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Wichita, Kansas
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KPOA President Bill Edwards
It
is a true honor to represent the Kansas Peace Officers
Association and all its members as this year's President. I
would like to pass on to the membership that is clear we are
facing challenging times. As I read various magazine articles or
watch some news stories, the overwhelming call is for the police
to be better when dealing with the public. I understand and
reinforce this message, believing public trust has to be earned
through integrity, accountability and transparency. What I see
is 99% of Police Officers living up to this idea every day. I
also believe the majority of citizens still appreciate and
depend on Law Enforcement. I witnessed a great example of
Citizen support in September of this year. Members of the
Douglas County Business Community and Citizen Organizations
sponsored a “Valor Awards Banquet” recognizing First Responders
and Law Enforcement. Held in Lawrence over 400 hundred people
came out to witness the responders receive awards and hear the
accounts of what they had done. This is not the only example of
Communities and Organization honoring Police and Fire for their
heroism and compassion taken in the line of duty, but it does
send the message of support for all to see.
As a profession we all deal with, and suffer from the few tragic
Law Enforcement incidents receiving media coverage, knowing at
the same time as professionals in most cases we are hardest on
ourselves. Departments are regularly sending Officers to job
fairs and recruiting opportunities in an effort to draw in the
best candidates for jobs. Then providing each new hire, academy
training from an internationally recognized training academy
staff or a sanctioned satellite training staff. A structured
Field Training Officer program follows up the academy training
making sure the new officers can apply all the training they
received. In addition, agencies access continuing
education options for sworn personnel bringing in top trainers
in many cases for specialized training. All these
standards along with regular reviews of department policies and
operating practices are done with the intent of providing the
public with the best most professional Officers possible.
I would like to end by saying over my career I have always been
proud to be a member of Kansas Law Enforcement and equally proud
and inspired by those Officers I have had the privilege to know
and work with. I want to remind each of you to be safe and
remember every day you will be given an opportunity to make a
positive difference in someone’s life.
Sincerely,
Chief Bill Edwards
Eudora Police Department
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