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From: Lieut. Dave Brown Date: July 17, 2007 Subject: IACP Supervisory Training
Recently, Lynn Police Sergeants Henry Wojewodzic, Andrew Bucklin and James Flynn, attended a three day seminar for first line street supervisors, which was held at the Lynn Police Department’s Training Suite. In attendance for this International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Training, were over 26 sergeants from several Massachusetts and New Hampshire Police Departments. Captain Mark O’Toole, the supervisor of the Lynn Police Department’s Professional Standards Division, and Lieutenant Glen Deveau, supervisor of the LPD Training Unit, coordinated this event. The instructor was retired Chief Larry Mathieson of the Ormond Beach Police Department in Florida. Chief Mathieson has 32 years of law enforcement service, most of which was with Miami-Dade P.D. He is also a law enforcement instructor, with over 20 years of experience. There were several exercises and discussions regarding the transition from officer to supervisor, police ethics and the challenges faced by first line supervisors. Chief Mathieson utilized several different power point presentations, videos and lectures in order to highlight his points. A strong emphasis was also placed on improving the supervision of patrol officers. The Chief stressed that this will lead to enhanced service to the community, and a superior police department. He noted that due to the close working relationship with patrol officers, the first line supervisor is in a position to build positive relationships. Various techniques were offered to assist with effectively managing employees from different age groups. In addition, there were discussions on supervisor responsibilities such as: discipline issues, motivating personnel, efficiency, productivity, and adherence to rules and regulations. The insight gained from this training and others like it, will be shared with supervisors within our department, and utilized to improve upon our management skills. The Lynn Police Sergeants who attended this training provided the following comments. Sergeant Henry Wojewodzic said, “This training was important as it pointed out our supervisory strengths and weaknesses, and offered ideas on how to improve upon ourselves.” Sergeant James Flynn said, “I found this training to be well thought out and informative. I would recommend it to any new first line supervisors.” Sergeant Andrew Bucklin said, “This training should be mandatory for all officers regardless of rank or time on the job.”
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