Policing Small Agencies

Richard Myers Commission Chair

My career as a police officer has seen me work in agencies as small as 3 full time officers to leading an agency with almost 700 officers, and everything in between. These experiences have left me with the belief that when it comes to policing, "one size doesn't fit all." Policing within the U.S. is quite unique around the world for many reasons, but one of the most notable is the predominance of police agencies with fewer than 40 officers. Read On 

  Neil Ferdelman, Chief of Police

Greenhills (OH) Police Department

Neil Ferdelman is in his 40^th year in law enforcement, beginning with his appointment as a Police Cadet in Hamilton, Ohio in January of 1976. He served as a member of the Hamilton Police Department for over 36 years with assignments as a Police Officer, Traffic Officer, Police Detective, Police Sergeant, and Police Lieutenant. Read On

Editorial Note: CALEA Leadership Profiles features CEOs from among the many exceptional leaders involved in CALEA programming who provide inspiring leadership to their agency, to other CALEA agencies, and to the public safety profession. Agencies are encouraged to nominate their own CEOs by submitting their names for consideration to Maya Mitchell at mmitchell @calea.org.  

Robert Ticer, Chief of Police
Avon Police Department

Avon, CO

The Avon Police Department is a small agency of 20 personnel located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, at the base of the world class Beaver Creek Ski Resort. The town is located on Interstate 70, half way between Denver and Grand Junction.In 2009, the department began the process of seeking CALEA Law Enforcement Recognition. In 2012, the department was successful in achieving Law Enforcement Recognition, and immediately began to seek full accreditation, with a goal of achieving this in the fall of 2015. Read On

July 22-25, 2015

Credit: Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau

It's not to late to register for the Colorado Springs Conference. Visit the CALEA conference link for registration information, or register on-site.  Attendees can view the conference agenda on the conference website.

The conference will be held at the Hotel Elegante' Conference and Event Center. Visit the host website for conference attractions and host information. 

Make plans to attend the new session We Want to Hear From You on Friday, July 24th at 9:15am. This course is designed for clients t offer feedback on CALEA programming and resources.

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  Randy Scott

Regional Program Manager

The challenges facing law enforcement today have become increasingly complex. The attention and focus on everyday actions of law enforcement officers, policies set by agency CEO's, and the rulings by courts are now appearing as common place headlines in the media. Smaller law enforcement agencies have especially had closer scrutiny placed on them in the past few years. There is no better time than now for the leadership of smaller law enforcement agencies to be operating under best practices in law enforcement. Read On 

Congratulations to the following agencies that signed a CALEA Law Enforcement accreditation agreement in June!

Ann Arbor (MI) Police Department
Bay Area Rapid Transit (CA) Police Department
Bensalem Township (PA) Police Department
Bloomington (IN) Police Department
Fairbanks (AK) Police Department
Iowa State University Department of Public Safety
Lake County State's Attorneys Office (IL) Special Investigations Division
Los Alamos County (NM) Police Department

Secretaria de Seguridad Ciudadana de Guadalajara (JA)

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