MACP Awards for Excellence

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MACP Awards for Excellence

• Competition among similar sizes and types of law
  enforcement agencies.
• Redesigned to be compatible with the National Law
  Enforcement Challenge that is sponsored by the
  International Association of Chiefs of Police
  (IACP).

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Awards

• 6,000 grant from OHSP to purchase traffic safety
  equipment or schedule overtime traffic
  enforcement patrols.
• A personalized plaque from AAA Michigan.
• Automatic consideration in the national law
  enforcement challenge (IACP)

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The Application

• The body of the application should showcase your
  agencys traffic safety efforts in the following
  categories
• Introduction
• Policies and Guidelines
• Training of Officers
• Incentives and Recognition of Officers
• Public Information and Education
• Enforcement Activities
• Effectiveness of Efforts
• Innovation is an optional section for Michigans
  program

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Important

• Public Information and Education - provide a
  narrative of your public information and
  education efforts.
• Enforcement Activity - provide the number of
  citations/warnings issued for safety belt/child
  seats, impaired driving and speeding for any of
  the best three (3) month period they do not
  have to be consecutive months.
• Effectiveness of Efforts provide a narrative of
  your effectiveness. Include
• Change in safety belt use.
• Numbers of speed and alcohol related fatalities
  and injury crashes.
• Results of enforcement activity

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Winner Category 1 to 10 Officers

• The Memphis Police Department identified a
  traffic problem involving speed, sight distance
  and crossing guard visibility. Improving guard
  visibility, reducing traffic speed and placing
  innovative signage to raise driver awareness all
  served to correct this potentially dangerous
  traffic problem.

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Winner Category 11 to15 Officers

• Utilizing advanced training for officers along
  with strict enforcement and an extensive public
  information and education program, the Dowagiac
  Police Department has had a significant impact on
  traffic crashes.

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Winner Category 16 to 25 Officers

• The Sturgis Police Department has implemented
  a program called Safe Kid Zones to keep
  children safer while walking to and from school.
  The department utilized extensive education
  efforts and technology to address this problem.

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Winner Category 26 to 49 Officers

• The Van Buren Township Police Department
  recognize the importance of traffic safety and
  created a traffic services team to address
  traffic safety problems.

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Winner Category 50 to 80 Officers

• To reduce alcohol-related crashes, the Novi
  Police Department developed an OWI tracking
  sheet to identify locations where officers have
  encountered people who have been drinking. This
  allows the department to identify areas in need
  of increased enforcement.

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Winner Category 81 Officers

• Through a combination of officer training and
  participation in statewide safety belt and drunk
  driving mobilizations, Farmington Hills police
  officers take a strict stance with unbelted and
  drunk motorists.

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Winner Sheriffs Office

• Utilizing specialized training of their
  traffic officers, targeted enforcement in problem
  areas and participation in specialized
  enforcement efforts, the Muskegon County
  Sheriffs Office has been instrumental in
  reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities in the
  county.

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Winner State Police Post

• The Iron River Post assures all troopers
  receive specialized training in occupant
  protection and enforcement efforts. The Iron
  River Post utilized innovative public information
  and education efforts, including using store
  marquees to post traffic safety messages, using
  OHSP community kits and staffing educational
  booths at fairs and events.

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Successful Programs

• Complete the application and submit it to the
  MACP by the deadline.
• Follow the format outlined and document your
  current activity.

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Technical Assistance

• The MACP and IACP websites
• michiganpolicechiefs.org
• theiacp.org
• A how to complete the application guide.
• OHSP law enforcement liaison team.

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Questions?

• Ms. Pat Eliason
• Police Traffic Services Programs
• Office of Highway Safety Planning
• 517-333-5318
• Mr. Tom Hendrickson
• Executive Director
• Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
• 517-349-9420