Police Dept Accreditation Report - Satellite Beach
Police Dept Accreditation Report - Satellite Beach
Police Dept Accreditation Report - Satellite Beach
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<strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department<br />
Final Assessment <strong>Report</strong><br />
July 25, 2012<br />
Page 2 of 11<br />
D. Agency Profile<br />
<strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> was incorporated in 1957 and the first <strong>Police</strong> Officer was hired in<br />
1961. Chief Jeff M. Pearson was sworn in as the 5 th Chief of <strong>Police</strong> for the city<br />
on August 1, 2011, when the agency had 23 full-time sworn <strong>Police</strong> Officers and 7<br />
support personnel. The <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department now consists of 21<br />
sworn <strong>Police</strong> Officers, which include one K-9 Officer, 2 Motorcycle Officers, 2<br />
School Resource Officers and a 9 member Emergency Response Team. There<br />
are also 11 support employees and an office of Professional Standards, and 6<br />
School Crossing Guards. Additionally, the agency utilizes civilian volunteers<br />
throughout the department, enhancing services and community relations.<br />
Currently, active programs include: Citizens On Patrol; Volunteer Marine Patrol<br />
and ATV Patrol, Citizens <strong>Police</strong> Academy, House Checks, and Stop By & Say Hi.<br />
The <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department is a full service agency and performs all<br />
major law enforcement duties 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The duties of the<br />
agency include, but are not limited to uniformed patrol, criminal investigations,<br />
police and fire dispatch, traffic enforcement, arrest of violators, school resource<br />
programs, evidence collection and preservation, training, records keeping and a<br />
variety of administrative functions which include fiscal matters and personnel<br />
management.<br />
The city of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> is located in Central Brevard County on the east coast<br />
of Florida. <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> is a barrier island located east of the City of<br />
Melbourne, on the Atlantic Ocean between Cocoa <strong>Beach</strong> and Indian Harbour<br />
<strong>Beach</strong> abutting Patrick Air Force Base to the North.<br />
The entire population of the barrier islands exceeds 55,000 people while the<br />
population of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> is approximately 10,000. The communities on the<br />
barrier island include Cape Canaveral, Cocoa <strong>Beach</strong>, Patrick Air Force Base,<br />
<strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>, and Indian Harbour <strong>Beach</strong>, Indialantic, Melbourne <strong>Beach</strong> and a<br />
fairly large unincorporated area.<br />
The City is predominantly residential with some light industry and professional<br />
businesses.<br />
The City government is a City Manager form, with an elected City Council made<br />
up of four Council Members and a Mayor.<br />
The <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Police</strong> Department achieved its initial accreditation in 2000<br />
through CFA and was reaccredited in 2003, 2006 and 2009.<br />
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