DeWitt Police Department - Town Of DeWitt
DeWitt Police Department - Town Of DeWitt
DeWitt Police Department - Town Of DeWitt
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Accreditation:<br />
Administrative Services is responsible for ensuring that all department policies<br />
and procedures are in compliance with the standards set by New York State<br />
Division of Criminal Justice Services. The accreditation program has long been<br />
recognized as a means of maintaining the highest standards of professionalism.<br />
The <strong>DeWitt</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong> was originally accredited in 1998 and reaccredited<br />
in 2003 and 2008. In 2013, our agency will go through another re-accreditation<br />
program.<br />
Training Unit:<br />
The Training Unit staff includes the Captain, two Lieutenants, five Sergeants, Investigator, and five <strong>Of</strong>ficers.<br />
This unit develops, implements and evaluates mandated in-service training as well as providing selective topical<br />
training. This unit conducted over 48 hours of practical exercise and classroom instruction that all of our<br />
officers attended. <strong>Of</strong>ficers also attend numerous local training sessions held throughout the region on various<br />
topics.<br />
Training this year included instruction on legal updates, Jewish culture, CPEP Overview, Autism in Children,<br />
evidence procedures, defensive tactics, workplace ergonomics, firearms, AED/CPR, Four Roll Call Trainings,<br />
and Winter EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operations Course). In addition to in-service training, officers are<br />
sent to a variety of specialized training schools to enhance their respective duties. In 2011 these include:<br />
Radar/Lidar Operator, Search & Seizure, Street Survival, Hotel/Motel Interdiction, Crisis Negotiations, Reid<br />
Interview/Interrogation School, Basic Juvenile Investigations, Instructor Development, Sexual Harassment for<br />
Supervisors, Investigating Use of Force for Supervisors, Empire State Traffic Safety Conference, and Crime<br />
Scene Investigation I.<br />
Grant Funding<br />
Grant Funding, requires the<br />
preparing, budgeting, accounting<br />
and fiscal reporting related to grant<br />
awards. These awards are received<br />
from Local, State and Federal sources.<br />
Programs funded by grant monies<br />
include Stop DWI, Buckle Up New<br />
York, STEP, Youth Grant, JAG<br />
Recovery, FJA Grant. Grant<br />
managers are also responsible for<br />
acquiring new technology for use by<br />
all department members. In 2011, the <strong>DeWitt</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Department</strong><br />
received $25,000 for a marked patrol vehicle for evidence, $14,963 for<br />
aircard usage, $14,045 for 3 members to attend tactical training, $12,900<br />
for six ballistic vests, $600 for portable battery rack charger for the<br />
Emergency Services Team truck, $504 for six portable radio batteries.