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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON
 Since
the founding of our great nation, we have periodically been faced with enemies
who threaten our peace and security. In most cases, the foe was clearly
defined, and centered abroad. The American response has been to band
together and undertake whatever action was necessary to protect our way of life.
During these periods of strife, Americans were sometimes required to accept
domestic measures that, to one degree or another, affected their basic freedoms.
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Your Commissioner-
PATRICK OLIVER
Patrick Oliver is currently the Chief of Police of
Fairborn (OH). He has previously served as Chief in Grandview Heights and
Cleveland, Ohio and the Cleveland Metroparks. His other law enforcement
experience includes eleven years as a trooper with the Ohio State Highway
Patrol.
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TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT
 Assessing the training needs of agency personnel does
not have to be a complicated process requiring the use of expensive consultants.
By following a few basic steps, any agency can conduct its own training needs
assessment and produce valuable training information for revising and creating
training courses.
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"Accreditation Works" presents
specific examples of how accreditation positively affects an agency or
community. These success stories often go unnoticed, so send your examples
to CALEA.
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Exemplary Project
 West Chicago Police
Department’s 10-Point Plan-A Comprehensive Community Based- Approach to
Reducing Gang Violence
The origin of street gangs can be
traced back to the 1920’s when Fredrick Milton Thrasher conducted a study of
1,113 gangs in Chicago. At this time, gangs were loosely organized and
functioned predominately in large cities. Today, gangs are more structured and
organized, and have proliferated to smaller communities.
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F.A.S.T. Offers Survival Training for Women in Law Enforcement
 As law enforcement officers continue to
face new challenges everyday when performing their duties, the Ohio State
Highway Patrol’s mission “to serve and protect” continues to take on new
meaning. more
WELCOME
TO CALEA
Between May 1, 2002 and
August 32, 2002, the following agencies joined the CALEA family by signing
initial contracts or ordering application packages:
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TERRORISM:
AN OVERVIEW
Before September 11th,
terrorism was considered an issue of concern only in the Middle East or Europe.
Average Americans did not easily understand the concept of terrorism even though
168 people died in a terrorist attack in Oklahoma City in 1995. The attack on
the Murrah Federal Building was viewed as the actions of a small group of
malcontents with obscure and ill-defined grievances. more
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.
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'TOP COP' IN TENNESSEE
CHIEF KEITH
At their annual June Conference in Knoxville, the
Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) honored Chief Phil Keith by
naming him the Association President. A CALEA Commissioner, Phil heads the
accredited 514-person Knoxville Police Department. TACP has over 250
member agencies and recognizes Chief Keith’s national leadership experience
as being a significant asset to their organization.
Responding TO 9/11
one agency's
INITIATIVE TO PREPARE FIRST
RESPONDING OFFICER
Submitted by
Lieutenant Tim Jones, Roanoke City (VA) Police Department, Community Policing
Unit, Co-Tactical Team Commander. The training curriculum
developed by Roanoke Police officers is currently being considered as the model
for the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services responsible for
statewide law enforcement training.
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This issue's topic is section 32.2-Equal Employment Opportunity and
Recruitment
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Working With You
Janice Dixon joined CALEA
in June 2000 as a Program Assistant working with Program Managers Rich Meier and
Karen Shepard. Besides handling the administrative duties associated with their
agencies, she is also responsible for entering and providing information to the
new agency leads from CALEA’s marketing programs.
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Click
here
for a list of agencies accredited, reaccredited, and recognized in
Cleveland, Ohio.
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