Law Enforcement Person of the Year Award

Law Enforcement Person of the Year Award

Organization: Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) Foundation

Geographic Scope: United States (federal law enforcement professionals)

Focus Areas: Recognition award for outstanding law enforcement leadership

Background

• Established in 2000 to recognize a "Law Enforcement Person of the Year"
• Honors one outstanding law enforcement leader annually
• Award presented in March in recognition of awardee's accomplishments in the preceding year
• First recipient: Former NYPD Commissioner and U.S. Marshal Howard Safir (2000)
• Past recipients include former U.S. Attorneys, District Attorneys, federal agency directors, and distinguished law enforcement leaders

Eligibility Requirements

• Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States
• Professional Capacity: In their official capacity, must have had a positive impact on the federal law enforcement profession in the preceding year
• Employment Status: Must have been employed in the law enforcement profession, or as an executive in an organization whose mission is to support federal law enforcement, in the preceding year
• Leadership: Must have demonstrated strong leadership skills in the preceding year and sustained commitment to the goals and mission of law enforcement
• Integrity: Must exude the highest level of integrity and honor for the law enforcement profession
• Criminal Record: Must not have been convicted of a felony
• Partisanship: Must have carried out duties and advocacy for the law enforcement profession in a non-partisan manner during the preceding year

Selection Process

• Any member of the FLEOA Foundation Board may nominate someone
• Executive Board convenes to identify nominee meeting criteria most closely
• Majority vote of FLEOA Foundation Executive Board required to select awardee
• Award presented annually in March

Contact Information

• Website: fleoafoundation.org