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Zephyrhills Police Captain Graduates From Leadership Seminar

Capt. Reginald Roberts served as class president for this course.

Capt. Reginald Roberts and Chief Derek Brewer.
Capt. Reginald Roberts and Chief Derek Brewer. (Courtesy of Zephyrhills Police Department)

ZEPHYRHILLS, FL - The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announced the graduation of 21 criminal justice executives from the Executive Leadership Seminar, one of whom is Zephyrhills Police Department Capt. Reginald Roberts, serving as class president for this course.

These graduates serve in leadership roles and represent criminal justice agencies from across the state.

The Executive Leadership Seminar provides continuing education for upper-level managers within Florida's criminal justice community.

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Seminar participants met for three weeks at the Daytona Beach Police Department and Daytona State College focusing on quality in leadership and the ability to create and lead change.

Topics included communicating through a crisis, critical thinking, leading proactively, managing organizations, overcoming adversity, emotional intelligence, and servant leadership.

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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.

"We value training and development at Zephyrhills Police Department and are proud of Capt. Robert's accomplishments. With this training, he is even better equipped to help lead ZPD officers in proactive, community-based policing," said Chief Derek Brewer of the Zephyrhills Police Department.

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