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NEWS RELEASE THE 2003-2004 SRIC FOCUS GROUP CONVENES December 2003 The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®) is pleased to announce the creation of the 2003-2004 Standards Review and Interpretation Committee Focus Group. The Focus Group was authorized at the July 2003 Conference and had its first meeting in conjunction with the Fall Conference last month.
As outlined in the Focus Group’s Mission Statement, its purpose is two-fold: to undertake a review of all existing law enforcement standards in terms of clarity and current relevance; and, to review the accreditation process and improve upon it wherever necessary. Any resultant changes will also be reviewed as to applicability to CALEA standards for public safety communications and public safety training academy agencies. To this end, the Focus Group is made up of 26 public safety professionals, eight CALEA Commissioners and ten CALEA staff. The Focus Group is Co-Chaired by Commissioner Bill Miller, Chief of Police, Elgin, Illinois and Commissioner Mary Ann Viverette, Chief of Police, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
At its initial organizational meeting, the Focus Group was divided into 4 Sub-Committees, each with a designated Chairperson and assigned to review a specific group of standards in the Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies, 4th Edition:
Sub-Committee 1 -Administration (Chapters 1-17) – Chairperson: Chief Mike French, Goffstown (NH) Police Department, (mfrench@ci.goffstown.nh.us); Deputy Chief Tom Hoffman, Co-Chairperson, West Sacramento (CA) Police Department; Commissioner Louis Dekmar, Chief of Police, LaGrange (GA) Police Department; Ms. Dorris Certain, Plano (TX) Police Department; Director Chris Fischer, Valley Communications Center (WA); Ms. Marilyn Stieneke, Cary (NC) Police Department; Mr. Virgil Young, FBI (Ret.); and Program Managers Ted LeMay and Christie Goddard.
Sub-Committee 2 -Personnel (Chapters 21-35) – Chairperson: Chief Ron Ferrell, Mason (OH) Police Department (rferrell@masonoh.org); Prof. Dennis Bowman, Co-Chairperson, Illinois State Police (Ret.); Commissioner Phil Keith, Chief of Police, Knoxville (TN) Police Department; Commissioner Don Eslinger, Sheriff, Seminole County (FL) Sheriff's Office; Chief Ray Johnson, Chesterfield (MO) Police Department; Mr. David Hobson, Kentucky Criminal Justice Training Academy; Chief Jeanne Miller, Reynoldsburg (OH) Police Department; and Program Manager Dennis Hyater.
Sub-Committee 3 -Operations (Chapters 41-61) - Chairperson: Maj. James Carmody, Pt. Huron (MI) Police Department (carmodyj@porthuron.org); Ms. Nancy Maiden, Co-Chairperson, Virginia State Police; Commissioner Ron Ace, Chief of Police, Concord (CA) Police Department; Chief Dan Boring, Culpeper (VA) Police Department; Chief Fred Clauser, Barrington Hills (IL) Police Department; Secretary Ed Flynn, Massachusetts Public Safety Department; Commander Edward Goodman, Rolling Meadows (IL) Police Department; and Program Manager Peg Gant.
Sub-Committee 4 -Support (Chapters 71-84 plus Appendices) - Chairperson: Deputy Chief Scott Cunningham, Tampa (FL) Police Department (scott.cunningham@ci.tampa.fl.us); Director Susan Kyzer, Co-Chairperson, Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation; Commissioner Ted Kamatchus, Sheriff, Marshall County (IA) Sheriff's Office; Commissioner Robert Greenlaw, Director, NW Bergen (NJ) Central Dispatch; Mr. Lawrence Button, Peel Regional Police Service; Chief Harold Hurtt, Phoenix (AZ) Police Department:; Ms. Susan Relihan, Arapahoe County (CO) Sheriff's Office; and Program Manager Steve Mitchell.
All interested agencies are invited to send suggested changes, deletions and/or additions to the Chairperson of the appropriate Sub-Committee (bold) with a copy to CALEA Program Manager Karen Shepard (kshepard@calea.org).
The Focus Group represents the latest in a series of periodic reviews of the Commission’s standards and programs and is consistent with the Commission’s philosophy of accreditation to insure contemporary professional standards and a continuing commitment to improving, whenever possible, the accreditation process in an ever-changing world.
For additional information, please contact Executive Director Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. at (800) 368-3757, extension 31, or Program Manager Karen Shepard at extension 21.
Source: Sylvester Daughtry, Jr., Executive Director٠CALEA, 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030٠(800) 368-3757 X31٠Web Site: www.calea.org
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