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The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | May 2017
Battle of the Bulge . Locations included sites in Holland , Belgium , Luxembourg , and Germany . Our current plan is to rotate these programs in a manner similar to the rotation used for our domestic Leadership Staff Rides .
Exchange Program : In 2014 , the NJSACOP signed a historic agreement with the British College of Policing , establishing a formal exchange program between that institution and the NJSACOP , whereby each year a police leader from a British police force will attend the NJSACOP Police Executive Institute course , and a New Jersey police executive attending a course conducted by the Police College . Since then , we have had 5 NJ police leaders attend the course in the United Kingdom , and we have been honored to host 4 British command officers at our course . In 2016 , the Florida Police Chiefs Association reached out to Mitch to ask about that exchange program . As a result of these discussions , a new Exchange Program has been instituted between the NJSACOP and the Florida Police Chiefs Association . This year , we have hosted our first Exchange Delegate at the Executive Institute from the FPCA ( the Chief of the Fellsmere , FL Police Department ), and a captain from the Morris Township Police Department attended the FPCA “ Future Chiefs Course ” later this month .
Foundation for Executive Leadership : This is a new course that has been added to our portfolio , introduced both to fill a need , as well as to provide an option to the many registrants that cannot be accommodated each year in the Police Executive Institute due to the overwhelming popularity of that course . The FEL Program is designed as a developmental program for superior officers seeking to prepare for senior police leadership , as well as those already in senior positions looking to enhance their skills . The program will help provide the knowledge and understanding required of leaders operating at this level .
The first session was conducted in late 2015 . Based upon our initial experience and the excellent feedback provided by attendees , we are in the process of refining and further developing the course , which is scheduled for the next delivery in October 2017 .
Command Officer Development Course [“ CODe-C ”]: This course has been over a decade in the making , and is based upon the course provided to all commissioned officers in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police . We have expended a significant amount of time and resources into creating a course that retains the virtual experience and basic structure of the RCMP program , while making both content and context relevant to our audience . The first session was conducted in November 2016 . We have already worked on fine-tuning the course based upon both instructor input and attendee feedback . A main stumbling block to making this a regular feature of our course calendar is the costs associated with the delivery , not least of which the requirement that the attendees be “ in residence ,” i . e . staying over each night . We may have found a solution as we are in talks with Stockton University to host the course with access to their dorm rooms .
Additional Professional Development Programming : In addition to the above offerings , the NJSACOP also regularly conducts the following courses :
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Alcohol Beverage Control Techniques for Law Enforcement : Conducted under contract with the NJ Division of ABC , these courses ( Basic and Advanced ) are regularly scheduled at locations around the state . Crisis Communications & Media Relations : This new 1 day course focuses on how to effectively deal with the media and developing a strategic plan for a department ' s image . The class provides insight into how the media operates and how to get an agency ’ s message covered . Participants learn how to write effective news releases and conduct media interviews . The class details the requirements of when and how to release information to the media and when it can be withheld . Open Public Records & Record Management : Another new addition to our portfolio , these courses will focus specifically on the requirements placed upon police agencies by the Open Public Records Act . Additionally , other courses that will help our members , their agencies , and their personnel more effectively and efficiently carry out their missions are under construction .
Administrative Division
Annual Board of Officers Retreat : In 2000 , we instituted an annual retreat-style Board meeting each summer , permitting the newly installed President , Board of Officers , and executive staff , to discuss important association matters , and to set the agenda for the year ahead . An ancillary but equally important function of the Board Retreat is to permit the families and “ significant others ” of members of the Board to get to know one another ,
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