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The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | January 2019 Continued from previous page the book and the first name was a Major that sounded familiar. Well he was the lead instructor of the group. Now I’m getting nervous and I look at the contributing author’s page and I see his name again. Then I go to the acknowledgement page and there’s tons of names and as I read through you see all of the people sitting next to us in the classroom had contributed to this book. We’re sitting in a room with people who contributed to the textbook and that was intimidating to say the least. As time went by we became more comfortable with the experience. The staff and faculty were very welcoming and guided us through the process. They taught us the material, the series and more importantly they taught us how to teach. I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything…. All 10 of us would say the same thing—that it was one of the best experiences in our careers. I later became chief and I’m not sure that would have happened absent this experience. NJSACOP LEAP Revised Standards: Update and Training Harry J. Delgado, Ed.S. Accreditation Program Director The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (NJSACOP LEAP) released the 2018 edition of the accreditation standards. Mandatory compliance has become effective January 1, 2019. The standards are available on PowerDMS for subscribers of Power Standards. The application package, process manual, annual report, and other relevant documents will be uploaded on PowerDMS. This will become the depository for all NJSACOP LEAP documents. As we move forward, agencies will be granted access to their own e-file to place and retrieve documents. NJSACOP LEAP New Accreditation Managers is ongoing. This training is not only for new accreditation managers but for experienced managers as well. The new sessions not only cover the new standards, revised language and PowerDMS Power Standards, but also effectively addresses the requirements to satisfy all of the standards. This training is currently available to all of our members for no additional cost. This training is delivered by current NJSACOP LEAP assessors offering Accreditation Managers direct access to members of the Standards Review Committee (SRC) developing the new standards and ensuring compliance. Let me stress this important point: this training is delivered exclusively by experienced and trained NJSACOP LEAP assessors and it is the only training authorized to comply with the Standards. Training provided by anyone other than NJSACOP is not authorized and not valid to meet the requirements of the standards. We do not recognize training from any other organization. In addition, for those waiting to register or needing assistance NJSACOP LEAP has a very effective “Intervention Program”. All it takes is either an email or phone call to request assistance or a visit to your agency if necessary. We recognize that at times formal workshops may pull Accreditation Managers away from their already busy work schedule. Hence, this program is designed to conveniently offer direct access to accreditation experts and bring the resources of NJSACOP LEAP to them or their agencies. Finally, we will be sending information out soon about the “NJSACOP LEAP Workshop”. For additional information I may be reached at [email protected] 25