Executive Officer to the Chief of Police/Staff Support Division
Major Terry Zeigler
Major Terry Zeigler
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The Executive Officer to the Chief is the Administrator of the Staff Support Division.
Unlike other divisions within the Police Department the Staff Support Division reports directly to the Chief of Police.
The Executive Officer prepares special reports and work plans as well as handling community issues as directed. He is responsible for providing departmental leadership, of emerging trends, and issues for the purpose of supporting and implementing department goals & objectives, policy, and to ensure that the department is operated in an efficient, accountable, and responsible manner. He is also responsible for coordination of the Chiefs agenda by managing functions of the Executive Office through subordinate units.
The Executive Officer to the Chief of Police has direct oversight for:
- Professional Standards Section
- Internal Investigations Section
- Community Affairs Section
Professional Standards Unit
Captain James Brown
The Professional Standards Unit oversees the
Research and Development/Accreditation Section and has a vast responsibility in
completing administrative tasks effecting the entire Department. Commander
responsibilities include:
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Public Information Officer
for the Department and supervises subordinate Public Information Officers.
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Manage all three
Accreditation programs.
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Oversee policy modification
and implementation.
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Conduct staff inspections
to ensure departmental operations remain effective and efficient.
The officers’ positions include, Accreditation
Officers, Planning Officer, Policy Review Officer, and Staff Inspections Support
Officer. Even though positions are specific cross-training occurs due to
complexity, length, and expediency of the objective or task. Officers assigned
to the Professional Standards Unit perform, on a rotating basis, Public
Information Officer (PIO) duties to include responding to scenes handling media
inquires, submitting press releases, and submitting informative articles to the
Kansas City Star for publication in the Neighborhood News Section.
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Accreditation Officer: The Accreditation Officers coordinates the vast
quantity of documentation and information necessary to maintain the Department’s
main accreditation through the
Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement
Agencies (C.A.L.E.A.). The Accreditation Officers also
facilitates the on-site inspections required by the accreditation process.
Additionally, one of the Accreditation Officers is assigned and assists in the
management of the Access Card System for all Departmental facilities.
Planning Officer: The Planning Officer is assigned to a variety of
research projects relating to the improvement of existing Department policies,
projects and programs, as well as the establishment of new initiatives. Through
research, the Planning Officer must locate and access sources of information on
a multitude of subjects, examine other law enforcement agencies policies and
procedures, determine the value of the information when applied to the Kansas
City, Kansas Police. Additionally, the Planning Officer is the administrator of
the Public Safety Communications Unit C.A.L.E.A. files.
Policy Review Officer: The Policy Review Officer reviews policy for law
changes, procedure changes, and contract changes affecting current policy.
Research for "best practices" is conducted and modifications to current policy
occur frequently. Additionally, the Policy Review Officer is the administrator
of the Training Unit C.A.L.E.A. files.
Staff Inspection Support Officer: The Staff Inspection Support Officer (SISO)
coordinates formal and informal inspections of all the Departments elements. The
Staff Inspection is a quality control management tool designed to objectively
review the Agency’s organizational units. The SISO schedules the inspections,
compiles and provides information to both the inspected element and the
inspecting commander in order to facilitate the inspection. The SISO maintains
all records and other data relating to inspections conducted. The SISO is also
the departments’ cell phone administrator.
Accreditation
The
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (C.A.L.E.A.)
was formed by four major law enforcement membership associations in 1979 to
establish a body of standards designed to; (1) increase law enforcement agencies
capabilities to prevent and control crime; (2) increase agency effectiveness and
efficiency in the delivery of law enforcement services; (3) increase cooperation
and coordination with other law enforcement agencies and with other agencies of
the criminal justice system; and (4) increase citizen and employee confidence in
the goals, objectives, policies, and practices of the agency. In 1993, the
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies originally accredited
the Department. To receive accreditation, a police agency must meet or exceed
all 446 standards contained in 38 chapters of the CALEA manual. Outside
Assessors/Inspectors review policy, observe procedures, interview personnel,
seek community input, and inspect police facilities. The Department was
designated as a "Flagship Agency." Only twelve accredited agencies have such a
designation and such promotes the "Best of the Best" within the CALEA accredited
organization. Currently there are 800 law enforcement accredited organizations.
The Public Safety Communications Center and the Police Training Academy received
their accreditation status in 2006 making Kansas City, Kansas the first
department in the nation to have all three accreditations under the command of
one CEO.
Visit the links below for more information concerning C.A.L.E.A.
Internal Investigations Section
The Internal Investigations Section in the primary investigatory body investigating complaints of misconduct on the part of Police Department employees, both sworn and non-sworn. The Section Commander has two detectives and one secretary in his charge. The Mission of the Internal Investigations Section of the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is to protect the public, the employee and the Department through fair, thorough, and impartial investigations of alleged misconduct.
Community Affairs Section
Sergeant Emmett Lockridge
The Community Affairs Section is broken down into sub-sections, which include Parking Control, Police Chaplains, Victim Services, and School Crossing Guards.
The section commander administrators the programs and personnel under his charge and is the primary administrator for Departmental grants.
Another responsibility that falls under this section is to create channels of two-way communication between the police department and the people they serve. This section works as a liaison for the Department by monitoring community sentiment on the effects of quality of life issues.
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