NJ LUENOW Volume 5~ Issue 4
May 2014
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e know that the law enforcement profession is dangerous and in an instant, an officer can be involved in an in the line of duty critical incident, sometimes fighting to save his or her own life. This was the case on April 22nd when one of our own, a Detective who will not be identified by name due to his undercover status, was ambushed inside his vehicle and shot twice during a street drug buy in the City of Garfield. Unbeknownst to the undercover officer, he was the target of a planned robbery, however, his instinctual ‘cop’ reaction subverted a worse case scenario. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force was close by monitoring the undercover drug sale and backup officers moved in when the drug buy went bad, rendered aid to their brother officer, and made the apprehension of the suspects. The law enforcement community bands together when an officer is wounded, and NJ Blue Now commends this Detective for his bravery and wishes him a speedy recovery from his wounds. Annually in mid-May our nation’s law enforcement officers, including a large contingency of New Jersey officers who ‘ride for those who died’ with the National Police Unity Tour, gather in Washington, D.C. with their families, friends and survivors of officers who have made the supreme sacrifice to celebrate National Police Week at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial by remembering, honoring and paying tribute to our fallen blue heroes, especially during the Candlelight Vigil. This issue’s cover story, John Tsoukaris, Field Office Director, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, Newark Office, is no stranger to working with immigration issues and individuals who are in our country illegally and handling criminals who refuse to play by the rules of the law. Thank you, Director Tsoukaris, for being on the front line of enforcement! I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that May 11th is Mother’s Day. NJ Blue Now honors, celebrates and appreciates all mothers and motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society, especially in law enforcement. Till next time! Stay Healthy, Stay Strong, Stay Blue!
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Job Negativity:
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o you find yourself bringing the stress of the day home with you? Is all the negativity you see at work starting to affect your home life? Law enforcement officers have one of the highest rated jobs for stress and negativity, so it is no shock that many of us bring that negativity home with us. We are not alone! According to a recent study, fiftytwo percent of employees say that job demands interfere with family or home responsibilities, while 43% say that home and family responsibilities interfere with job performance. Managing workplace stress is one of the hardest things for officers to do as it is so extreme. Not only do we have the everyday stresses that most people have--office politics, time restrictions, and deadlines--we have real life or death situations to contend with. At every level of law enforcement, your job performance has the potential to impact the safety and wellbeing of the general public, your partner, and yourself. This is a heavy load to carry. Now, add all the negativity seen out on the streets and you have a recipe for major stress overload. How do you NOT bring all this home with you? Where is the on-off switch for your brain that leaves all the job negativity at the station? Well, there isn’t one. This takes a concentrated effort on your part to compartmentalize your life. Over the years and throughout my career in law enforcement I, too, have fallen victim to the job negativity. I have felt myself bring all that home with me to my family, my friends, and those I care about the most. It has taken me years of practice to separate myself from the job, and truthfully, I am not always successful. I still need to make a conscious and dedicated effort to leave work at work.
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have learned that I NEED to take some time to de-stress and relax before I can deal with anything in my personal life. This may seem like a selfish thing to do, especially if you have a family waiting at home for you; however, I can guarantee you that this is essential to keeping your work out of your home. When you are on the job, you are 100% focused on the job. You need to be! This is what makes you good at your job and you should be commended for that dedication. Shifting from that to home life cannot be done in an instant. You need time to take your mind from being totally switched on to something that resembles calm and relaxed. This is impossible to do without some sort of decompression time. You need to take that time and explain to those at home the reason you need this time. This is something that many officers struggle with, explaining that they need to take some time for themselves to just breathe, relax, and let go of the day; this is hard when the expectations at home are that we be 100% focused on home once we finally get there. This is where communication plays a huge role. Being open and honest about what you are dealing with at work is hard for most people--for officers it’s even harder. I find that if you simply state that you need some time to let go of the day and refocus on home life, most family members understand. If they don’t, you need to communicate your feelings in a way that lets them know that you are not disconnected from home life; you just need some time and space to realign your focus. I like to go to the gym after work. It lets me blow off steam, gives me time to let go of the day, refocus on myself and my well-being, and really allows me to ground myself. After a good workout, I am back in the right frame of mind to tackle my personal life, my family, my business, and anything else life throws my way, without the negativity of the job impacting my decisions. It’s so easy to be swept away with negativity, but if
you make the effort and put in the time, you can in fact leave your job at the station and pick it back up the next shift. Pretending that the job doesn’t affect your personal life is futile as your job is so much of who you are and what you think there is no way that it doesn’t overlap with your personal life. This is not a bad thing! You simply need to learn how to separate the two and create boundaries around what you are willing to bring home with you. I always tell my clients that they choose the life they lead, and you need to choose to keep your personal life and your job separate—every day! Make the choice to live with positivity and let go of the stress and negativity you deal with on the job. It takes real, concentrated effort, but it is possible, and it will make a positive impact on your life. We have been given the opportunity to help those who need help, catch the bad guy, and protect the public. This in and of its self is the coolest job in the world. Ensuring that we can continue doing that job requires us to let go of the negativity, refocus on the positive aspects in our lives, and bring that fresh perspective back to work every day. These concentrated decisions to keep work at work take years of practice, and there will be days when you simply cannot do this. Tough cases will stay with you for a long time, but if you try to make the choice every day to live with positivity, you will find that day by day, year by year, you will get better at it and it will become easier to separate your two worlds. You will notice your family life is better and you WILL be more effective as an officer. So, at the end of your shift today, take some time for you. Breathe. Relax. Let go! Khan Coaching “Command Your Life, Lead Your Life, Lead Your Life to Get the Results You Want Out of Life.” www.KhanCoaching.com
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AVOIDING CONFLICTS:
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ll law enforcement officers are aware of the Legal Protection/Defense Plans available to them through their membership in the Policemen’s Benevolent Association (“PBA”) or Fraternal Order of Police (“FOP”). Under these plans, law enforcement officers pay a yearly fee to have access to a plan-approved attorney in the event that administrative, civil or criminal charges are brought against them. The yearly out-of-pocket cost to the officers is reasonable (from $150 to $250 per year) and the plan pays the fees of an “approved” attorney, either fully or up to a specific amount (e.g. $20,000 for administrative charges, $40,000 for civil charges, etc.), depending upon the specific coverage provided under the plan. Clearly, these Legal Protection/Defense Plans provide law enforcement officers with inexpensive legal representation. Law enforcement officers can obtain (essentially) free legal advice and assistance from an attorney who is supposed to be experienced in administrative cases. For minor administrative matters, this arrangement can be, and usually is, mutually beneficial to both the officer and the employer. Given the relatively minor level of the charges and potential discipline (such as, a letter of reprimand or short suspension, etc.), conflict between the municipality/law enforcement agency and the charged officer are minimal, and a plan-approved attorney can provide assistance to ensure that the matter is disposed of quickly and more serious charges are avoided. However, what about cases where an individual law enforcement officer faces serious disciplinary charges (e.g. longterm suspension without pay, demotion, or termination) that could permanently effect the officer’s reputation, career or pension?
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Or when a law enforcement officer intends to file his or her own Superior Court lawsuit arising from the same incident(s) at issue in the administrative matter? Is a PBA or FOP plan-approved attorney alone sufficient to protect an officer’s legal rights in these serious situations? Can a plan-attorney’s relationship with the PBA or FOP create conflicts of interest that undermine his or her professional obligations to an individual officer covered under the plan? “A lawyer has a fundamental duty of loyalty to his or her clients.” In re Educ. Law Ctr., Inc., 86 N.J. 124, 133 (1981). As stated by the New Jersey Supreme Court, one “of the most basic responsibilities incumbent on a lawyer is the duty of loyalty to his or her clients. From that duty issues the prohibition against representing clients with conflicting interests.” Matter of Opinion No. 653, 132 N.J. 124, 129 (1993). Further, a lawyer’s duty of loyalty can extend beyond the time when his or her representation of a client has concluded. Estate of Spencer v. Gavin, 400 N.J. Super. 220, 242 (App. Div. 2008). An attorney’s duty of loyalty is embodied in Rule of Professional Conduct (“R.P.C.”) 1.7, which prohibits a lawyer from representing a client if the representation will be “directly adverse” to another client of the lawyer, or if the representation will be “materially limited” by the lawyer’s responsibility to another client or to a thirdparty. R.P.C. 1.7 reflects “the fundamental understanding that an attorney will give ‘complete and undivided loyalty to the client’ [and] ‘should be able to advise the client in such a way as to protect the client’s interests, utilizing his professional training, ability and judgment to the utmost.’” In re S.G., 175 N.J. 132, 139 (2003) (quoting In re Dolan, 76 N.J. 1, 9 (1978)).
“The attorney-client relationship embodies the concept of the client’s trust in his fiduciary, the attorney.” In re Loring, 73 N.J. 282, 289 (1977). “All fiduciaries are held to a duty of fairness, good faith and fidelity, but an attorney is held to an even higher degree of responsibility in these matters than is required of all others.” In re Honig, 10 N.J. 74, 78 (1952). “‘[F]ew [obligations are] more anxiously guarded by the law, or governed by sterner principles of morality and justice [.]’” Loring, supra, at 289. “Moreover, apart from the duty of loyalty, an attorney’s fiduciary role includes an affirmative obligation to act in, and to look out for, a client’s best interests.” Estate of Spencer, supra, at 242. Thus, an attorney breaks his fiduciary duty of loyalty to a client whenever he or she agrees to represent one client in a case in which the attorney’s loyalty to either that client, or another current or former client, is, or could potentially be, compromised by the best interests of either client. If a lawyer cannot or will not make arguments and take positions necessary to one client’s best interests because they may conflict with the interests of another one or more of his clients, an attorney has a conflict of interest under R.P.C. 1.7 and must withdrawal from representation. In the representation of individual law enforcement officers, legal protection plan attorneys are often placed in an unethical conflict of interest under R.P.C. 1.7 through their representation of local PBA and FOP units in contractual negotiations. As noted on one law enforcement website: “Many times the union attorney may not be comfortable representing the individual officer as it may present a conflict of interest between the unions’ goal as an entity and the officer’s individual best interest.” (Continued on page 12) To Advertise Call: 201.881.5100
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legal (Continued from page 10) For example, an attorney may represent a local unit of the PBA or FOP in contractual negotiations with the state, county or municipal entity who employs an individual law enforcement officer. In representing the bargaining unit of the particular PBA or FOP, the attorney is clearly obligated to consider the best interests of the entire membership of the union, which may be at odds with his duty of loyalty to an individual law enforcement officer who has selected him under a Legal Protection/ Defense plan in a disciplinary case where the PBA or FOP does not support the individual officer. Also, a plan-attorney’s conflict of interest does not necessarily have to be direct. In many cases, a plan-attorney may have a conflict of interest because he or she often handles administrative cases with one particular local police department through which an overly-friendly relationship may have developed over several years. In order to maintain that close relationship with senior officers in one local police department, the plan-approved attorney’s duty of loyalty may be conflicted if the attorney is also selected to represent an individual officer who wants to vigorously defend against administrative charges brought by those same senior officers. Part of an attorney’s duty of loyalty to a client is to ensure that all of the client’s independent legal rights are fully protected and preserved. Yet, aside from their potential conflicts of interest, protection plan attorneys are often unaware of the negative preclusive effect that the administrative/departmental process can have on a law enforcement officer’s ability to pursue an independent legal action against his or her employer. As an example, in Hennessy v. Winslow Twp.,
183 N.J. 593 (2005), the Appellate Division ruled that if a municipal employee appeals a departmental disciplinary decision to the Merit Service Board, the employee is thereafter permanently barred from filing a Superior Court action based upon any of the same issues raised in the administrative case. In order to prevent this “claim” preclusion, a law enforcement officer must “short-circuit” the applicable civil service administrative process by preemptively filing an independent Superior Court action. Hennessy at 603. Thus, in departmental disciplinary cases, law enforcement officers need experienced legal advice with regard to the potential preclusive effect that arguments made, and decided, in their administrative cases could have on any affirmative lawsuit they may want to file against their employer. “We recognize that the Supreme Court has held that this equitable doctrine of claim preclusion does not apply where an employee opted to file a civil complaint… instead of litigating the claim in an administrative proceeding before the OAL.” In re Certificates of Paraskevopoulos, 2012 WL 1314129 (April 18, 2012), citing Hennessey at 604. For all of the reasons set forth above, it is important that law enforcement officers only engage plan-attorneys who are fully committed to vigorously representing them and advocating their interests, rather than not offending the Chief, the Borough Administrator, or members of the local town council. Demanding undivided loyalty from an attorney is a serious matter, especially in cases where a law enforcement officer faces potential career-altering or career-ending discipline. Engaging a conflicted attorney who doesn’t “have your back” can sometimes cause more damage than having no attorney at all.
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As a private, independent attorney, I am not an “approved” attorney on any Legal Protection Plan. This allows me to represent law enforcement officers without any conflict of interests. Therefore, I am often separately engaged by law enforcement officers as “co-counsel” to work with, and supervise, their selected plan attorneys in internal affairs investigations and administrative disciplinary proceedings. This co-counsel arrangement provides law enforcement officers with a high level of legal representation in cases where serious disciplinary charges have been made and the officer has filed, or may want to file, an independent Superior Court action against their employer for wrongful suspension, demotion or termination. Matthew A. Peluso, Esq. is an attorney based in Princeton. He has over 20 years of experience in numerous types of complex litigation, including criminal, employment, insurance and business law. Mr. Peluso has successfully represented police officers in employment and contract disputes involving wrongful termination, failure to promote, race, gender and age discrimination, hostile work environment and whistle-blower actions. Mr. Peluso is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law and George Washington University. He can be reached at: 609-306-2595. His e-mail address is: mpelusoesq@live.com. His experience can be reviewed on Linkedin.com and on his firm website: http://mpelusoesq. webs.com. The opinions expressed by Mr. Peluso in his article are not intended to provide legal advice. Anyone interested should consult a qualified attorney prior to making any significant employment or legal decision.
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middle of this American made Roman coliseum of death seems to be us, the American law enforcement officer. The Unertl 10 power scope has a bead on all of our upper torsos. It doesn’t seem to be a major overhaul of improvement either in years to come. I commonly juggle the question at hand of modern day violence and ponder the future. I look ahead and ask myself what America will resemble when my nine year old is a frosh in college. If its sheer bedlam and pandemonium now, imagine what the future holds--stabbings and school shootings will be child’s play.
Breeding
Violence By Officer Jay Martinez, Perth Amboy
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re we a society incessant in creating a violent almost Romanesque culture? In this country, like the Roman Empire, we love our violence served up on a silver platter with a hot buttered roll. Violence in this country seeps into our children’s pours at a very early age when they are in their single digit years, as they endure a smorgasbord of football, hockey, MMA, violent “shoot em up” style video games, and head shots in an elevator ala Martin Scorsese’s movie The Departed. Because their faculties and brains are not fully developed, of course they misinterpret all of the violence that they experience from Call of Duty, Bruce Willis, ground & pound. By the age of 12 years old, your average American child has experienced approximately 12,000 deaths related to movies and video games. The sad part is that the desensitization is now in full bloom. The restart button allows our children to devalue life and experience death as a band-aid and not as something permanent and realistic. Not only is the violence glamorized and exploited by Hollywood and these gazillion dollar video game companies, but the parents will wait in line with the child for 72 hours in order to purchase the next Call of Duty 13. Why, you ask? As police officers, we know that
they just spent $75 for a babysitter for the next three months.
A common sense approach seems to be to strategically place more uniformed police officers inside our schools. However, we also realize that most demands are to keep police officers on our busy New Jersey streets, or to somehow create a statewide task force of retired officers and place their invaluable experience in a very valuable setting--protecting our children.
Meanwhile, now the parents are slowly losing control of their children’s behavior and mindset one kill at a time. Sadly, the nation is cloaked in a recent rash of school related stabbings and killings being performed by fifteen and sixteen year olds. Heinous doesn’t serve these horrific acts justice. They are tearing at the moral fabric of this nation. What is most annoying and aggravating is that the victims didn’t deserve being stabbed and shot repeatedly because she turned a fifteen year old boy down on a prom request or because the basketball coach cut the kid from the basketball team.
There is no denying that we, the law enforcement officers of America, have to do something constructive to corral this runaway train before we have to suit up our kids with tactical vests before we board them on a school bus. If not us, then who?
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In the April issue of NJ Blue Now magazine, I featured Wyatt Earp in the first part of a three part series: Famous Lawmen of America. We learned what life was like in the lawless world that was the Old Wild West. That period was memorable enough to inspire countless western movies, shows and stories. However, that time period faded into America’s memory and eventually made its way into our school textbooks. After the industrialization of America around the late 19th century, another classic period of American history made its way into our cultural history--the Roaring Twenties and the Prohibition era—and what Wyatt Earp was to the Old Wild West, Eliot Ness was to the Prohibition era. America was undergoing a cultural and social boom following the end of the First World War. People were working, partying to jazz and living quite well, all of this while Prohibition was in effect. And as we all know, if something is illegal--in this case alcohol--there will be opportunistic people making it available in the black market. A notorious mobster by the name of Al Capone was the opportunist that provided the City of Chicago with booze 18
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and moonshine; but it wasn’t the simple supply and demand model that legitimate businesses employ. Quite the contrary, it took a unique blend of criminals to make alcohol readily but illegally available to the Chicago area. Al Capone led a very dangerous group of gangsters that used intimidation, fear and deadly force to conduct their day-to-day business. Organized crime was a way of life in Chicago in the 1920’s and at one point, its citizens just accepted it as part of Chicago life. Crime and corruption plagued the city to the extreme that the mobsters virtually had nothing to worry about so long as the right people were ‘taken care of.’ Capone’s influence reached the highest levels of city government, the police department and even the special agents that were responsible for enforcing prohibition. But, as we all know, no criminal activity will last forever. U.S. District Attorney George Emmerson Q. Johnson knew that in order to clean up Chicago’s mob and corruption problem, he had to find someone with a high level of integrity, courage and ambition to face Al Capone and his gang of ruthless thugs. Johnson interviewed Ness for the position and was instantly impressed with his passion and outspokenness. He selected Ness right away and gave him the assignment of taking down Chicago’s organized crime problem. He asked Ness to select an elite squad to help him take down Capone and his vast empire. Ness’ strategy to bring Capone down was to attack his most treasured asset--his money. For the first year of his assignment, Ness and his team shut down several of Capone’s large distilleries and breweries with the aid of anonymous tips, wiretapping and surveillance. Although the amount of breweries and distilleries shut down by
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Ness and his team were only a drop in the bucket compared to Capone’s empire, it was enough to force Capone’s hand. One afternoon some of Capone’s men walked into Ness’ office and attempted to bribe him with a payment of $2,000 and offered $2,000 each week so long as none of Capone’s businesses were interrupted. This was a large amount of money in comparison to Ness’ salary but he quickly and adamantly refused the offer. Ness immediately summoned the press, a common tactic of his, and stated he cannot be bought and publicly declared his intent to take down Capone and clean up the corruption that crippled the city. The following morning the Chicago Tribune printed the story and dubbed Ness and his team Untouchable, to which his team would famously be known as The Untouchables.
One of the only known pictures of The Untouchables, with Eliot Ness standing to the right.
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fair share of problems. Ness accrued significant debt late in his life and died of a heart attack at the ripe age of 54 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. It is said that he suffered from depression that lead to the fatal heart attack. Eliot Ness’ law enforcement career was one that will be admired for many generations to follow. His dedication, courage and integrity were all set to a level that we should all strive to achieve. Although his career wasn’t considered perfect, countless lessons can be learned even today on what it means to be law enforcement professionals. Determination, courage and integrity were only some of the attributes he displayed, but they are among the most important that we should all continuously work to improve. Stay tuned for the next issue of NJ Blue Now as I conclude with the third and final part of the Famous Lawmen of America series. I will look at one of the most infamous lawmen the world has ever seen, J. Edgar Hoover, who is known most for his intelligence gathering tactics.
His success in taking down Capone and cleaning up Cleveland were hallmarks of his career but he had his
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Writer Eddie Molina is an Officer with the NJ Department of Corrections and an Officer with the NJ Army National Guard. He specializes in Organizational Leadership and blogs about it at www. Leadlikeahero.com.
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In an ironic twist, Ness later developed a drinking habit that contributed to his personal problems. His devotion and dedication to his work, regardless of his assignment, played a role in his inability to remain happily married and divorced several times. Ness never regained the fame and allure of the Prohibition era but his reputation as a no-nonsense crime stopper and leader lives on.
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Human Nature and Basic Drives By Lt. Joseph Pangaro (Ret.)
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n recent times we have seen several high profile political people in the news headlines who have engaged in some inappropriate personal behavior, including a former New York Governor and former Congressman. Both men were led astray by their basic instincts and inner drives in the arena of personal sexual behavior, resulting in the destruction of their careers and pain for their families. Why would two such prominent men engage in such negative behavior? Were they arrogant in believing they could get away with it or were they just stupid? The surface answer is probably a little bit of both. However, the deeper question is what would drive these men, and many others we can name easily, to step outside their familial relationships and engage in such risky actions? The answer to this question requires a greater understanding of human nature and the things that drive us as people. As a police officer, if you want to be successful, you will need to understand what makes people tick. We see evidence of this understanding in many of the processes of law enforcement and security organizations. Debriefing of a criminal is important. This is an interview that seeks information beyond that which you would need for a conviction in a trial. This type of interview is focused on “why” and “how” the criminal did what he or she did. My partners and I would debrief suspects on almost any type of incident, from burglaries to thefts to frauds and especially in sexual cases. The information you learn in these interviews can be the key to preventing future crimes. Understanding why a person committed a specific crime allows you to put a given set of facts into perspective and reveal patterns in behavior. It is not an exact science but 20
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the information you learn can give the investigator insight into how certain people act and react in different instances. Take house burglaries for instance; if you are the victim of a house burglary, it is a very difficult thing to accept. The feeling of being violated is ever present; having a stranger come into your home, walk around your house, in your children’s rooms, and go through your personal property can be devastating to some people. In contrast to how the victim feels, in the world of police work a house burglary is rather routine, something that happens quite often. How then do the police respond?
“ People are creatures of habit. Understanding human nature is a very important tool investigators use to solve crimes.” We would like to find some fingerprints at the scene and match them up to a known criminal, but that is not always possible. Some agencies do not process burglaries and some who do are not always good at it. Without that important piece of evidence, we are left with hoping a neighbor saw something, noticed a person near the house, maybe they wrote down the plate of a car parked on the street, or called the police to report it. These things, too, do not always take place. What we are left with is basic police investigation 101 and that’s where the debriefing and interviews come in. In a previous column I discussed the reality of “signature” actions by people who engage in criminal activity. This is where criminals will find a way of doing their business that works for them--a way of committing their crimes that is comfortable for them and has been successful for them. An example
of this would be the shoplifter who uses a friend to create a distraction to the clerk while they take the merchandise they want. When the team figures out what distraction works best, they will use it over and over again. The same is true for serial criminals: rapists, killers and other criminal acts. Burglars are no different; they will choose the same type of houses, or houses in the same place on a block, such as corner properties, or houses that back up to woods. Some burglars will always break out the glass of the basement window; others will always break out the glass in the kitchen, while others will always shoulder the front door. Whatever signature they have, you can predict to some degree, how, when and where they are likely to strike next. It is with this knowledge, gained from good, solid debriefing interviews, that you can make a great investigator out of an ordinary investigator. This understanding and acceptance that people do have signature actions--the things they do all the time because it is comfortable for them, such as always driving in the left lane, or always taking a certain route to work or getting a specific cup of coffee, etc.--can provide understanding into the human mind. People are creatures of habit. Understanding human nature is a very important tool investigators use to solve crimes. Getting good at reading the signatures left by criminals is an individual talent that police officers can develop. Another “understanding” a good investigator needs to be proficient in is the basic human drives, the things that motivate all of us to one extent or another. These basic drives to eat, sleep, and procreate all influence our daily actions. We all feel the need to eat. We can skip a meal or two, but after a while, we get that feeling that we have to eat and we will take actions to ensure that we find some (Continued on page 22) To Advertise Call: 201.881.5100
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awareness (Continued from page 20) food. This drive has an obvious purpose. If we don’t eat, we starve and die; so it’s not something we have a choice about because it’s a drive. The sexual drive is responsible for continuing our own families on a small scale and continuing the human species on a larger scale. This is one of the most powerful drives we have. By looking to our own experience, we can all come up with examples of how this drive has been a blessing or a curse, such as we were driven to say hello to someone we liked, which led to dating and maybe marriage or having a family. That’s a good outcome because the drive was controlled. We also know of people that get themselves in trouble because of their sex drive. Inappropriate comments and sexual harassment of the kind experienced in the Mayor’s office in San Diego, the actions of the congressman from New York and the former Governor, are also very clear examples of this drive’s negative side. Understanding how these drives in our nature make us tick can help us solve these crimes. When does a person go from a healthy sex drive to one that is
inappropriate, then to one that is criminal? These people have signature actions as well as the burglar. The investigator has to simply uncover enough of the facts and actions of a particular crime to begin to see a picture of the person who is committing it. With that understanding, we can begin to “think like the criminal” and anticipate when and where he or she will attack next. Whether it’s a particular food we can’t live without, or a dark desire that invades a person’s mind day and night, those drives can be identified and revealed. These two important investigative understandings can keep our police ahead of the criminals who prey on us. They need to be properly trained, take the techniques seriously, use them on a regular basis, and look for the signatures. In the end, only the people who engage in these behaviors can explain why they did what they did in any given incident; however, the rest of us can be aware of the patterns. It is for this reason that we have to be very careful with serial sexual predators in particular. The sex drive is very powerful. A sex drive that is out of control is dangerous. The reality of Megan’s Law tells us that the large majority of people with a
criminal sexual drive do not change their behavior--they just get better at hiding it. Eventually, many of them will seek to prey on us again. A serial burglar may be driven by the desire for “things” or money, but a criminal that acts based on a human drive rarely changes. We must be aware about them! Lt. Joseph Pangaro retired after serving 27 years in law enforcement in a police department in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Pangaro is a graduate of the Certified Public Managers Program (CPM) through Fairleigh-Dickenson University and served his department as the Lead Training Officer. He also writes a weekly newspaper column dedicated to helping his readers understand the rigors and joys of a career in law enforcement. Joseph Pangaro is the CEO and President of Pangaro Management and Training and Management and Pangaro Global Training, an online training company. Contact Lt. Pangaro @JPangaro194@yahoo.com.
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Field Office Director ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, By Daniel Del Valle Newark With Washington, D.C. cracking down on illegal immigration in the U.S. and devising a plan to fix a seemingly broken system, 11 million undocumented people throughout America have managed to penetrate American borders over the years aspiring to have a better life. Having 22 years’ experience in the area of immigration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark Field Office Director John Tsoukaris is no stranger to working with immigration issues and individuals who are in the country illegally, and in most cases, are criminals who refuse to play by the rules of the law. 24
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tarting with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in 1992, Tsoukaris moved up the ranks, initially as an immigration examiner in New York, interviewing individuals applying for lawful permanent residence (or green card) in the U.S. He later transferred to the deportation unit, which is similar to what ERO is today. He then became a supervisor at the Varick Street Detention Facility, which housed individuals going through immigration court proceedings. In 2002, Tsoukaris transferred to Washington, D.C. headquarters and held several positions overseeing national immigration enforcement programs. His experience includes various management positions such as Chief of the Custody Unit overseeing nationwide custody operations programs, Chief of the Executive Information Unit overseeing Secure Border Initiatives and replacement of ERO’s case management system, and Acting Deputy Assistant Director for Removal Management overseeing removal initiatives. Six years ago he returned to New York City as the Deputy Director of the New York field office, and in 2011, was promoted to the director of the Newark Field Office overseeing all immigration enforcement operations throughout the state of New Jersey, including case management, detention operations, fugitive operations and the Criminal Alien Program.
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ICE operates as the investigative part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Within ICE, ERO ensures public safety by identifying, arresting and deporting or removing individuals who pose a threat to public safety. Tsoukaris explained that under the Criminal Alien Program, ERO works closely with local law enforcement to determine whether the individual is subject to removal from the United States based on their immigration status and criminal history. “Immigration removal,” said Tsoukaris, “in a nutshell is deportation from the United States.” He goes on to say that, “Any foreignborn individual who is here illegally may be subject to removal based solely on being in the U.S. without authorization.” Tsoukaris continued, “Some crossed the border into the U.S. illegally, while others came in legally through the airport and were
authorized to stay for a short duration, such as a visitor for six months, for example, but remained here without authorization. The other category of non-U.S. citizens are individuals who are here legally as lawful permanent residents or with a green card. They are entitled to live and work here, but may become deportable, generally if they are convicted of a serious crime.” Tsoukaris proudly said, “The mission of ICE and ERO is one of public safety and upholding the integrity of our nation’s immigration system.” Specifically he said, “ERO focuses on immigration enforcement. Our mission is to enhance public safety by identifying, arresting, and removing individuals who pose a risk to public safety, as well as those who defy the integrity of our immigration laws. Furthermore, ERO prioritizes the arrest and removal of criminal aliens or non-U.S. citizens, fugitive aliens, and recent illegal border entrants. The other enforcement component within ICE is Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). HSI focuses on the long-term criminal investigations with respect to immigration and customs violations, such as intellectual property rights, human trafficking, child pornography, fraud, amongst other crimes. As foreign-born criminals are identified and taken into custody by ERO, Tsoukaris specified that, “If we identify an alien in a jail, we issue an immigration detainer to the law enforcement agency. Once the person has completed their criminal proceedings, the jail will contact us and we will pick up the individual.” Once the individual is in ICE custody, he/she is fingerprinted, processed, and a custody determination with respect to bond (or bail) is made by ICE. Tsoukaris continued, “Removal proceedings are then initiated with the immigration courts. If ICE determines the alien will remain in custody, he or she is classified based on their criminal background, and housed in the appropriate ICE facility. The facilities ICE utilizes must comply with stringent detention standards.” ICE focuses on individuals, he noted, “who fall under our priorities such as those convicted of crimes, fugitives aliens who were ordered deported but never departed, and recent illegal border crossers. All our operations are targeted, so we know who
we are going after. We are not out looking for any illegal alien and are utilizing more discretion based on case-specific circumstances.”
Complex and MultiFaceted Operation
“ERO is a very complex and multi-faceted operation,” Tsoukaris said. “ICE runs the Criminal Alien Program or CAP, where we are making determinations whether individuals who are in jail serving a sentence are removable.” He explained the ICE Fugitive Operations Program involves ICE officers looking for individuals who are either convicted criminals or fugitives who were ordered removed by an immigration judge. He continued, “Our Case Management Unit oversees the cases of individuals pending immigration court proceedings—we oversee individuals in ICE custody at several detention facilities, individuals reporting in under so-called Orders of Supervision, as well as coordinating the removal of those ready for deportation.” Other daily activities he supervises include coordinating removals with foreign governments, enforcing removal orders and verifying departure at airports, supervising individuals on electronic monitoring, ensuring appropriate conditions of confinement, and arranging for officers to escort aliens overseas, based on their violent background.
Removal Is Not a Set-In-Stone Procedure in Every Case
There are various stages that could immediately lead to removal or delay an individual’s deportation. “The process,” Tsoukaris said, “is based on case-specific circumstances. Actual removal from the U.S. depends on the individual’s history. Once the person goes before an immigration judge, he or she may be entitled to some type of relief from deportation. Depending on the person’s immigration status and criminal history, they may be entitled to relief such as cancellation of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Other factors include length of time in the U.S. and equities, such as U.S. citizen spouse and children. The immigration judge can grant several options of relief resulting in the individual being allowed to remain in the NJ Blue now | May 2014
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cover story U.S. If the individual is ordered deported by the judge, the person is entitled to appeal to the Board of Immigrations Appeals and then can go on further and file a petition for review with the federal courts. So, it’s a very complex and lengthy process. Some cases can take a couple of weeks; some can take years, depending on the legal challenges in the case.” Since 2010, New Jersey has been able to account for 6.2 percent of illegal immigrants making the state rank 5th in highest illegal immigration population. The United States Bureau of Statistics estimates the population of New Jersey to be over eight million residents living in the state in 2013, which roughly translates to about 550 thousand illegal individuals working and/ or living in the state. Tsoukaris said, “We have a lot of fugitives. Through the years the immigration system, based on the resources, has not been able to keep up with the high number of cases, so we currently prioritize the ones for removal by focusing on two factors: public safety and the integrity of the immigration system.”
A Look at the Overseas Removal Process Tsoukaris said, “When our officers go overseas, it entails amongst other things, getting visas, obtaining country clearances from the U.S. Embassy in that country, and obtaining approval to transit through different countries. We also work closely with Interpol in those cases with outstanding foreign warrants on an individual in order to turn that person over to the authorities upon arrival.” Just recently, ERO officers escorted an individual ordered removed to Romania to face human trafficking charges. So how is ICE able to combat the cost of deporting individuals? One way ERO minimizes costs is by basically having its own airline – ICE Air Operations, Tsoukaris said. “In countries where many people are deported to each week, it’s more cost-efficient to fill a plane, versus buying individual tickets and placing each person on a commercial airline. We also utilize commercial airlines on a daily basis to remove individuals,” he said. ICE usually
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sends two officers with an individual with a violent background who has to be removed via commercial airline. On ICE Air, contractors and ICE officers are on the plane. Tsoukaris noted that there are instances where an individual has refused to board an aircraft. “At times, we have individuals who are scheduled on commercial airlines who cause a scene so that the airline may refuse to take them. In those instances, we either escort the individual back to their home country or utilize special ICE charter flights. We had a successful criminal prosecution here in New Jersey on an individual for failure to comply with removal. The individual is currently serving a 30-month sentence in federal prison and will be deported upon completion of that sentence.” Prior to returning criminals to their country of nationality, ICE often runs into another set of challenges that hinders them from being deported in a quick manner. Some foreign embassies and governments delay the return of their national by not issuing travel documents timely. “We coordinate closely with foreign governments and the U.S. Department of State to get passports and travel documents to return aliens (or non-U.S. citizens) to their home country,” Tsoukaris said. “One challenging aspect is that each country has its own process and timeframe for confirming the alien’s identity before a travel document can be issued. Some issue a travel document for the individual’s return based on an interview, while others conduct a lengthy investigation overseas,” he emphasized.
ancing humanitarian concerns, with some people feeling that ICE is either doing too much or not enough immigration enforcement. When asked about this, Tsoukaris stressed, “It’s just a matter of perspective. In the last few years we’ve deported around 400,000 aliens per year. The percentage of criminal alien removals has increased to an all-time high of about 60 percent in Fiscal Year 2013, so it shows ICE is more focused on removing aliens with criminal backgrounds. Given the resources that we have, I believe ICE is doing a tremendous job at removing those that need to be removed from this country to keep our neighborhoods safe. That’s a win-win for everyone.” In recent years, ICE Enforcement Removal Operations has made significant contributions to community safety. Since December 2009, ICE ERO has conducted seven regional and three nationwide Cross Check operations resulting in the arrest of more than 7,400 convicted criminal aliens. Crimes range from murders, kidnapping to terroristic threats and drug trafficking. One recent high-profile removal case involved a national of Ecuador, who entered the U.S. in the ‘90s and was arrested at his residence in Newark, NJ. The target was an at-large criminal alien convicted of sexual assault of a minor. He was sentenced to three years in prison and parole supervision for life under Megan’s Law. With similar
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stories of removal occurring nationwide, Tsoukaris emphasized, “ICE is making a difference here in New Jersey and around the country. I believe ICE will continue to focus and prioritize its resources on individuals who pose a public safety threat and on those who defy the integrity of the immigration system. I also believe ICE ERO makes a significant positive impact on community safety because we are actually taking people off the streets of the U.S. permanently and not allowing them to reoffend.”
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In addition to fugitives, illegal re-entry cases face greater penalties. ICE works with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. Just recently, ICE ERO along with Homeland Security Investigations had arrested an illegal re-entry Mexican national who was responsible for producing and selling fake government documents, including social security cards, permanent residence cards, and driver’s licenses. This individual faces a significant jail term for the crimes. Once his criminal proceedings and any jail term are completed, the individual will be deported again. Illegal reentry cases may face a penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison.” With cases like this and many others before and after it, ICE has been influential in arresting and removing aliens entangled in criminal activity. “If ICE didn’t exist,” Tsoukaris said, “I think we would have much higher crime rates across the country.” And speaking about how ICE spreads awareness about immigration enforcement, Tsoukaris points out that the agency conducts numerous informational sessions with local police departments and prosecutor’s offices to explain the operations of ERO.
Tsoukaris feels that he has very dedicated officers and staff, saying, “I am very proud of my staff—they do amazing work and they are very dedicated public servants.” He also encourages local law enforcement officers throughout NJ to keep an open line of communication. He emphasized that ICE is “ready to assist our law enforcement partners with anything they need to make our communities safer. Agencies can contact us with questions or other information regarding foreign-born individuals involved in criminal activities in their communities. We are to help.” Information about ICE programs can be found on www.ice.gov.
Our Families And Moving Up
Regarding family, Tsoukaris emphasized that employee dedication and sacrifice is a major part to the success of the agency and that law enforcement officers should not forget to thank their families. He hopes those serving in law enforcement realize that you can’t do your job without the ones who love you most. “I would like to thank my wife and children for their understanding throughout my career and for standing by me. I couldn’t have done it without them. All of us in law enforcement need our family’s support as we have a
very challenging occupation. I’m sure we all have had many instances where we had to miss a birthday, a child’s game, or a dinner with the family, as a result of the demands of our jobs. So, we should be thankful to our families for their support and understanding.” His best advice to new and seasoned officers who want to have a successful career is what he preaches to his officers about the PAS system. “What I tell my officers is to always be Professional, always be Accountable and always think Safety. I think these are key to being successful in law enforcement. Always treat others with professionalism and respect; secondly, be responsible and complete the mission properly; and lastly, always be cautious—it’s not worth getting hurt trying to arrest someone in an unsafe environment—call for back-up first,” Tsoukaris stressed. He continued, “That’s how you are going to move up the ranks. You might not get every job that you put in for the first time, but don’t get discouraged. You’ve got to keep trying and have patience.” When asked what he would like to be remembered for, Tsoukaris smiled and simply said, “I’d like to be remembered for making a difference in the United States in terms of community safety and in support of our nation’s immigration system, and that I did it with professionalism.”
“If ICE didn’t exist, I think we would have much higher crime rates across the country.”
Dedication
“Working for ICE, just like working for other law enforcement agencies, takes a lot of dedication to public service and involves rigorous situations. It is not purely an 8-hour job,” said Tsoukaris. He continued, “ICE jobs are advertised on USAjobs.gov. We expect to see positions opening up in the near future based on our budget nationwide.”
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for Jail Security, Classification and Access Control Wider ID Wristbands are More Secure and Save Jailers Money, Time and Resources By Laura Davis Valencia, CA (April 3, 2014) PDC, the global leader of innovative identification solutions, announced today the release of its new Clincher® Extra Wide inmate ID wristband line, that features an additional ¼” width to provide a more durable seal around the inmate ID insert. Since 1976, Clincher® has been the preferred choice of inmate ID systems for security, classification, and record management at law enforcement facilities nationwide. Three new extra wide styles have been added to the Clincher® product line including Clincher® IV Extra Wide, Clincher® V Extra Wide, and Clincher® RFID Extra Wide. The thicker wristbands, now 1-½” wide, accommodate up to a 1” inmate ID insert and are recommended to be used with PDC’s new ¾” laser or inkjet printable inserts for a stronger sealing option. Laminated Clincher® wristbands securely store information on inmate ID inserts such as photos, ID numbers and bar codes. The Clincher® IV Extra Wide style features a new bold striped pattern available in black, blue, green, orange, purple, red, yellow and white. For facilities in need of a higher-security option, Clincher® RFID Extra Wide includes an RFID microchip, for inmate tracking.
constructed from a heavy duty, multilaminate material with single-use locking snaps to ensure inmate data is protected and tamper evident. The bands are available in eight highly-visible colors to classify inmates by offenses, high-risk status and medical conditions. Using bar codes and RFID technology, Clincher® helps to streamline operations and improve timely procedures such as inmate transfer, head count and medication administration. The ID system also has photo ID capabilities to aid in visual verification and compatibility with video imaging systems.
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system, first thermal printer wristband, first Smart Band® RFID wristband system, and the award-winning PDC Smart® Kiosk, among many other innovations. Since its launch in 2000, PDC’s Smart Band® RFID wristband system has been used by leading amusement parks, water parks, resorts, and music festivals to deliver unique and convenient applications that help redefine the guest experience, while reaping bottom line benefits to the companies who use them. Applications include: cashless point-of-sale; cashless arcade and vending; social media integration; keyless hotel and locker access; electronic access control; photo management systems; and customer loyalty programs. Additional PDC RFID solutions include PDC Smart® Cards, key fobs, lanyards and parking passes. For more information, visit www.pdcsolutions.com. On Dec. 28, 2012, PDC was acquired by Brady Corporation, (NYSE:BRC) a world leader in identification solutions for premises, products, and people.
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Director Rocco Miscia ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE POLICE ACADEMY By Daniel Del Valle Essex County College Police Academy Director Rocco Miscia has been a law enforcement professional for more than 30 years. With expertise in leadership, management, training and criminal investigations, Miscia has worked diligently to transform the police academy into a reputable and professional law enforcement training facility that trains top-quality officers, firefighters, EMS and civilian personnel throughout the State of New Jersey. It is through his management that the Essex County College Police Academy continuously attracts eager young men and women who aspire to serve in the public safety sector. NJ Blue Now: How long have you been in law enforcement? Rocco Miscia: I started my law enforcement career in 1977. I entered this Academy as a Seton Hall Campus Police Officer. With about three weeks left in the Academy, Seton Hall transformed the campus police to private security and I was told I would have to leave the Academy if I didn’t get hired by a law enforcement agency. Fortunately, I was told by fellow recruits from Rutgers Police that they were hiring. I got an interview with Rutgers and was hired, thus avoiding having to leave the Academy. After about seven months with Rutgers, I was recruited by my hometown police department: Montclair Police. Why did you retire? I went as far as I thought I was going to go in my career. After I rose to the rank of Captain, I didn’t see any signs of going higher at that point. I felt that I accomplished all that I could in my career and it was time for a change. When did you become the Director of the Essex County College Police Academy? I became the Director in November of 2004. What were you doing between 2002 and 2004? I worked 2 1/2 years with Liberty Mutual in their Special Investigations Unit. I was a senior special investigator for insurance fraud. How did you end up as a Director of a police academy? 30
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I earned my master’s degree while working at Liberty Mutual in May of 2004. I was told by a friend of mine—who was my predecessor—that he was leaving as Director and that there would be an opening. I called the person at Essex County College who eventually became my boss. He set up an interview, and I got the position. When you began your directorship, was the academy process new to you? I had a lot to learn as far as the Police Training Commission (PTC), the various forms we send, paperwork, etc. As far as training goes, I have been a PTC certified instructor since 1984; I conducted training in the Montclair Police Department, so it wasn’t totally foreign to me. Did you ever feel intimidated when you started the job? It was a little bit intimidating. I had and still have a great staff within the Academy; they helped me along immensely. They made the landing very soft here. Also, I continue to receive a good amount of support from Essex County College. What are your exact job responsibilities as the Director? I’m responsible for the overall operation of the academy. I handle the budget, hire instructional staff and make decisions on disciplinary matters regarding the recruits, ranging from oral reprimands to dismissal from the Academy. I also assess the instructors and make recommendations on retaining people. I’m fortunate enough to have a good relationship with law
enforcement agencies within and outside the county. They’ve been sending me a lot of good instructors. When you assess educators, what makes a viable instructor? I’m looking for someone with passion in the business, professional looking, knowledgeable in their subject matter, and fair-minded. Every instructor here has been through a Methods of Instruction class. That is where they learn to instruct others and become Police Training Commission certified instructors. I’m looking for that image that people know the business, subject matter and are experts in whatever we use them for. How many classes are conducted throughout the year at the Essex County College Police Academy? We have two police classes a year and they run for 22 weeks each. We have basic courses for county correction officers and special law enforcement officers (SLEO2). We also train juvenile detention officers. Three years ago, we began training firefighters, career and volunteer, and their classes are about nine weeks a piece. In total, we graduate over 250 recruits each year, on average. Why did this academy gain popularity as compared to the other academies? We are very enthusiastic about using the Internet and social media to promote our services. We have a website and we use Facebook to post our programs and photos of our recruits’ successes such as To Advertise Call: 201.881.5100
graduations and community service projects. We also use email blasts to promote our various courses and programs. Also, I belong to many professional organizations including the FBI National Academy Associates, the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey, International Police Association, Society of Investigators of Greater Newark, and many others. I utilize my associations with these organizations to network with colleagues and promote our programs at the Academy. Finally, just last year the Newark Police Academy was decertified by the Police Training Commission (PTC). As a result, they no longer are certified to run basic training courses. This added to our enrollment numbers. In the current Basic Course for Police Officer class, Newark enrolled 48 recruits. Add that to the other agencies that typically enroll and we have over 120 in the current police recruit class, the largest class in our history. What is the objective of the academy and how often does it change? Every year I’m required to set goals and objectives for the college, which are forwarded to my supervisor, the Dean of Continuing Education. Our number one goal is one that we share with Essex County College: student success. Each graduation is an opportunity for us to showcase our recruits’ successful completion of the rigorous training they received. In your opinion, what is ‘student success’? Success is retaining students and helping them get through the program where we can. This is by no means an easy academy. When you graduate and I hand you your certificate and shake your hand, that means you deserve to graduate. There is a lot of scrutiny on academies about being too hard on recruits. What are your thoughts on that? I think it’s necessary to instill discipline in law enforcement. We do the same type of boot camp treatment with the firefighters, and we’ve gotten an excellent response from the chiefs. They constantly send their recruits here. The word is spreading quickly that the boot camp method is working. When they go back to their respective positions, not only fire but law enforcement, they are more disciplined and that’s what we want to instill in them. In the long run, how does having
a rigorous academy help law enforcement? It instills integrity and discipline. Integrity is defined as doing the right thing even when no one is watching; that’s what we are trying to reinforce in them. Also, rigorous training builds character and confidence in the recruit. We’ve had many of the graduates come back and tell us that they accomplished things here that they never thought they could do. When the program is completed, many of the graduates have come back and told my drill instructors and command staff that they appreciate the training and education they received here. When recruits come into law enforcement, what is one thing that upsets you? Overall in law enforcement what I have seen that has changed on the job is there is not as much loyalty to the agency. Law enforcement officers today seem to float from department to department. I had opportunities to go to other departments, but Montclair was my home, and I decided to stay with them. Today it seems the younger generation— if you will—go for the pay, benefits and working conditions. They are not sticking to the same departments like we used to do. It’s not uncommon to see a police officer go through two, three or even more positions throughout their 25-year career. What is the difference between the academy that you went to and the one you run today? The amount of time, for one. I went here for 11 weeks and pretty much the physical training was voluntary. You could go home or anywhere for lunch. Today, you come in at 6 a.m. until 4 p.m., and you don’t go anywhere unless you are out sick or have to go to the hospital, doctor or other supervised and approved reason. That’s the big difference. The academy that we run today is much stricter than it used to be. The first day I was in the academy, the Director came in and said to take your tie off and loosen your top button. Today, that will get you written up. Additionally, the curriculum has become greatly expanded from back then with new directives and standards constantly being developed that require training. Since academies in the past were much more lenient, do you ever feel any compassion or leniency toward recruits? I do have compassion for many of the recruits who NJ Blue now | May 2014
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do not complete the program. A lot of them are not prepared to come here, and I admire the ones that stick to it. They receive their training here, come back here while they are at their police departments for an in-service, or to visit me. They tell me and my staff that they never thought they would miss this place, but really do--that it changed their lives. That is the biggest reward of this position. When the students enter the ECC Police Academy for the first time, what thoughts are going through your mind? What’s going through my mind is that I am trying to think of graduation day and how different it is actually going to be. I think about the finished product—the end result. We have a videographer here filming on orientation day. Toward the end of the program, we show the recruits how they looked and behaved the first day. It clicks to them how they really came around and progressed. Overall, however, we lose about 10 to 15 percent of each class. Is there a general reason as to why you lose that percentage of recruits? The biggest reason is physical training failures. You are allowed so many zeros and then you zero out if you are not participating. My PTC instructors make an assessment whether a recruit is falling behind because of injury, or simply can’t keep up with the group. The second biggest thing is the failure rate for firearms qualification; it seems to catch a lot of people. Not only does it catch the inexperienced shooter, but the people who come in here thinking they know how to shoot and learned bad habits over the years. The third reason is academic failure. Criminal law, use of force, search and seizure, etc., require you to achieve at least a score of 80. You do get a remediation for each test that you fail. If you fail that remediation, you are out. The last reason is for disciplinary problems. We’ve dismissed recruits for breach of academic integrity, serious rule infractions and many other reasons. What goes through your mind with academic dishonesty? For the most part, disappointment. They worked so hard to get here, taking tests and interviewing, and to blow it by doing something foolish like cheating, it’s a waste
of time for them, their hiring agency and our staff. What is the process for dismissal? We have a rules and regulations book and recruits can accrue only so many demerits. Some things such as drug testing, if you fail, will have you automatically entered into a central registry which will prevent you from serving in law enforcement in the State of New Jersey. We utilize progressive discipline for all but the most flagrant violations. The recruits are verbally counselled, written up, and finally a review for dismissal is conducted by my command staff.
For what sort of things have recruits been dismissed from the academy? Failed drug tests are the first that come to mind. We’ve had cases where recruits got sick and their loved ones brought them medicine that wasn’t prescribed to them. The next day during a drug test, the recruit tested positive for something that he or she was not in fact prescribed. That is the same thing as taking an unlawful substance. We also tell recruits to be careful with what they ingest as far as different types of teas. There have been cases where certain types of teas have produced positive tests. I had another case where a recruit claimed that his girlfriend made him jerk chicken and must have put marijuana in it, and that caused a positive test. What are your thoughts on social media? We have a Facebook page that I maintain here. We use it and it’s an excellent tool. I use it to promote programs. However, sometimes it is a double-edge sword. I tell recruits to be careful of social media and how they use it. We’ve had recruits in here write inappropriate things pertaining to the academy, and they were dismissed. I let recruits know if you can’t control what you
post on social media, my suggestion is to unplug your computer for six months while you are here. Is there anything that has been your biggest barrier as Director? I’ve had some disagreements with some of the police executives for dismissing their personnel. I had to overcome that, but I think I’ve gained enough confidence from the police executives that we deal with that they trust my judgment. Sometimes children of law enforcement officers follow in their parents steps. How do you handle a recruit who is not up to par for the profession? I think the profession lends itself to going from generation to generation, for whatever reason. Law enforcement is kind of a handed-down family type of thing. I hear it all the time, ‘I’m here because I used to hear my dad or mom come home and talk about their work, so I thought it would be something fascinating to get into.’ Unfortunately, I’ve had to dismiss children or other relatives of police officers. How do I handle it? Sometimes you get phone calls, sometimes you don’t; but I make judgment calls in that sense. Police officers’ relatives get dismissed or reprimanded here at times. The key is to maintain objectivity and not show favoritism in that regard. In the end, this philosophy builds confidence and integrity in our programs. What advice can you give to law enforcement parents whose children come to your academy? Simply put, let them find their own way. Don’t become a helicopter parent. You hover and hover over them and worry about each and every thing. I know it’s natural because I am a parent, too; however, you have to let them find their own way. If they are made for this profession, they will do it. The second thing I would say is don’t push your kid into this job because you are trying to have them mirror what you did. Sometimes, I think we as parents want to live vicariously by having our kids do what we used to do, and that’s not always fulfilling or productive. We’ve had sons and daughters of police officers come through and not make it their first day. They went home and said that it wasn’t for them.
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There is an epidemic with law enforcement officers committing suicide. What are your thoughts on this since you are dealing with law enforcement officers at the beginning of their career? A couple of years ago, the PTC implemented a law enforcement suicide program here. I sent three or four instructors to the training for certification in this particular area, to impart the information to the officers at the academy. We all know police officers can be macho-driven, so they see speaking about it as a sign of weakness. If you see a partner or someone on your police department showing or exhibiting various signs of depression, it is okay to step in and say let me get you some help. Do you have any advice to the officers who are thinking about suicide? Seek help. Talk to somebody, whether it is a best friend or partner, it doesn’t have to be anybody in law enforcement. It can be a professional counselor, but seek help. What is next for the ECC Police Academy? To keep growing, moving forward, and
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maintaining what we’ve been doing and consistently do it better. My goal is to keep up the reputation that we have, keep putting out a good product of police officers, EMS and firefighters, and maintain the status that we have among our colleagues in the public safety sector.
In your opinion, what makes the best recruit? Somebody who is good at his or her job, who goes out there—whether firefighter, EMS personnel, police officer or corrections— and has the passion and the integrity for the job. When it’s all said and done, what do you want to be remembered for? I want to be remembered for turning this place around and making it a professional
organization that’s putting out professional people. Any words for the recruits who will graduate from your academy months from now? Just listen, learn and take heed to what is being taught here. We literally have hundreds of years of experience being paraded before you in the classroom and out on the field. You only go to the academy once, so listen, learn and go forth and make a good career of it. Above all: stay safe. What is your best and worst quality? I’m easy to work with but sometimes I can be a little stubborn. What would you like to say to your family when they read this interview? Thank you for the support and for making me what I am today. I hope I’m making you proud. Lastly, what do you think about NJ Blue Now magazine? I love it! I read it all the time. It’s a good publication and I’m proud to be featured in it.
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chair and started to carry her to safety. As Captain Mazza and the team reached the lobby and were within feet from an exit, Tower One collapsed, fatally injuring the entire team. It was reported that Captain Mazza saved additional lives by shooting out the glass of the large windows near the exit doors of the lobby of Tower One. Kathy Mazza was born in Glen Cove, New York and was 46-years old on September 11, 2001. Prior to becoming a police officer, Kathy Mazza worked as a registered nurse in the operating room at St. Francis Hospital. She received her nursing degree from Nassau Community College and had 10 years of cardiothoracic nursing experience. In 1992, Kathy Mazza underwent open-heart surgery to correct a quarter-sized hole and one year later saved her mother’s life as she recognized that her mother’s arteries were blocked. Kathy Mazza was honored as New York City’s Basic Life Support Provider of the Year.
Kathy was married to Christopher Delosh, an officer with the New York City Police Department and though they had no children, she would always be willing to babysit for her brother’s children. Kathy was one of four children and the only girl in the family. Though she had a warm, funny and lighthearted side, she had a tough as nails exterior. The members of the John F. Kennedy International Airport Police Command dedicated a bronze plaque to Captain Mazza at the Police Satellite Emergency Garage and a street located at the Satellite Emergency Garage was dedicated to her and reads “Kathy Mazza Lane”.
She also applied her life-saving knowledge to her new job at the Port Authority and diligently worked to get defibrillators’ installed at all facilities and initiated a program to have all officers trained in its use. The Port Authority estimated that this program helped to save 14-16 lives at the airports.
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The Inevitable Future T By Lt. Mike Tucker (Ret.)
he United States railroad system personifies the lawlessness of the Old West with its legendary stories of bandits jumping from horseback to plunder and pillage the valuables temporarily stationed on the iconic steam engine. Nonetheless, Jesse James or Butch Cassidy stealing the “payroll” from a major company is no longer a major security threat for the railroads, intercity trains and subways (herein referred to as railroads). In post-modern times, these historical threats have been supplanted by actions of global and domestic terrorist organizations and “lone wolf ” extremists seeking acts of extreme violence and economic damage.
The terrorist threat to the United States’ railroad system is undeniably real and can take many forms. Major railroad companies, which includes Union Pacific, CSX, and the New York City Transit Authority, have the daunting task of trying to protect 160,000 miles of railroad track, 3.5 billion passenger trips per year, and a large number of employees who require unencumbered access to trains1. The current thinking is to establish a similar security posture and infrastructure as that used in the airline industry. This current mode of thinking will clearly hamper the conveniences of train travel and will most likely push many of these travelers to explore other modes of transportation, and perhaps, more importantly, will establish a security posture not fit for the realities of the threat.
For example, Brian Michael Jenkins, the Director of the National Transportation Security Center at the Mineta Transportation Institute, notes that from September 11, 2001 until December 31, 2011 there were 75 attacks on the airline system worldwide, resulting in 157 deaths compared to 3,900 deaths that were a result of train attacks. These train attacks occurred mostly in developed and developing nations such as India, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Russia, and Japan2. The railroad threats were further intensified with the 2004 Madrid commuter train bombings and the 2005 London bombings, which together claimed 243 lives and injured 2,400 civilians. Despite the carnage already perpetrated by effective terrorist activities, at least for now, other planned attacks by several terrorist groups, in different parts of the world, have been immobilized by the vigilance and expertise of foreign police and state intelligence authorities. Such incidents include, but are not limited to, a plan to release poison gas in the New York City subway system; a scheme to bomb a midtown Manhattan subway station; and the intent to blow up trains under the Hudson River. Had any of these actions been successful, the devastation and carnage would have equaled the magnitude of 9/11. From the bandits of the Old West to the modern terrorists, the purposes of the
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crimes are similar. From stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, destroying the west in favor of the east, unbalancing the wealth divide between the North and the South, taking from the capitalist to give to the laborer, or taking from the infidels to give to the believers, are all similar motivations driving terrorism today. Unfortunately, the methods of destruction today are much more devastating as those used in the 19th century and call into question the importance of travel security. The threat to air travel has escalated because of the effective devastation at 9/11, and many successful measures have been put into place to curtail future damage. Unfortunately, it seems that the threat to the rail system has yet to receive its fair due. Hopefully, it is not too late to prevent the potential carnage and devastation if we wake up to the realities that we need a rail system security plan that addresses the realities of post-modernity. It is my belief that the railroad companies are doing their best to ensure a safe environment, but is their present best enough? Without a collective effort and the monetary commitments of all governing levels—local, state, federal--of the United States, their efforts will continue to be wanting of a holistic plan that integrates the utilitarian and effective actions of all the responsible actors who encompass the rail system and will continue, unfortunately, the present vulnerabilities.
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Successfully Deliver Baby in the Field blocks away, arrived on scene minutes later. Along with the child’s father Jason Roach, Officer Joseph Fastige assisted with the delivery, which was completed within three minutes of police arrival. During birth, Officer Fastige noticed the umbilical cord was wrapped around the child’s neck. He was able to get his fingers around the cord and safely unwrapped it. “Doctor 398 delivered the baby successfully,” an officer said over police radio transmissions moments after the birth, referring to Officer Fastige by his police badge number.
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Officer Patrick Mabie, a trained Emergency Medical Technician, arrived on scene shortly after Officer Fastige and used his expertise to ensure the child’s airways were properly cleared. MONOC Paramedics and Manchester First Aid arrived on scene and administered first aid which included cutting the cord. The mother, Dawn Roach, 31, and her newborn son, Jason O’Jon Roach, were then transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River. Officer Fastige later checked on the pair, who were both in good health. “It was a scary and awesome experience all the way around. It was something that you never think will happen, but sure enough it did,” Officer Fastige said. Telecommunicator Hartman said she wanted to thank the grandparents on scene
for doing such a great job until the Officer arrived. “I’m glad I was able to assist them in bringing a new life into the world. Being able to help people and make a difference is why I do this job,” she said. Capt. Lisa Parker commended the efforts of everyone who worked together in a very stressful situation. “Though officers have basic training on child birth, it is uncommon they encounter this type of call over the course of their career. We’re proud Officer Fastige was able to act quickly, taking control of the situation and ensuring a successful delivery. We wish the family all the best,” Capt. Parker said.
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(Continued from page 48) Well first of all, vampires can be good looking. You don’t see people falling in love with Frankenstein’s monster. Vampires have the potential to be good looking if the person was good looking when they were living. They are supposed to be even better looking when they are vampires. So there’s that. It’s a little irrational because they have the power to kill you, but they don’t because they’re in love with you; but they are sort of evil. It’s like every teenage fantasy. I think that’s why some women write to men on death row. Even the Hillside Strangler got married in prison. (laughs). Really strange. So would a Clever Girl date a vampire even if she knew she would die because looks are more important? No!! No. They have to be nice, too. They’re very nice guys; they’re just not too bright. Your Clever Girl video has millions of spins. Were you expecting that? I wasn’t. I mean, I have a pretty solid Twitter following AGabrielTweets by the way, I can always use more. Because of the
movie I have a lot of Twitter followers and most of them are women. It’s a very girl friendly video. It’s a lot of male eye candy. It’s kind of like Blurred Lines turned on its head. Do you think intelligent women are less likely to romance unintelligent attractive men as opposed to the other way around? Of course! Some girls… I supposed it really matters how bright the person doing the dating is. I’m not saying I’m a genius, but there is a level of savvy that I need. I need somebody to be able to have a conversation with me and know what the words mean. (laughs) It’s not like I’m throwing out “SAT words” or math problems, but I can’t have a conversation where I’m constantly explaining myself. You hope you have a camaraderie with somebody that you’re dating! Have you dated guys who were really good looking, but unintelligent? Could you date
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