May 2026
CONTENTS
From the President’ s Desk / 04
Executive Director’ s Report / 05
From the NJSACOP Archives …. / 07 …. May
From Berlin Agreement to Auschwitz Reflection: Global Police Leaders / 08 Reframe Their Duty
International Professional Development Opportunities / 11
Leadership Lessons from Valley Forge / 12
The Italian Campaign NJSACOP Staff Ride / 19
What Olivier v. City of Brandon Means for Enforcement of Protest and / 21 Buffer-Zone Ordinances
Michigan State University Police Staffing Observatory: A Resource for / 25 Police Workforce Management
Mitigating Shooting Violence: A Practical Guide for Police Chiefs to / 28 Remove Barriers
Bridging the Gap: Applying Leader-Member Exchange Theory to / 31 Modern Law Enforcement
NJSACOP Retired Member Spotlight: Sayreville Police / 34 Chief John Zebrowski
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Vol. 32, No. 9, May 2026 © 2026 New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police
New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police
Board of Officers 2025— 2026
President Chief Andrew Caggiano Montville Police Department
Immediate Past President Chief John Russo Rutherford Police Department
1st Vice President Chief Kevin Carey Collingswood Police Department
2nd Vice President Chief Giacomo Sacca Elizabeth Police Department
3rd Vice President Chief Matthew Brenner East Greenwich Township Police Department
4th Vice President Chief Frank LoSacco East Brunswick Township Police Department
Vice President At-Large Chief Anthony G. Manna Fairfield Police Department
Treasurer Chief Matthew Geist Middlesex Police Department
Executive Director Mitchell C. Sklar, Esq.
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