Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable
Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public
Trust and Public Safety
Author: Kristen Potter
Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable
Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission
Congratulations to the Lehigh County Sheriff’s Office (PA) on their recent Accreditation Award from the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission!
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Ohio County (KY) Sheriff’s Office Accreditation Award
From left to right: National Sheriff’s Association President Sheriff Vernon Stanforth, Ohio County Sheriff Tracy Beatty, Ohio County Chief Deputy Allen Lacy, Ohio County Evidence Tech Jeannette Lacy, Ohio County Sergeant Chris Matthews, Ohio County Detective Sergeant Doug Esther, and Former KY Association President and Hardin County Sheriff John Ward. 
From left to right: OC Sergeant Detective Doug Esther, OC Chief Deputy Allen Lacy, OC Sheriff Tracy Beatty, and OC Sergeant Christopher Matthews 
On the left is Executive Director KY Association of Chief of Police Shawn Butler and on the right is Ohio County Sheriff Tracy Beatty
Chincoteague Police Department Virginia Award
The Chincoteague Police Department was presented our 3rd award for a Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC) Reaccredited Police Department. Our initial accreditation was in January of 2012. This award was supposed to be presented in 2020, but did not happen due to the pandemic. Pictured are DCJS Accreditation Program Manager Derrick Mays presenting the award, Chincoteague Police Accreditation Manager Amy Lewis and Chief R.K. Fisher.
