Field Training Officers Hold Their Quarterly Meeting
By Wayne Ivey, Brevard County Sheriff // January 17, 2015
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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Earlier this week, the members of our Field Training Officers Team met for their Quarterly Meeting at our West Precinct.
This elite group of Deputies are responsible for conducting the training for all new Deputies that join the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and for making sure that each new member is fully prepared to take on the role of Deputy Sheriff in our agency.
The Field Training Program consists of a 10-12 week, 4 phase program that follows the 720 hour Law Enforcement Academy and focuses on all aspects of training including report writing, tactical techniques, arrest procedures, and application of laws.
Please join me in thanking the members of this team that work hard every day to make sure that our Deputy Sheriffs are among the most professional and well prepared in the country.
Also, don’t forget to download the free Brevard Sheriff’s Office app today by searching Brevard Sheriff’s Office in the App Store and start receiving Community Alerts about crime and traffic as it happens and also keep up with the latest Mug Shots and Sex Offenders in Brevard County.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.
Prior to being elected in 2012, Sheriff Ivey served the citizens of the State of Florida as a Resident Agent in Charge for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. As a member of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sheriff Ivey developed and created the country’s first ever statewide Task Force on Identity Theft.
That same year the Task Force was named one of the top five most innovative programs in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and investigated approximately 44 million dollars in fraud cases. Additionally, as a member of FDLE, Sheriff Ivey created the Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T) that re-defined the way Child Abduction cases are conducted throughout the country today.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has been a law enforcement officer for over three decades. Sheriff Ivey is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Daytona State College in Management and Supervision. Sheriff Ivey’s background in law enforcement is inclusive of Management, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Patrol Services, Public Integrity Investigations, and Corrections.
The program was later selected as the most innovative program in the country by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is now used as a nationwide model in the response and investigation of child abductions.
Sheriff Ivey has testified before the United States Congress on law enforcement related matters and has extensive experience in the area of Public Integrity Investigations. Sheriff Ivey was honored as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Special Agent of the Year (1996) and was also recognized by the Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for his Outstanding Contributions to Criminal Justice. In August of 2011 Sheriff Ivey was honored by the National Organization of Victims Advocacy for his work at the national level as an advocate of victim’s rights and protection.
Sheriff Ivey speaks regularly on topics such as Identity Theft, Crime in America, Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Self Defense through Mental Preparedness. Sheriff Ivey firmly believes that Crime Prevention and Education are vital to reduce our crime rate and protect our community.
