Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring just returned from the prestigious Chief Executive Officer Training Seminar, held just outside the nation’s capital at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, VA.
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After receiving an invitation to attend the specially designed training seminar for Law Enforcement Executives and 911 Emergency Center managers, Sheriff Herring attended the program on Sunday and Monday, Dec. 4-5 as a guest of the NCMEC.
Sheriff Herring and 51 others chiefs, sheriffs and 911 emergency managers who wer also selected and invited to attend the 130th session of the CEO course, and Herring is now one of more than 5,000 who have completed the training.
The Missing and Exploited Children Seminar for Chief Executives was designed to provide attendees like Sheriff Herring with a better understanding of the issue of mission and sexually exploited children – and how to specifically deal with the situation of a child who’s been reported missing – when time is critical.
“This has been one of the most valuable experiences for me in my 18 years as a law enforcement officer,” said Sheriff Herring. “To have been selected in itself was an honor, but to be able to bring this knowledge home and put it into practice, is a plus for the citizens of Grundy County.”
Created in 1997 and funded by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency, the CEP training discusses the needed steps in implementing best practices for call takers, responding officers, investigators and command staff.
Once candidates are selected to attend, all travel and lodging expenses during the training are covered by the NCMEC through a grant by the OJJDP.