Among the highlights is a test that allows visitors to determine their risk of becoming a crime victim. The site also contains a number of educational offerings. Besides providing valuable public- safety information, the site includes a number of entertaining sections. Using sound clips, maps and pictures, the site allows visitors to follow along as the Nashville PD pursues a pair of fugitives in an actual car chase. Net surfers can also take a virtual tour of the department's facilities, and by answering a few questions, graduate from the Internet Civilian Police Academy.
Visitors can also download the department's popular multimedia violence-reduction game.
The game teaches teens how to handle many of the tough choices and difficult situations that they may encounter. It also shows the consequences of the right or wrong choices in these situations. According to Lt. Pence is a 24-year veteran of the Nashville PD and an engineering graduate from Vanderbilt University. Recently, the department received a grant from the Edward Byrne Foundation allowing the department to implement the Internet Community-Police Access program.