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| Chief Mark J. Mitchell presents Award of Appreciation to Israeli Police Commander. |
ATLANTA— Canton Police Chief Mark Mitchell has returned after an intensive two weeks of public safety leadership training with Israel’s top police executives. He trained in Israel with another 12 Georgia police chiefs and command staff, two sheriffs, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation inspector and executives from the Georgia State Patrol, Stone Mountain Department of Public Safety and Georgia Command College.
He was in a 21-member delegation of senior law enforcement officials from Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina participating in the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange’s (GILEE) 27th annual peer-to-peer training program in partnership with Israel. While there, the delegates were shown best practices and the latest technologies in policing and public safety.
Community policing assumes a need for greater accountability of police, a greater public share in decision-making and a greater concern for civil rights and liberties, according to Robbie Friedmann, who formulated the definition. A professor emeritus at Georgia State University and GILEE’s founding director, he led this year’s delegation.
More than 770 public safety officials—most from Georgia—have participated in the program in Israel. Nearly 35,000 have attended additional GILEE trainings, briefings, seminars and workshops in Georgia and around the world.
“Our GILEE delegates return with new ways of developing, collaborating on and using strategies to minimize the production of crime and terrorism,” said GILEE executive director Steve Heaton. “In GILEE’s 27 years, many of these graduates have gone on to serve in key leadership roles in Georgia and beyond.”
GILEE is a research unit within Georgia State’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. It enhances public safety by nurturing existing and new partnerships within and across public agencies and the private sector. It has received multiple awards and honors, including the Special Service Award from the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and the Georgia Governor’s Public Safety Award.
Chief Mark J. Mitchell added, "I am very blessed to have been chosen to attend this delegation exchange to Israel. Their National Police Agency, Military and people are extremely passionate, diligent, loyal and resilient each day they work to protect their country. I learned the Israeli Police do a great job of training their Officers to be a success, excel in their efforts to proactively prevent terrorism / crime, communicate / share intelligence across all law enforcement divisions and see the need to build trusting relationships, legitimacy and engagement with the many different cultures and religions they work with to generate an atmosphere of harmony in their country. I feel certain this experience will further strengthen our philosophy, culture and strategies of training our officers toward success, protecting those we serve and building a stronger foundation of trust with the great citizens in our community."
“I believe GILEE offers one of the best leadership development training programs globally,” said Donald De Lucca, a three-time police chief and past president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in a recent letter to GILEE. “The inside look and hands-on learning provide executives with a broader view of some of the best practices available to the police profession.”
In fact, several U.S. and international professional policing associations and academic institutions have written this year in support of the many contributions GILEE has made to the field’s professional development. Learn more about the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange at gilee.gsu.edu.
More than 770 public safety officials—most from Georgia—have participated in the program in Israel. Nearly 35,000 have attended additional GILEE trainings, briefings, seminars and workshops in Georgia and around the world.
GILEE is a research unit within Georgia State’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. It enhances public safety by nurturing existing and new partnerships within and across public agencies and the private sector. It has received multiple awards and honors, including the Special Service Award from the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and the Georgia Governor’s Public Safety Award.
Chief Mark J. Mitchell added, "I am very blessed to have been chosen to attend this delegation exchange to Israel. Their National Police Agency, Military and people are extremely passionate, diligent, loyal and resilient each day they work to protect their country. I learned the Israeli Police do a great job of training their Officers to be a success, excel in their efforts to proactively prevent terrorism / crime, communicate / share intelligence across all law enforcement divisions and see the need to build trusting relationships, legitimacy and engagement with the many different cultures and religions they work with to generate an atmosphere of harmony in their country. I feel certain this experience will further strengthen our philosophy, culture and strategies of training our officers toward success, protecting those we serve and building a stronger foundation of trust with the great citizens in our community."
“I believe GILEE offers one of the best leadership development training programs globally,” said Donald De Lucca, a three-time police chief and past president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in a recent letter to GILEE. “The inside look and hands-on learning provide executives with a broader view of some of the best practices available to the police profession.”
In fact, several U.S. and international professional policing associations and academic institutions have written this year in support of the many contributions GILEE has made to the field’s professional development. Learn more about the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange at gilee.gsu.edu.
