A CCREDITATION T H E W A Official Newsletter of the Florida Law Enforcement and Corrections Accreditation Commissions September 2012 V E Volume 8, Edition 3 P.O. Box 1489 Tallahassee, FL 32302 800-558-0218 www.flaccreditation.org BONITA SPRINGS CONFERENCE T he Florida Accreditation conference was held June 25-29, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs. Florida Accreditation thanks the Florida Police Accreditation Coalition for their dedication and hard work in making this conference a success. We also thank the Lee County Sheriff s Office, Lee County Pretrial Services, and the Cape Coral Police Department for hosting the conference. The volunteers were greatly appreciated for their many hours dedicated to the conference. The Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission (FCAC) met on June 26, 2012. The first order of business was to grant excelsior reaccreditation to the Jacksonville Corrections Department and the Marion County Sheriff s Office Jail. This is the first time in FCAC history that any agency has been granted excelsior status, which means the agency has successfully completed five reaccreditations without conditions. Other facilities receiving reaccreditation in Bonita Springs included the Clay County Corrections Bureau, Suwannee County Sheriff s Office Jail, Osceola County Corrections Department, Sumter County Sheriff s Office Detention Facility, and the Lee County Pretrial Services Department. The Standards Review and Interpretations Committee met on June 25, 2012 and recommended changes to FCAC standards. The Change Notice and updated Standards Manuals may be found on the website at www. flaccreditation.org. Jacksonville Department of Corrections On June 26 following the FCAC Commission Meeting, an awards luncheon was held to recognize the FCAC Assessor of the Year, Accreditation Manager of the Year, and the Distinguished Service Award winner. The 2011 Assessor of the Year is David Harvey of the Jacksonville Corrections Department, the Accreditation Manager of the Year is Joanne Figdore of the Martin County Sheriff s Office Jail, and the Distinguished Service Award winners were Wanda White of the Escambia County Sheriff s Office Jail and Jeffrey Jarvis of the Brevard County Sheriff s Office Jail Complex. Congratulations to all of this year s winners! The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc. (CFA) met on June 28, 2012 to review agencies for accredited status and conduct general business Marion County Sheriff s Office Jail The main order of business was to acknowledge the professionalism of agencies through granting accreditation. The Fort Myers Police Department was awarded initial accreditation. The following agencies were reaccredited by the Commission at this meeting: Cocoa Police Department, Gulfport Police Department, and the Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud. The University of Florida Police Department and the Martin County Sheriff s Office were awarded reaccreditation by the Commission with recognition as Excelsior Agencies. BONITA SPRINGS CONFERENCE Continued on next page
Message to the Florida Accreditation Community The Florida Accreditation Office came away from the Bonita Springs Conference and immediately hit the ground running in preparation for the Sarasota Conference in September. This cycle has proven to be especially busy considering there are 17 law enforcement and 9 corrections assessments taking place in a period of just over 2 months. In between conferences, the staff continues to look for ways to run the office more efficiently. The program managers remain committed to working with their agencies and offer support. Over 20 agencies were assisted by staff during this cycle. BONITA SPRINGS CONFERENCE CONTINUED Fort Myers Police Department The CFA Standards Review and Interpretations Committee met on June 27, chaired by Commissioner Julie Jones, and made several recommendations for standards modifications to the Commission. The CFA Standards Change Notice is posted on the website, www.flaccreditation.org. On June 28 following the CFA Commission Meeting, an awards luncheon was held to recognize the CFA Assessor of the Year, Accreditation Manager of the Year, and the Neil J. Perry Distinguished Service Award winner. The 2011 Assessor of the Year is Ron Cave from the Department of Environmental Protection, the Accreditation Manager of the Year is Dean Kelly of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Neil J. Perry Distinguished Service Award winner is Dean Register of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Office of Inspector General. Congratulations to each of this year s winners! The Florida Accreditation Office (FAO) offered several opportunities for training at the June conference. Chapter specific training was offered at this conference and was very well received. The FAO will continue to serve the training needs of our clients as we offer training across the state. Staff is continuing their work with Innovative Data Solutions on the PowerStandards software. Many agencies are currently using this module of PowerDMS to manage the accreditation process. If your agency has not had the opportunity to begin using PowerStandards, please contact your Program Manager. Aside from training offered at the June Conference, the Accreditation Office also took training on the road during the previous cycle. New Assessor Orientation took place August 6-7 in Naples, and Managing the Accreditation Process took place August 22-23 in Bushnell at the Sumter County Sheriff s Office. During the next cycle, Accreditation Manager Training will be held October 24-25 at Safe Schools Institute in Boca Raton and New Assessor Orientation will be offered October 17-18 at the University of Central Florida Police Department Training Center in Orlando. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns or comments and we look forward to continuing the delivery of excellent service to each and every one of you. Kipp Heisterman: 850-410-7201 Lori Mizell: 850-410-7202 Billy Walls 850-410-7203 Danielle Desilet: 850-410-7204 Debbie Moody: 850-410-7205 Sincerely, CFA/FCAC Staff 1-800-558-0218 The next Commission meetings are scheduled for September 25th and 27th at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota. We look forward to seeing you there! 2012 COMMISSIONERS COMMISSION FOR FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION FLORIDA CORRECTIONS ACCREDITATION COMMISSION Chief Albert A. Arenal, Chairperson - Punta Gorda Police Department Sheriff Tommy Seagraves, Chairperson - Nassau County Sheriff Gary Borders, Vice-Chairperson - Lake County Sheriff Bob Peryam - Monroe County Sheriff Tony G. Cameron - Suwannee County Colonel Craig Aldrich - Clay County Sheriff s Office Commander Susan Jeter - Brevard County Sheriff s Office Director David Diggs - Seminole County Sheriff s Office Director Tim Ryan - Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Major Patrick Tighe - St. Lucie County Sheriff s Office Major Keith Neeley - Broward County Sheriff s Office Pretrial Services Supervisor Susan Burdette - Orange County Pretrial Services Supervisor Jeff Kilpatrick - Alachua County Executive Director Julie Jones Vice-Chair - FL Dept. of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles Judge Keith Cary, - 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida Chief Anthony Holloway - Clearwater Police Department Chief Jeffrey Chudnow - Oviedo Police Department Chief Pete Marcus - Edgewood Police Department Commissioner Barry V. Holloway - Nassau County Commission Inspector General Al Dennis - Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement Mr. Kenneth S. Small - Florida League of Cities Sheriff Bob Hansell - Osceola County Sheriff Mike Adkinson - Walton County Sheriff Susan Benton - Highlands County Sheriff Deryl Loar - Indian River County
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TM TM KNOW YOUR COMMISSIONERS Sheriff Bob Hansell Osceola County Sheriff s Office Sheriff Robert E. Hansell, a member of the Osceola County Sheriff s Office since 1976, has spent his entire law enforcement career with the agency. He began as a deputy sheriff and earned promotions to the rank of captain. He has served as a member and commander of the agency s SWAT team, and as the high-risk incident commander. Prior to being elected Sheriff of Osceola County, Bob Hansell had worked in, supervised and managed virtually every area of the agency. Sheriff Hansell serves as the co-chair of the Florida Region 5 Domestic Security Task Force. Sheriff Hansell is a past chairman of the Sheriff s Office United Way campaign. He sits on the board of directors of the following organizations: Osceola County Council on Aging, Osceola County Investigative Bureau, Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation, Technical Education Center of Osceola (TECO), Give Kids Safe Shelter, Boys and Girls Club, Osceola Regional Area Council, Park Place Behavioral, Florida Hospital, Community Vision, YMCA, and Crimeline. Pretrial Services Supervisor Susan Burdette Orange County Corrections Pretrial Unit Susan Burdette graduated with a B.A. in Criminal Justice in 1977 from Florida Technological University (now the University of Central Florida). Following a career start as one of only a few women in the Security Department at Walt Disney World, she joined the staff of Orange County Corrections in 1979. She has been employed with Orange County Corrections for 28 years, serving as a Pretrial Diversion officer, a Pretrial Diversion supervisor and Probation supervisor. Currently she is the supervisor of Orange County Pretrial Services. She is a past Chapter President of the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency (FCCD) and a past recipient of the Louie L. Wainwright Award. She is currently a member of several professional organizations, including the FCCD, the Association of Pretrial Professionals of Florida (APPF), the Florida Association of Community Corrections (FACC) and the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA). Over the past few years she has been instrumental in the expansion of Orange County Correction s Pretrial Services Unit into a 24/7 operation vital to the operation of the in-jail first appearance process, which included a move into the new Booking and Release Center.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AGENCIES ACCREDITED AND REACCREDITED AT THE BONITA SPRINGS CONFERENCE! INITIAL ACCREDITATIONS: Fort Myers Police Department REACCREDITATIONS Jacksonville Dept. of Corrections Marion County Jail Clay County Corrections Bureau Suwannee County Jail Osceola County Corrections Dept. Sumter County Detention Facility Lee County Pretrial Services Dept. Univserity of Florida Police Department Martin County Sheriff s Office Division of InsuranceFraud Cocoa Police Department Gulfport Police Department CFA Agencies FCAC Facilities Contact Us Florida Accreditation P.O. Box 1489 Tallahassee, FL 32302 800-558-0218 850-410-7200 850-410-7349 (fax) www.flaccreditation.org Lori Mizell...CFA Executive Director... lorimizell@fdle.state.fl.us... 850-410-7202 Debbie Moody...Central Program Manager... deborahmoody@fdle.state.fl.us... 850-410-7205 Danielle Desilet...Southern Program Manager...danielledesilet@fdle.state.fl.us... 850-410-7204 Billy Walls...Northern Program Manager...williamwalls@fdle.state.fl.us...850-410-7203 Kipp Heisterman...Administrative Assistant II...kippheisterman@fdle.state.fl.us...850-410-7201 Jean Chancey...Staff Assisstant...jeanchancey@fdle.state.fl.us...850-410-7206 UPCOMING ACCREDITATION CONFERENCES SEPTEMBER 24-28, 2012 Hyatt Regency, Sarasota FEBRUARY 17-22, 2013 Mission Inn Resort & Club, Howey-in-the-Hills JUNE 24 - JUNE 28, 2013 Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, Bonita Springs SEPTEMBER 23-27, 2013 Hyatt Regency, Sarasota
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Accreditation Manager Oct 24-25, 2012...8:30am - 4:30pm...$125.00 Designed for the newly assigned Accreditation Manager or members from agencies that are considering pursuing accreditation or reaccreditation. New Assessor Orientation Oct 17-18 2012...8:30am - 4:30pm... For members desiring to serve as Assessors. (To qualify to attend this training and become an assessor, you must meet certain criteria and complete an application which can be found on our website at www.flaccreditation.org) Program Overview Commission History Standard Interpretation Organizational Involvement & CEO Commitment Accreditation Mgr. Role & Responsibilities Accreditation Manager Software Demonstration Commission Philosophy Pre-On-Site Activities Assessor Tools Software Standard Interpretation Non-Applicable Standards Scenario-based Exercises Comparative vs. Full Final Report Accreditation Manager Training: October 24-25 Safe Schools Institute 1790 N.W. Spanish River Blvd. Boca Raton, FL 33431 ***Please Contact Sgt. Bob Thomas (561) 357-7503 with any questions pertaining to the location New Assessor Orientation Training: October 17-18 University of Central Florida Police Dept. Building 150 Orlando, FL 32816 ***The course will be held in the third floor training room with parking passes to be provided at the Records Window when attendees check in. Attendees should park in lot B-17 directly across from the front entrance of the police department. ***Please Contact Monica King (407) 882-2434 with any questions pertaining to the location To register please visit: WWW.FLACCREDITATION.ORG/TRAINING.HTML