Explorer Post Associations and TLEEAA

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Explorer Post Associations and TLEEAA

• Wednesday, November 12, 2003

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Brad JohnsonFort Worth Police Department

• Law enforcement career 29 years
• Thirteen years patrol
• Seven years juvenile investigator
• Nine years training academy (current assignment)

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Brad JohnsonFort Worth Police Department

• Exploring career
• Advisor for nineteen years
• Program coordinator for department

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Brad JohnsonFort Worth Police Department

• BSA awards
• BSA longhorn council service team for learning
  for life
• BSA award of merit
• BSA explorer advisors key award
• BSA explorer advisors training award
• BSA masters degree in commissioners science
• BSA silver beaver award

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Brad JohnsonFort Worth Police Department

• The most important accomplishment
• One of original founders of TLEEAA

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Explorer Post AssociationsLearning Objectives

• Have an understanding of the reason law
  enforcement exploring associations are formed and
  their relationship to the boy scouts of America
  and the learning for life programs
• Be knowledgeable of the purpose/mission of TLEEAA
  and most other law enforcement exploring
  associations
• Be aware of characteristics that are common to
  successful law enforcement exploring programs

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Explorer Post Associations

• Associations are formed for the same reasons that
  draw people together
• A common purpose, a forum to share experiences
  and concerns and a desire for self and group
  improvements.

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Explorer Post Associations

• An effective association must have a defined
  purpose, attainable goals and objectives and a
  workable plan to fulfill its mission

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Explorer Post Associations

• The quality and effectiveness of any association
  is in direct proportion to the enthusiasm,
  commitment and participation of its members.

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Explorer Post Associations

• Mission statements
• TLEEAA
• MLEEA

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Explorer Post Associations

• Between these two associations you see a lot of
  similarities. All law enforcement associations
  are created to better law enforcement exploring.
  Through the networking that goes on during
  meetings and between meetings law enforcement
  posts are making improvements.

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Explorer Post Associations

• Associations activities
• Statewide and/or regional competitive events
• Leadership development programs for explorers and
  advisors
• Advisor training seminars
• Develop and support a website that serves as a
  source of information for all members of the
  association

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Explorer Post Associations

• BSA Statement on Associations (June 12, 1992)
• During the 1990 National Law Enforcement Explorer
  Competition at Boulder, CO, BSA took a survey of
  the Advisors and found out about all of the
  different associations. Two years later, they
  made a statement to the Councils, that they will
  work with the associations and came up with some
  guidelines for all to follow.

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Explorer Post Associations

• The statement that was made was mainly to ensure
  that the association and the council work
  together and that each knows the responsibility
  of the other.

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Explorer Post Associations

• Summary
• Law Enforcement Exploring Associations are
  extremely beneficial to the Law Enforcement
  Exploring program. A well organized and proactive
  association can make the difference between a
  region or state having a mediocre program or an
  outstanding program.