NEWS RELEASE
Florida Leadership Academy Graduation
31 first-line law enforcement supervisors sharpen their skills 
 
For Immediate Release
August 7, 2015
 
PENSACOLA, Fla. —­­ The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announces the graduation today of 31 first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy. The graduates represent criminal justice agencies from across the state and serve in leadership roles within their agencies.
 
Seminar participants met for four weeks at the Pensacola Police Department in Pensacola, Fla. 
 
Graduates learned skills necessary to support the needs of their agencies and the community as they prepare for future challenges.
 
The goal of the Florida Leadership Academy is to prepare first-line supervisors in criminal justice organizations to exemplify the character and integrity expected of criminal justice professionals, and to examine the various components necessary to being an efficient leader.
 
The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute, established within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and affiliated with the state university system, was established in 1990 by the Florida legislature to address the need for an innovative and multi-faceted approach to the education and training of criminal justice professionals. 
 
Congratulations to the 31 graduates of the 33rd Florida Leadership Academy.
 
For Further Information Contact:
Gretl Plessinger, Molly Best or Steve Arthur
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001