Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
-Lieutenant Robert Staples

Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
- Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute

PINELLAS COUNTY - The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office announces the graduation of Lieutenant Robert Staples from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute’s Florida Leadership Academy. The graduating class of 44 first-line supervisors represented criminal justice agencies throughout the state of Florida.

The graduates met in four, week-long sessions at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Training Facility in Titusville, Florida. They learned the skills necessary to support the needs of their agencies and their communities as they prepare for future challenges.

The goal of the Florida Leadership Academy is to prepare first-line supervisors to exemplify the character and integrity expected of criminal justice professionals and to examine the various components necessary to being an efficient leader.

The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute is housed within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and is affiliated with the State University System. It 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.

For further information on the program contact the FDLE Office of Public Information at (850) 528-0059.

Pictured below Lieutenant Staples and Major Carey