The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | February 2018
New Accreditation Manager In-Service Training Resumes in Spring 2018
Harry J Delgado, Ed. S. NJSACOP LEAP Accreditation Program Manager
NAM In-Service Training will resume this spring. Sessions will be announced soon and will be held at the Rutgers University Police Department training center in New Brunswick. The eight hour session is a requirement to meet NJSACOP LEAP Standard 1.9.11 and it is free of charge to our members. The training is delivered by experienced NJSACOP LEAP assessors and it is the only training authorized to comply with the Standard.
The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Accreditation Program( NJSACOP LEAP) New Accreditation Manager In-Service Program has been an overwhelming success. A new component is a session specific to PowerDMS Power Standards. Power Standards is the electronic platform for NJSACOP LEAP. Many agencies have already uploaded their files affording an opportunity for real time file review. Electronic remote review of files provides immediate feedback and provides the tools to manage time more efficiently during a final on site.
This in-service training is for new and experienced accreditation managers. It is a comprehensive overview of NJSACOP LEAP with up to date developments. The training places emphasis in building accreditation files, proofs of compliance and other strategies. There is a hands on component or practical exercise in file review with critique. Attendees receive the benefit of individual feedback in real time and leave with a clear understanding of how to complete accreditation files.
The session includes an overview of the NJSACOP LEAP and the revised Standard Manual. Attendees receive useful materials such as an Accreditation Program Revision of current Standards and General Assumptions for Agencies and Assessors.
Class goals delve into understanding program requirements, ensuring effective self-assessment, review policy development, preparing clear and concise files, and know what it actually takes to prove agency compliance. Upon completion of the course attendees should be able to prepare compliant directives, identify standard trigger words, plan an effective self-assessment, standardize file organization and get an insider’ s perspective as to what NJSACOP LEAP assessors look for.
To register please contact me at hdelgado @ njsacop. org or Jennifer Conover at 856-334-8943 or email jconover @ njsacop. org. There is a waitlist as sessions fill up quickly.
FBI Releases Preliminary 2017 Data on Crime in the United States
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released the 2017 Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, a part of the FBI’ s Uniform Crimes Reports( UCR). The report, which covers January-June 2017, suggests that the violent crime increases that occurred in 2015 and 2016 may have begun to level off. The number of violent crimes decreased by 0.8 percent nationwide in the first half of 2017 when compared with the same period in 2016. The nationwide violent crime rate( the number of violent crimes per 100,000 people in the U. S.) increased by a total of nearly 7 percent during 2015 and 2016,( 3.3 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively), the largest two increases in a quarter of a century.
The data released by the FBI also show that murders increased by 1.5 percent nationwide during the first six months of 2017, compared with the same period in 2016. This suggests a significant leveling off of the previous increase. In the first half of 2016, murders increased by 5.2 percent. Other categories of violent crime, including rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, all decreased in the first half of 2017( by 2.4 percent, 2.2 percent, and 0.1 percent, respectively). All three categories increased during the same period in 2016. The FBI’ s 2017 Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report is based on information received by the FBI from 13,033 law enforcement agencies nationwide.
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