CHP Gets Award From National Black Law Enforcement Group.News Editors/Government Writers SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001 The California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. (CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan ) announced today it has received a national award for its innovative program which trains officers in professional police practices involving interactions with all members of the public. The department was one of six enforcement agencies from throughout the nation to receive the annual Civil Rights Award from the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) is a membership group for black law enforcement CEOs and command level officials in local, state, county, and federal government. (NOBLE) and LexisNexis A service that provides online legal and business information. Lexis was the first full-text information service for the legal profession. Nexis provides the archives of The New York Times as well as Wall Street industry analysis, public records, tax information, political analysis, SEC . Assistant Commissioner Doug Orr accepted the award during ceremonies at NOBLE's 25th-anniversary annual conference in Washington, D. C. "We're proud that the CHP's commitment to fairness has been recognized by one of the most prestigious minority law enforcement groups in the country," said CHP Commissioner D. O. "Spike" Helmick. NOBLE has grown from a core group of 60 African-American law enforcement officers in 1976 to over 3,000 today. The award recognizes the CHP's SROVT (Solid, Realistic, On-Going, Verifiable Training), a program that focuses on high-risk high-risk adjective Referring to an ↑ risk of suffering from a particular condition Infectious disease Referring to an ↑ risk for exposure to blood-borne pathogens, which occurs with blood bank technicians, dental professionals, dialysis unit , low frequency incidents that officers face in the course of their job. The program is composed of a series of six-minute training sessions conducted during daily briefing. The sessions pose scenarios to the officers involving interactions with the public in assistance and enforcement stops. Officers then work through the scenarios to develop appropriate responses. "One of the Department's strengths is the extensive training program. Officers go through our 26-week cadet program at our Academy in West Sacramento and then continue to learn the latest law enforcement techniques throughout their career," Helmick said. The California Highway Patrol is a law enforcement and traffic safety agency reporting to Business, Transportation and Housing Agency Secretary Maria Contreras-Sweet and Governor Gray Davis. |
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