Program Propels Future Law Enforcement Officers
December 8, 2014
Future leaders for state law enforcement agencies recently gained invaluable training during a prestigious program at 麻豆视频鈥檚 Public Safety Institute that prepared them for top command positions.
Some 33 officers graduated Dec. 5 from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement鈥檚
Florida Leadership Academy, which selects the state鈥檚 best professionals and requires
them to complete four months of rigorous coursework.
The program included officers from 25 agencies throughout Florida, including the Melbourne,
West Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite Beach and Fellsmere police departments
along the Space Coast.
鈥淭he academy trains the men and women who will become the leaders in law enforcement
and corrections throughout Florida,鈥 said Marian Shelpman, Dean of 麻豆视频鈥檚 Public Safety
Institute. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e nominated by their chiefs and command staffs and have demonstrated
high standards of character and integrity during their careers. We were honored to
host them here at Eastern Florida.鈥
Among those attending the graduation ceremony was Dean Register, director of FDLE鈥檚
Criminal Justice Professional Division. Representatives from the Florida Department
of Corrections and Seminole County Sheriff鈥檚 Office were also on hand.
- Contact:Suzanne Rains, APR, CPRC, Associate Vice President, Communications
- Office:321-433-7022
- Cell:321-537-6986
- Email:rainss@easternflorida.edu