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The city of Cleveland, Ohio, confirmed it can rock with the best of them. No doubt, all conference attendees would agree that the Commission’s Summer (2002) Conference was a truly great experience. Our special thanks to the host agencies, the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department (CMHPD), the Shaker Heights (OH) Police Department, and State of Ohio Accreditation Resource (SOAR). The Commission commends Chiefs Anthony Jackson (CMHPD) and Walter Ugrinic (Shaker Heights) and their fine staffs on the fabulous job of orchestrating one of the most organized and well-run CALEA Conferences. Host staff was always available to assist conference participants with information on entertainment and the sites of the city. From their Welcome Table, to the never ending Hospitality Room, to the Thursday night Host Agencies Reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, nothing but top notch effort and service was provided. We give our conference hosts an “A+!”
The training sessions followed the Opening Session with full schedule of workshops that extended through Friday afternoon. Commission staff presided over a number of presentations, with the remainder of the workshops conducted by visiting presenters. They included: Evidence and Property Room Management (Lieutenant (Ret.) David A Peters, Ohio State Highway Patrol); Public and Private Partnerships for Law Enforcement (Section Commander John Born, Information Services, Ohio State Highway Patrol); Identity Theft Investigation (Detective Arvin E. Clar, Cleveland (OH) Police Department); Response to Resisting: Redefining Use of Force (Sammual Faulkner, Instructor, Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy); Recruitment for Law Enforcement Agencies (Jack Mann, R&D Officer, Xenia (OH) Police Department and Portia Gonzalez McDade, Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy); Recognizing and Dealing with Early Warning Signs of Trouble (Janelle A. Crowley, President, McHenry County (IL) Sheriff's Merit Commission); Emergency Law Enforcement Services Infrastructure "Protecting the Protectors" (Dennis Keener, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, NIPC); Combating Bias-Based Policing (Colonel Kenneth Morckel, Superintendent, Ohio State Highway Patrol); Managing Disorder - Incident Command System (Lieutenant Dennis Potter, Professional Standards Unit, Jefferson County (CO) Sheriff's Department); Developing Model Law Enforcement Policies (Phil Lynn, Director, IACP National Law Enforcement Policy Center); Computer Seizure and Forensics (Lieutenant (Ret.) William Norton, Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy); Mastering The Manual (Marilyn Stieneke, Accreditation Manager, Cary (NC) Police Department); and Critical Terms for Policy Development (David Burlingame, Adjunct Professor, Grand Valley State University (MI).
Communications and Logistics Response to Critical Incidents from the perspective of major events, such as the 1993 and 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks, was the topic of the guest speaker on Friday, July 26. Director Robert Greenlaw, of the Northwest Bergen (NJ) Central Dispatch discussed the challenges of processing and providing critical information to the incident command staff as they related to the September 11th strike. Everyone in attendance left the lecture with a better understanding of the significance of technology to critical incident management planning and operations.
On Friday, the full Commission convened to conduct the business of the Commission, which included receiving committee reports:
The meeting ended with the Executive Director’s Report on the status of the Commission’s new headquarters project, and a summary of the implementation plan for the new on-site assessment protocols.
Agency review hearings were held on Saturday morning, July 28, 2002, with five committees of Commissioners reviewing a total of 55 agencies; 43 for reaccreditation, 6 for initial accreditation, 2 for initial public safety accreditation, 2 for recognition, and 2 being awarded recognition through alliance. The Honorable Judith H. Rawson, Mayor of the City of Shaker Heights spoke briefly, extending congratulations to her city’s police department and all the other agencies receiving CALEA awards. The evening ended with Chair O’Dell inviting everyone to the next CALEA Conference in Portland, Oregon, November 13-16, 2002.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2002, the conference officially began with the Opening
Session. Presiding over this occasion was the Commission’s newly elected Chair,
James M. O’Dell. After the Honor Guard, consisting of members from the
Cleveland Police Department and our host agencies, presented the colors, Chair
O’Dell welcomed attendees to the conference. Executive Director Sylvester
Daughtry, Jr. made special announcements to the crowd and encouraged
everyone to participate in the exceptional training workshops program.
Attendees received a warm welcome to the Cleveland Metropolitan Area by Cuyahoga
County Commissioner President, Jimmy DeMora. 
