Greensboro, North Carolina Conference Recap

By having our spring conference in Greensboro, we saw first hand the true meaning of “Southern Hospitality.”  Supporting a CALEA meeting with more than 900 in attendance, is no small feat, but our hosts, the Greensboro (NC) Police Department and the North Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation Network (NCLEAN), were able to not only handle the perfunctionary tasks, they found the time to provide everyone in attendance that personal touch North Carolina is known for.  The Thursday Night Reception “Tastes of the South,” with its delectable Carolina cuisine and fine down home entertainment, was one for the books and will be talked about by attendees for years.  Kudos to the host committee headed by Captain Randy Brady, Lieutenant Dennis Lunsford, and Lieutenant W. Craig Hartley, Jr. (Greensboro (NC) Police Department); Captain David Munday (North Carolina State Highway Patrol); Ms Marilyn Stieneke (Cary (NC) Police Department and Ms. Susan E. Wales (Salisbury (NC) Police Department) for a job well done!

The conference began on Wednesday morning and first on the agenda was the Welcoming Session, where Executive Director Sylvester Daughtry, Jr., made opening remarks and announcements to attendees.  The training schedule began immediately afterwards with a full slate of workshops that extended through Friday afternoon. Commission staff made a number of presentations, with the remainder of the workshops supplemented by visiting presenters.  They included: Mobilization of Minority Community (Chris Herring, Chief of Police, Salisbury (NC) Police Department); Mutual Law Enforcement Support, Military/Civilian (Scott Jones, Major, Military Police, Pentagon, United States Army); Mastering The Manual (Marilyn Stieneke, Accreditation Manager, Cary (NC) Police Department); Domestic Violence Dynamics (Richard Allsbrook, Sergeant, Greenville (NC) Police Department); Line of Duty Death Policy Development (Debbie Greary, President, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.); Peer-Centered Critical Incident Stress Management (Thomas Griggs, North Carolina State Highway Patrol); The "Natural" Law Enforcement Marriage (Staff Inspection & Accreditation) (Brion Emerson, Foundations Inc., Captain (Retired) Greensboro (NC) Police Department); Performance Evaluations (Fred Thompson, Sergeant, Henderson (NV) Police Department); Interpol, International Investigations Resource (Mike Muth, Lieutenant,  Maryland State Police detailed to INTERPOL as Asst. Chief in charge of the State Liaison Division); Critical Terms for Policy Development (David Burlingame, Professor, Grand Valley State University (MI)); "GIS" in Law Enforcement (Robert Gamble, Accreditation Coordinator, Greenville (SC) Police Department); Preparing for an On-site (Marc Dugay, Captain, Accreditation Manager, Cooper City (FL) Police); and Assessing Organizational Accountability (Chris Herring, Chief of Police, Salisbury (NC) Police Department).

At the Opening Session on Friday, Commission Chair William D. Miller, called the meeting to order. The Greensboro Police Department Honor Guard presented the colors. Attendees were welcomed to Greensboro by Mayor Keith Holliday, City Manager Edward Kitchen, North Carolina State Highway Patrol Commander Colonel Richard W. Holden, Greensboro Police Chief Robert C. White, and Dusty Staub of Staub-Peterson Consultants. After announcements by Executive Director Daughtry, the meeting was adjourned with attendees invited to participate in the various committee meetings, training sessions, and presentations being offered during the day.

The full Commission reconvened on Friday afternoon to receive committee reports.

Corporate Affairs Committee approved the Burlington, Vermont minutes and accepted the 2000 Annual and Audit Reports. (Copies of the 2000 Annual and Audit Reports are on the Commission’s website at www.calea.org.)

Outreach Committee approved the minutes from Burlington; selected the regions for the year 2004: March-Region I (Far West Region); July-Region IV (North Atlantic Region); and November-Region III (Southern Midwest Region); and revised meeting request for proposal to accommodate growing needs of Commission Meetings.

Standards Review and Interpretations Committee approved Burlington minutes; approved adoption of standards 1.2.9 (Bias Based Profiling), 22.2.10 (Employee Assistance Program), and 35.1.15 (Personnel Early Warning System); and sent to field for comments the recommendation that new language be added to standard 33.6.1 (Specialize In-Service Training) requiring specialized training be given to police officers who are assigned as dispatchers and the change of compliance levels for standard 52.1.5 to mandatory.

The meeting ended with the Executive Director’s Report on the CALEA Alliance and Recognition Programs, the Law Enforcement Training Academy Standards, and Commission website enhancements.

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