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CALEA Hosts
Less Lethal Technologies Work Group
Attending the October 2005 meeting at the CALEA offices were CALEA
Commissioner and International Association of Chiefs of Police President, Mary
Ann Viverette, and Ted Sexton, National Sheriffs’ Association President.
Beginning in July 2005, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement
Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®) has hosted a series of meetings for members
of the Less Lethal Technologies Work Group for Electronic Control Devices (ECD)
or Tasers. The work group, co-chaired by Carl Peed, Director, Community Oriented
Policing Services and Domingo Herraiz, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance,
is assembling information for law enforcement professionals to use in making
decisions regarding the use of ECDs.
Participating in the meetings, along with CALEA Executive Director Sylvester
Daughtry, Jr., are representatives from:
Assistant Attorney General Office – Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office
Community Policing Consortium
Fraternal Order of Police
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Major City Police Chiefs Association
Major County Sheriff’s Association
Montgomery County (MD) Department of Police
National Institute of Justice
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA)
Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
Police Foundation
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