OPS stands for Online Policing Solutions and is the common term used for the National Law Enforcement and Community Policing Integrated Network. OPS is the world’s only all-in-one law enforcement specific community policing network solution, operating system and secure communication portal designed for law enforcement by law enforcement. 

Yes and No. The OPS Network™ Command Center side for each agency is a secure network reserved for accredited and/or authorized United States Government Law Enforcement agencies. Only sworn and active duty law enforcement officers and agencies can access the OPS Network™ Command Center and its tools. All officers must be granted access by an active law enforcement agency for which they are associated with. Non-sworn law enforcement personnel or support staff can access limited parts of the network (i.e: report ordering tools, press release tools, etc…) if granted by agency leadership, but are not permitted to access the OPS Network™ law enforcement specific tools, such as the communications platform, the law enforcement directory or officer bio information.

Community members have access to each agency’s Community Interface, which offers many of the same tools and resources as the agency uses, but they have no access to the secure side of the OPS Network™.

As a Partnership Project, the OPS Network™ is supported by those law enforcement agencies and communities that have made a real commitment to transparency and partnership in public safety. By these agencies and communities supporting the OPS Network™, they are supporting the concept of continued advancement in policing and public trust.

The OPS Advisory Board partakes in the oversight and recommendation of all aspects of the OPS Network™. The Board is comprised of recognized experts from various fields to include current and former law enforcement officers (municipal, state, county and federal), software engineers, business leaders, education leaders, community members and political figures.

All Advisory Board members volunteer thier time and none are financially compensated by Online Policing Solutions, Inc. to participate on the board. This is to ensure that all advice, guidance and expertise is guided by good sound judgement and for the betterment of our OPS Network™ partners and communities, not for personal or financial gain.

No. The OPS Nework™ offers near endless communty engagement and agency effeciency and management tools but does not offer Report Generation Systems or CAD/Dispatch related tools. There are many qaulity tools on the market for these purposes. The OPS Command Center does however allow any agency to integrate access points to any of these systems, that are cloud based, for easy access from the Command Center.

Unlike the many “file sharing platforms” on the market today, the OPS Network™ is a secure, United States governmental law enforcement only network. While OPS has file sharing and storing functions, as well as numerous inter-agency and intra- agency collaboration tools; these tools make up a very small part of the overall OPS Network™, its functions and mission.

The OPS Network™ provides endless tools and solutions that allow law enforcement to not only partner with each other and their community, but to drastically improve operational efficiency, services and so much more.

In addition, the OPS Network™ is solely focused on law enforcement. OPS does not offer access or solutions for the private sector or any other governmental entities. OPS is 100% law enforcement – 24/7.

In a nutshell, (to use an old expression) comparing the OPS Network™ to standard file sharing platforms is like comparing “apples to oranges”.

On occasion OPS is asked if a user or agency can try OPS or if there is a “trial period”. As this is customary for many types of solutions these inquiries are certainly understandable.

Unfortunately, unlike most software solutions that provide these type “trials”, OPS is a secure law enforcement only network that requires specific authorizations, activations, access approvals, training, and other procedures for users and agencies to be granted access to the network. Without these approvals, users cannot be authorized to access the network, making temporary trials or access difficult. The security of the OPS Network and all our partner agencies and officers is of primary importance. These stringent procedures were put into place to ensure the highest level of network integrity and for this reason, “trial” accounts are not offered or available for OPS.

For agencies preparing to join and support the OPS Network, In-person, or virtual tours, as well as detailed demos of OPS, are available as often as requested.

The benefits for your community are limitless and include real time contact with their public safety institutions, numerous tools and resources to help them engage and many ways to help make their community safer for everyone.

With OPS, each community becomes an extension of the agency and a partner in pubic safety. 

No. OPS was developed to encourage engagement. Community members can access any agency’s OPS Community Interface as often as needed or desired.

For starters, every OPS Network Partner is encouraged to announce that they are an OPS agency via local media and other outlets. Letting the public know you have taken a major step in partnering with them is a big deal and should be celebrated.

Also, in every OPS Network Partner Agencies Help Center, which is accessed via the OPS Command Center, OPS provides professional agency branded promotional material such as posters, handouts, pocket cards and more that can be used and distributed to the public during events, in agency lobbies and during community outreach gatherings.

No APPS are required for the community to use the OPS Network. Much development has gone into making OPS completely web based and easy to use by your community, no matter their technical skill or knowledge.

To get started activating your agency’s OPS Network, click HERE.

You must be an active member of a United States Government Law Enforcement Agency to create a user account and gain access to the OPS Network. Contact your agency administration for information.

If you are a community member, and want to find your local law enforcement’s OPS Community Interface, you can search on GoPolice.org. If you cannot find your agency, contact your local law enforcement leadership and encourage them to explore becoming an OPS Network Partner Agency.

No. OPS has been designed, from the very first piece of code, to be simple to use. Most officers and community members will learn to use OPS on their own in a very short amount of time.

With that said, help buttons are provided in the OPS system, each agency has a very detailed help center located in the OPS Command Center,the OPS support line is available 24 hours and on-site training is available.

Yes. If your agency requests agency-wide training once you become an OPS Network Partner, OPS will provide same. There is no charge for this training.

No. The OPS Network runs via the cloud from the OPS Network System and operates on any computer, tablet or smartphone.

Many, if not most, modern applications collect data (known as data-mining), share information about content and users and use servers and developers that are maintained/employed abroad/overseas.

Being solely supported by law enforcement ensures that no third party entities are needed to support the network. For this reason, the data and information shared, stored and utilized in the OPS Network remains secure and completely contained within the network. OPS does not data-mine or share any information. 

ALL OPS Network servers are maintained in the United States and all development is conducted in-house, by OPS Network developers, with the oversight of law enforcement, right here in the U.S.

NO. When your agency becomes an OPS Network Partner, all tools and extensions (everything), is included. Much like a library, each agency chooses the tools they wish to utilize to fit thier jurisdictional needs. Agencies can choose a few tools or all of them at once.

Once a BLOC™, extension or tool is made live in the OPS Network, all agencies have access to fully use it for no cost to the agency or public.

NO. OPS is always growing. OPS has a fifteen (15) member Executive board that consists of active duty and retired law enforcement officers and executives, software developers, business and political advisers and private citizens that meet regularly to discuss the state of OPS. The board is tasked with expressing how to improve existing services and develop new services. When a new component or improvement is developed, all full service agencies will receive the update as part of the system. All of this comes at no increased cost to agencies.

OPS is a living, growing asset that your agency will grow with. 

Yes! When used to its full potential, the OPS system will drastically increase efficiency and save hundreds of investigative and administrative hours each and every year, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars saved annually. In addition to this, the commitment to public outreach, the life saving and investigative tools that will serve your community, the image and brand development for your agency and the highlights for political leaders are all benefits that are priceless and cannot be computed in dollars and cents.

Online Policing Solutions, Inc. currently manages the OPS Network aquisition process for all New Jersey law enforcement agencies via New Jersey Custom Agreement #22-T3121-OPS01. 

If you are a recognized law enforcement agency operating in New Jersey, you can contact OPS or our technology partners to begin the simple process of implementing your OPS Network.