsin Department of Justice, will share his thoughts during the
Law
Enforcement Track on the Crime Stoppers Legal Issues in Law
Enforcement, share his insights on the Anonymous
versus Confidential Informant aspects as it impacts Crime Stoppers
and will participate in our Question and Answer
panel session.
• Jacob McCallister, Monroe County Crime Stoppers,
will share how to get younger generation involvement in your
organization from his experience in this age group.
Other Highlights include:
• Regional Breakout Information networking/sharing sessions
• Annual Board Meeting and Election; and,
• Friday evening banquet and silent auction.
A detailed agenda of this two-day conference can be found on the
Wisconsin State Crime Stoppers website at:
www.wicrimestoppers.org.
WSCS Board of Directors asks that each member organization bring an
appropriate item to donate, with an
approximate value of $100, for our Silent Auction. The sale of these
items will benefit WSCS and its member organizations
by providing support for future training conferences and ongoing
financial support for board activities.
We also want to acknowledge and extend our appreciation to the Green
Bay Area Crime Stoppers for their assistance with
the preparation of the registration materials and covering the
registration table.
See you at the 21st Annual Crime Stoppers Conference!