Summary recent commission meetings of Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) CJSTC Summary Nov. 2017 For more information contact: Dean Register | Director Criminal Justice Professionalism Florida Department of Law Enforcement deanregister@fdle.state.fl.us (850) 410-8611 Office (850) 251-7680 Cellular
On June 23, 2017, Senate Bill 8A, expanding the medical use of marijuana in Florida and requiring the FDLE to develop training for law enforcement officers was signed into law. In cooperation with FPCA, FSA, SLECA, and FPAA the Medical Marijuana Reference Guide was developed and is available on CJNET at http://www.flcjn.net/Medical-Marijuana-Resources.aspx The recently released Medical…
A Notice of Proposed Rule was published yesterday, May 31, 2017, in the Florida Administrative Register regarding proposed updates to the General Records Schedule GS1-SL for State and Local Government Agencies and the General Records Schedule GS2 for Law Enforcement, Correctional Facilities and District Medical Examiners. Public comment is now being accepted on these updates.…
The Office of Compassionate Use has created a law enforcement sensitive (LES) document for our law enforcement partners that covers: The implementation of the Compassionate Care Act and Amendment II The Compassionate Use Registry Identification Card Program Enforcement quick facts related to what is and what is not legal under current law and rule, and…
This is a 4th DCA case regarding the timing of Miranda in an interview that began as non-custodial. Thanks to Regional Legal Advisor John Kemner for preparing the update. Case Law Update 17-04 Jason L. Jones General Counsel Florida Department of Law Enforcement (850) 410-7676
PR Newswire, ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27, 2016 The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® and EMCOR Group, Inc.® (NYSE: EME), today announced the launch of Safety Central, a free child safety app available for Apple and Android devices. The app is designed to help parents and guardians protect their families and act quickly should…
The Humane Society of the United States is offering FPCA members and their staff free training on Animal Cruelty. They provide training to law enforcement officers nationally on investigating animal fighting and cruelty crimes, and the link between illegal animal abuse and other felony crimes. In the past year, officers from over 1,300 agencies across…
The next Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Meeting will be held during the week of October 31 – November 3, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota. Click here for the draft agenda.
Click on this link for the results of the FPCA Recruitment and Retention Survey results.