The NJ Police Chief Magazine Volume 24, Number 4 | Page 5
The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | April 2018
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
MITCHELL C. SKLAR
Nearly every weekday the Association’s State Office sends out to our Active and
Retired members the “Daily E-News Clips” via our email system. There is a good
chance that if you are reading this, you regularly check out those daily news clips.
Our State Office has the capability to track the number of “opens” that the various
emails and alerts that the Association sends out, and the “Daily E-News Clips”
consistently ranks as the most read by our members. This is good news (no pun
intended) – it is vital that Police Chiefs stay on top of current issues and what is happening in the
policing industry, both here in New Jersey and in the wider world.
Make no mistake, we operate in a constantly changing and competitive environment. Unless you are
able to keep up with the latest news, you are liable to miss out on essential information that just might
be invaluable to you in a variety of ways. You never know when an issue that is current somewhere
else might just pop up in your jurisdiction. Likewise, it is always in your best interests not to be taken
by surprise by any event or trend that impacts your role as Chief and as a police and community leader.
The articles that are linked in the “Daily E-News Clips” can touch on anything from important
legislation, stories of selfless heroic acts by our police officers, achievements by our members or
their departments, national or international news impacting the policing profession - just about
anything that might be of interest and useful to our members.
As leadership consultant Alan Feirer puts it, if you want to be at the top of your profession, “Stay
well-read, and keep thinking, and talking, and networking, and make up your own mind.” Keeping up
with the relevant news is a part of this common-sense approach. As Chiefs, you may not have the time
to read each of the daily newspapers that cover our state. Our Association does that for you, and we
urge you all to take a few minutes out of your day to keep up to date by way of the NJSACOP “Daily
E-News Clips.” We also encourage you to send a link to [email protected] if you have a story in the
media about your department.
Mitchell C. Sklar, Esq.
Executive Director
The NJSACOP sends its deepest condolences to
the families of:
Chief R. Bruce Phillips
NJSACOP Past President and Retired Life Member
Chief Harvey F. Morrell, Jr.
Retired Life Member
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