Resources
The Emergency Services Sector is a system of prevention, protection, preparedness, response, and recovery elements that forms the Nation's first line of defense for preventing and mitigating the risks presented by all hazards events. As the first line of defense and primary protector of the public and – in the direct context of national CIKR protection efforts, the other CIKR sectors – the loss or incapacitation of ESS capabilities would clearly impact the Nation's security, public safety, and morale.
The Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security (PCIS) enables asset owners and operators to collectively work as a single voice to identify and mitigate strategic security issues affecting the critical sectors. The PCIS, through the membership of the individual sector coordinating councils (SCCs), is the collective body of the 16 private critical sectors as identified by the President in HSPD 7. The PCIS serves as the collective gateway into each of the recognized sectors through the elected chair positions of each sector.
Prison Rape Elmination Act (PREA)
The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 is a Federal law established to address the elimination and prevention of sexual assault and rape in correctional systems. PREA applies to all federal, state, and local prisons, jails, police lock-ups, private facilities, and community settings such as residential facilities. Learn how PREA affects you and your agency.
Columbia Southern University (CSU) in partnership with the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) is offering a series of podcasts featuring topics including law enforcement leadership, ethics, generational trends and more. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.), and U.S. Marshall Jonny Mack Brown (Sheriff – ret.) (coming soon) are just a few of the speakers associated with these presentations. Download the podcasts to your favorite MP3 player or watch the video from our website for free.
Associations and Organizations
American Correctional Association (ACA)
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
American Jail Association (AJA)
Major County Sheriffs' Association
National Center for State Courts
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council
NPSTC is a federation of organizations whose mission is to improve public safety communications and interoperability through collaborative leadership. Sheriff Aaron Kennard, Executive Director of NSA, is on the governing board.
NPSTC Quarterly Newsletter
Volume 11 Issue 2, Summer 2011
Documents
Roadside Assistance Sign Language - A communication guide for deaf/hard-of-hearing motorists in need of assistance and the hearing volunteers who help them.
Hatch Act (pdf) - Information for sheriff's offices
PowerPoint Presentation (doc) by Richard Hodsdon, Legal Counsel, Minnesota Sheriffs' Association
Presentation by Professor Karen Blum, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
- Presentation 1 (doc)
- Presentation 2 (doc)
- Section 1983: Basic Principles, Individual and Entity Liability (pdf)
- Section 1983: Qualified Immunity (pdf)
- Selected Post-Garcetti Cases (pdf)
Jail Info Model (pdf)
Chaplain's Resource (pdf)
Provided to NSA courtesy of Sheriff Thomas G. Maurer and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, OH. Illustrations by Lieutenant Jim Henry.