The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA) is attempting to develop a Police and Family Conference Train-the-Trainer curriculum that can be utilized by police agencies throughout the United States and Canada.
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The target population will include urban, suburban and even the tribal population of police officers and their spouses.
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Start-up funds will enable ILEA to explore this initiative to promote this concept on a national level.
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Sent an e-mail on 9/11/12 asking for a day and time this week to go over assessment questions. Had assessment call on 9.21.12; working on assessment. Sent to BJA on 9.26.12. Sent e-mail to Mr. Moore on 10.29.12 requesting a time to set up a call with policy advisers from BJA. Follow up e-mail sent to Mr. Moore on 11.1.12 requesting to set up a call with BJA. Call scheduled for 11.8.12. Held call with Pam Cammarata and others from BJA where they asked a number of questions in regard to Mr. Moore and his program. On 11.15.12 I received forwarded e-mail stating that BJA was interested in funding application if Mr. Moore were willing to make some changes to his program. However, Angela needed to get final OK from Becky before proceeding. 11.30.12 E-mail to Angela regarding status of application. Angela responded that it was denied by the Governance Board, but that Pam Cammarata was appealing to Denise O'Donnell. 12.14.12 received e-mail from Mr. Moore asking for status of request. Responded on 12.17.12 and stated that there was no information yet and that he probably wouldn't know anything until after the first of the year.
a:28:{s:32:"field_what_event_has_occurred_th";s:322:"The Police and Families Conference has been presented for the past seven years to law enforcement families in the state of Texas. Mr. Moore recently became the Director of ILEA and believes that this conference can be used as a train the trainer conference so that police departments across the United States can benefit.";s:32:"field_what_do_you_want_to_achiev";s:219:"ILEA would like to have seed funds to pilot their Police and Family Conference so that they can create a train-the-trainer program. This will then allow the program to be offered in numerous regions across the country.";s:32:"field_what_will_happen_if_this_n";s:162:"The Police and Families Conference will continue to be presented in Texas, but police departments across the country will not have the opportunity to participate.";s:32:"field_what_is_the_gap_between_wh";s:450:"Currently, there are few programs that address the police office and family as a whole. There is a significant need for relationship training to teach the unique role of a police officer in the community and in his family. Divorce and suicide rates are high among law enforcement families; this curriculum is designed to facilitate discussion that will open the lines of communication and alleviate the stressors that result in divorce and suicide.";s:32:"field_do_you_have_any_data_to_su";s:3:"N/A";s:32:"field_have_there_been_previous_a";s:179:"The Police and Family Conference has been presented for the past 7 years, but there have not been attempts in the past to pilot the program and create a train-the-trainer program.";s:32:"field_have_you_sought_tta_before";s:2:"No";s:32:"field_who_will_assume_leadership";s:72:"Neil Moore, Director of the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration";s:32:"field_how_did_you_learn_about_nt";s:143:"Mr. Moore was the SAA for the State of Indiana and learned about NTTAC through his connection to BJA and Mr. Jim Birch, former director of BJA.";s:32:"field_what_are_your_organization";s:685:"The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA) has a long history of training in the law enforcement community. They were founded in 1947 as an educational outreach for attorneys to teach the rule of law. In 1957 they engaged in police education for supervisors, administrators and trainers. In 1992 the center for law enforcement ethics was established. During the past seven years they have recognized the importance of working with police officers and their families to strengthen a relationship that can often be stressful. ILEA has developed a curriculum that focuses on improving these relationships and is offered at no charge to police officers and their spouses. ";s:32:"field_what_are_organization_s_we";s:416:"Currently there is some internal debate that has been held in regard to whether or not this curriculum can be replicated outside of Texas. The concern is that ILEA does not have the resources to take this train the trainer program to a national level. This is the reason for seeking this technical assistance; with funding from BJA, the resources will be available to present this curriculum on a national basis. ";s:32:"field_what_opportunities_does_th";s:735:"ILEA has the potential to expand their Police and Family Conference into a train-the-trainer program that can be implemented across the United States. They would like to pilot this program on the West Coast, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and In Raleigh, North Carolina. Following these pilot projects, ILEA would draw on evaluations from each location and make adjustments and changes where necessary to the program to reflect different needs in regions of the United States. Following this step, ILEA will turn this curriculum into a train-the-trainer program where they bring training supervisors from police departments around the country to their facility to teach them how to implement this curriculum in their police departments. ";s:32:"field_what_are_the_challenges_th";s:372:"ILEA does not have the seed funds needed to pilot this project to three regions across the United States and then create a train-the-trainer program. Without seed funds, it will be difficult to accomplish this objective. This curriculum is designed to be operated at a very low budget, utilizing several volunteers to keep the program free of charge to the participants. ";s:32:"field_how_will_this_technical_as";s:272:"Funding for this program will allow ILEA to provide services to a broader range of police officers and their families across the United States. The Police and Families Conference will help law enforcement families to improve their relationships and prepare for the future.";s:32:"field_what_is_your_overarching_g";s:194:"The overarching goal is to request seed funds in the amount of $23,854 to implement a train-the-trainer pilot project that will improve the relationships of police families on a national level. ";s:32:"field_please_list_at_least_two_o";s:448:"Pilot Police and Family Conference curriculum in three locations across the United States. (West Coast, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Raleigh, North Carolina)
2. Evaluate the pilot project and make corrections to the model bases on regional differences.
3. Train approximately 50 training supervisors from various police departments across the United States within next 12 months to understand and train others in the program at a local level.
";s:32:"field_as_a_result_of_this_tta_wh";s:584:"Success to ILEA six months from now is having piloted the police and family conference to three locations in the United States (West Coast, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Raleigh, North Carolina). At this point, the staff at ILEA will be evaluating the project at each location and making necessary adjustments to the curriculum based on regional differences. Once they adjustments are complete, ILEA will develop a train-the-trainer course to bring training supervisors from police departments across the United States to teach them how to implement this program in their departments. ";s:32:"field_who_will_be_participating_";s:501:"Mr. Greg Smith, Deputy Director of ILEA is the lead for the curriculum. Forty police officers and their spouses (total of 80 people) will attend the conference as participants. In addition, ILEA will seek three attorneys and three financial consultants who are willing to lead a section of the curriculum on a voluntary basis. Finally ILEA will seek out a seasoned police officer to lead a discussion with the officers and a police spouse to lead a discussion with the spouses on a voluntary basis.";s:32:"field_what_do_participants_need_";s:3:"N/A";s:32:"field_what_activities_experience";s:971:"The curriculum involves four sessions over two days.
Day One Morning Session:
Group session on Gary Chapman’s book, “The Five Love Languages”
Afternoon Session:
Three attorneys are present to discuss legal issues that are specific to police officers and their spouses. Participants leave the group with a legal power of attorney, medical power of attorney, and a living will.
Day Two Morning Session:
Three financial consultants are present to discuss financial issues that are specific to police officers and their spouses. They discuss the importance of establishing a trust as a legal document to handle finances, how to build a family budget, and locating financial resources to assist a tight budget.
Afternoon Session:
Police officers and their spouses are separated into two groups so that a facilitated discussion can occur about the stressors of marriage in a police family. A seasoned police officer and spouse each lead this discussion.
";s:32:"field_who_supports_you_in_this_e";s:255:"Mr. Moore has been in contact with former BJA Director, Jim Birch, who is supportive. At administrative level, Mr. Moore has the support of agency chiefs and local Sherriff’s who recognize the need for this type of training for their police officers. ";s:32:"field_who_are_key_stakeholders_i";s:172:"At the administrative level, it is necessary for Chiefs of Police, Sheriffs and Training Supervisors to be stakeholders in this training for their law enforcement officers.";s:32:"field_who_are_key_stakeholders_p";s:240:"Training supervisors should be involved at the program level as a facilitator for the program in their department. In addition 2-4 police officers and their spouses would be involved as volunteers for the 2nd day of facilitated discussion.";s:32:"field_who_are_key_stakeholders_o";s:214:"For the program to be successful, attorneys and financial consultants should be partners in this curriculum so that costs can be kept to a minimum and the curriculum can be offered at no charge to the participants.";s:32:"field_how_open_are_the_key_stake";s:3:"N/A";s:32:"field_are_there_any_local_govern";s:3:"N/A";s:32:"field_how_will_your_organization";s:414:"ILEA plans to use the seed funds request from BJA to take their conference to three locations across the United States to pilot it. Once they have evaluated the program and made changes to account for differences in regions across the country, they will charge a fee for trainers to come to their facility to attend a train-the trainer program. This fee will then sustain the program once the seed funds are gone.";s:32:"field_what_other_resources_do_yo";s:401:"As a part of the curriculum, ILEA actively seek attorneys and bankers who will volunteer their time to do the legal and financial pieces. In addition, they will request that the police departments where the program is piloted provide space for the conference to be held. Once the project is piloted and this conference becomes a train the trainer program, ILEA will have their own space to utilize. ";}