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New England in December
The usual activities began on Wednesday, with remarks at the Welcoming Session by the Commission’s Executive Director, Sylvester Daughtry, Jr. The November Conference is the Commission’s "Corporate" meeting, so Commissioners began arriving early in preparation for their all day meeting on Thursday. Wednesday also kicked off the Burlington Conference hospitality room, which ran all week, courtesy of NNEPAC. Sergeant Jennifer Morrison (Burlington (VT) Police Department) welcomed attendees to Burlington and informed every one of all of the wonders of Vermont. After the Welcoming Session, training began with a full slate of workshops that extended through Friday afternoon. Commission staff made a number of presentations, with the remainder of the workshops provided by visiting presenters. They included: Crime Analysis and Accreditation (Rob Stering, Waltham (MA) Police Department & Jon E. Tiplady, Danvers (MA) Police Department); Community Policing and Its Compatibility with CALEA Standards (William Matthews, Executive Director & Fred Wilson, Project Manager, Community Policing Consortium); Juvenile Programs (Officer Diane Reynolds, South Burlington (VT) Police Department & Sergeant John Federico, Burlington (VT) Police Department); Geographical Beats (Andrew D'Eramo, Deputy Chief of Police, Lewiston (ME) Police Department & Nancy Churchill, President, National Center for Justice System Innovations); Policing in a College Environment (Alana Ennis, Chief of Police, Burlington (VT) Police Department); Critical Incident Management--Columbine High School (Captain David C. Walcher, Jefferson County (CO) Sheriff's Office); Line of Duty Death Policy Development (Debbie Geary, Immediate Past President, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.); Community Surveys (Dr. Michael Dupre, St. Anselm College & Michael French, Chief of Police, Goffstown (NH) Police Department); Conducting a Staffing Study (Earl M. Sweeney, Director, & Keith H. Colmann, Assistant Director, New Hampshire Police Standards & Training Council); Asset Forfeiture (Thomas W. Hayes, US Attorney, & Didi Nelson, Law Enforcement Manager, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia); Development and Validation of Entry-Level Oral Board (Chad Legel, MS, I/O Solutions), National Infrastructure Protection Center (Carl J. Moses, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation); and Popular Views of Police (Archer Mayor, Novelist). On Friday morning, Commission Chair William D. Miller officially called the meeting to order at the Opening Session. Colors were presented by a combined color guard from the conference host agencies. Vermont Governor Howard Dean and Chief Alana Ennis of the Burlington (VT) Police Department welcomed attendees to the Burlington Area. Chair Miller recognized two past Commissioners in attendance. They were Edward Laine, Chief of Professional Standards, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education (TCLOSE) and Charles Reynolds, Retired Chief of Police, Dover (NH). Also Chair Miller introduced new Commissioner Eduardo Gonzalez, Retired Director of the U. S. Marshals Service. Following the Opening Session, the Commission adjourned to conduct its business. Attendees had the option of attending committee meetings or partaking in additional training. The full Commission reconvened on Friday afternoon to receive committee reports:
Agency review hearings were held on Saturday morning, with four committees of Commissioners reviewing a total of 56 agencies: 46 for reaccreditation, eight for initial accreditation, one recognition, and one certification. Agencies were awarded accreditation, recognition, or certification at the Saturday night Celebration Banquet. Chair Miller invited all to CALEA’s next meeting in Greensboro, North Carolina, March 21-24, 2001.
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Although
the weather outside was cold and rainy (not the snow event we expected in this
New England winter wonderland area), it did not dampen the warm and festive
feeling of our November Conference in Burlington, Vermont. The main reason for
this cheerful and genial atmosphere was due to the hard work and dedication of
our meeting hosts, the Burlington (VT) Police Department, the South Burlington
(VT) Police Department, and Northern New England
Police Accreditation Coalition (NNEPAC). A special thanks to the members of the
executive host committee that included Sergeant Jennifer Morrison
(Burlington (VT) Police Department); Corporal Todd Shepard (South Burlington
(VT) Police Department); and Goffstown (NH) Chief of Police Michael French
(NNEPAC-President). Kudos for a job well done!
