2009 Law Enforcement
Challenge
NEW DEADLINE: APRIL 22, 2010!
Submit to: Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 134, Henrico, VA 23288
Due to an unexpected change in dates for the Virginia Challenge judging process, we were able to extend the deadline this time.
(If you are working on completing an entry and are concerned you cannot meet the deadline, please contact Erin Schrad, LEC Coordinator – erin@vachiefs.org or 804-512-5162 – before abandoning your entry.) |
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General Application Information
- Related Awards Programs – Saved By the Belt & Bag Awards, Looking Beyond the License Plate, Vehicle Theft Awards of Merit, J. Stannard Baker Awards
- Traffic Safety Innovations
In 2009, the IACP and NHTSA developed "Traffic Safety Innovations", a booklet that provides insights from some of the National Law Enforcement Challenge winners about what ideas they are employing that have had a positive impact on their community. Traffic Safety Innovations provides a snapshot of what these agencies are doing to get people to buckle up and slow down. Download a copy or contact Sarah Horn at horn@theiacp.org to order a free copy of the booklet.
Notes on Entering the Challenge
- Use
the Virginia Law Enforcement Challenge application
and send your entry to the VACP. The
VACP will ensure that your
entry is judged in both the
state
and national competitions.
- Please
note that the entry
deadline is April 22,
2010.
The VACP will send entries to
IACP to be judged in the national
competition once
they have been judged for the
state competition. DO
NOT send your entry or a copy
of your entry directly to IACP!
- There have been several questions pertaining to the number of officers question on the application. The "Total Number of Sworn Personnel" question is asking for the number of ALL FULL-TIME sworn officers/deputies in your agency, regardless of their assignment (patrol, investigations, court, etc.). You DO NOT count part-time personnel. The total number of full-time, sworn personnel in your agency determines which category your agency competes in in the Challenge.
The "Total Number of Patrol Officers" is asking for the number of full-time, sworn officers/deputies your agency has that work patrol. This information is used by the judges to evaluate your department's enforcement activities (number of special enforcement activities conducted, number of citations/warnings issued, etc.). In most cases, the number of patrol officers is less than the total number of sworn personnel, except in the case of small department's where every officer – including the chief! – runs radar and writes tickets.
- Please
note that there are a number of special awards.
You may want to highlight one of your programs that
meets the judging criteria of the special awards listed
in the application. This year, in order to apply for the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Award, you must fill out an additional form in the application!
- MAKE A COPY OF YOUR ENTRY!!!!! IACP is not planning to return applications to entering agencies this year. If you want to have a copy of your entry for your files, make 2 copies of your entry — 1 to enter, 1 to keep!!
- Entries must be no larger than 1" thick!! National Challenge judges may disqualify your application if it is too thick. Sheet protectors are nice, but they do add bulk. You are better off printing on a thicker stock paper if you are concerned about durability.
Questions?
If
you have any questions about the program or the application
process, please feel free to contact one of the following
people:
Erin Schrad,
VACP Communications Manager & VA Law Enforcement Challenge Coordinator
Phone: (804) 285-8227; E-mail: erin@vachiefs.org
Frank Kowaleski,
Law Enforcement Liaison (Central & Eastern Virginia)
Phone: (757) 508-8227; E-mail: frank@smartsafeandsober.org
Don
Allen, Law Enforcement Liaison
(Western Virginia)
Phone: (540) 599-1449; E-mail: don@smartsafeandsober.org
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