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2023 Innovative Law Enforcement Leaders
Five agencies and leaders that developed programs to help officers and their communities.
October 11, 2023
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Innovative Law Enforcement Leaders 2023: Monroe County SO's Mental Wellness Program
One of the goals of the program is to help deputies overcome any reticence to speak with the clinicians. “Stigma is found to be the greatest barrier to law enforcement seeking mental health treatment,” Dr. Kim Butler says.
October 10, 2023
As part of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office wellness program, Dr. Kim Butler and other clinicians are embedded with the deputies and build friendly relationships with them.
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Innovative Law Enforcement Leaders 2023: Forsyth County SO's Deputy Health and Fitness Program
The Forsyth County SO health and fitness program begins in the academy. “Every morning the cadets perform physical training that will instill healthy habits for their career,” Tom Nagel says.
October 10, 2023
Tom Nagel, the health and fitness coordinator for the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, supervises an exercise session for deputies.
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Innovative Law Enforcement Leaders 2023: The Chambersburg PD's Officer and Community Wellness Program
Last year the agency decided to create a combined community and officer wellness program, putting one professional who was already on staff in charge of helping officers on emotionally disturbed person calls and with their own mental health.
October 10, 2023
Chambersburg police officers work a local high school football game.
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Innovative Law Enforcement Leaders 2023: The Bibb County School Police Student Outreach Program
The reading program has aided the Bibb County School Police with outreach to the community, and it plans to expand its elementary school presence to include more officers.
October 10, 2023
Bibb County school police officer Angelo Bellamy helps second graders achieve reading proficiency.
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Innovative Law Enforcement Leaders 2023: Acworth Police Department's Victim Advocacy Program
Chief Jesse Evans leads the Acworth PD and has established a special program for crime victims. Acworth PD is the only law enforcement agency that employs a dedicated crime victim advocate.
October 10, 2023
Victim advocate Emily Hall of the Acworth Police Department demonstrates how she helps people affected by crime.
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POLICE is Looking for Innovative Law Enforcement Leaders
We are looking for innovative programs that enhance officer safety, officer morale, officer productivity, crime prevention, and community relations.
May 10, 2023
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NLEOMF Seeks 2023 National Officer Safety and Wellness Awards Nominees
The goal is two-fold: not only to recognize the most effective programs, but to share that information with others so that they may look at the potential benefits to their respective agency and drive the number of line-of-duty law enforcement deaths down to zero.
November 15, 2022
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2022 Innovative LE Leaders: Missouri Chief Works to Build the Character Of Kids
Through athletics and day camp activities Willard Police Chief Thomas McClain teaches his community’s kids about responsibility, honor, self control, and discernment.
September 28, 2022
Kids taking archery lessons at Camp Character, the day camp developed through Willard PD’s PAL program. (Photo: Willard PD)
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2022 Innovative LE Leaders: New Jersey Agency Offers Hope to the Addicted
Chief James Abbott of the West Orange Police Department lets addicts come to his city’s police station, turn in their drugs, and seek help and even treatment.
September 28, 2022
West Orange, NJ, Police Chief James Abbott credits a lot of people with creating and maintaining his agency’s addict assistance program, Operation Hope. The program provides peer counseling and helps addicts find treatment options.
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2022 Innovative LE Leaders: Wisconsin Chief Stresses Outcome-Based Policing
In the Village of Palmyra, the director of public safety and his police officers practice kind, compassionate problem solving, while fighting crime.
September 28, 2022
James Small leads the Village of Palmyra (WI) Department of Public Safety. The veteran police officer and firefighter wants his officers to focus on kind, compassionate problem-solving. He also wants them to spend time making contact with people.
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2022 Innovative LE Leaders: The Three C’s at Tulane
Chief Kirk Bouyelas says the Tulane University Police Department focuses on the “three c’s”: crime prevention and response, community relations, and supporting its cops.
September 28, 2022
Tulane University Police Chief Kirk Bouyelas came to a department with serious morale problems in 2018 and has transformed it into a much more effective and respected force. He has also added new programs to improve officer emotional and physical wellness.
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