FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2012
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL SHERIFFS’ INSTITUTE
1450 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone (703) 836-7827
Fax (703) 838-5349
Contact: Fred G. Wilson
(703) 838-5322
SHERIFF JEFF BOX
Completes 103rd Session of National Sheriffs’ Institute
Co-sponsored by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS (NIC) NATIONAL SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIATION (NSA)
Aurora, Colorado - Sheriff Jeff Box of the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office completed participation in the 103rd session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI) held in Aurora, Colorado, September 16-22, 2012. The NSI is the only national executive development program designed for sheriffs. This no-cost program is co-sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA).
Sheriff Box joined 28 other sheriffs from across the country for training on contemporary challenges facing America’s sheriffs today. In light of those challenges, the sheriffs explored the role of the local sheriff in providing effective leadership for the public good in such areas as public safety, criminal justice system policy, community relations, and organization effectiveness and efficiency.
Fred G. Wilson, NSA Director of Operations, said, “Sheriff Box is a leader with vision for the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office. It is an honor to have Sheriff Box, join the more than 2,500 graduates of the NSI since 1973.”
The NIC is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons. It is the primary federal source of technical assistance, training, and information services for state and local corrections. NIC provides a wide variety of services to the nation’s jails, most of which are the responsibility of sheriffs.
The NSA is a non-profit professional association located in Alexandria, Virginia. NSA represents the nearly 3,100 elected sheriffs across the nation and has more than 18,000 members, including law enforcement professionals, state and federal government employees, concerned citizens, students, and others. Since 1940, NSA has served as an information clearinghouse for law enforcement professionals. NSA also provides management training for sheriffs and their personnel in court security, crime victim services, domestic violence, jail operations, and traffic safety. Additionally, NSA administers the highly successful Neighborhood Watch and Triad programs.
"This training at the National Sheriff's Institute was a very high quality training, which should benefit our community greatly" said Sheriff Jeff Box.
Top: left National Sheriff's Association President Larry Amerson, Sheriff Jeff Box, and Richard Davis of National Sheriff's Institute. Bottom: Sheriff Jeff Box and McNairy County Sheriff Guy Buck, these sheriff's are only 2 of 8 current active sheriff's in the 95 counties in Tennessee to graduate the National Sheriff's Institute.