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Deputy Honored as ACA Corrections Officer
Congratulations to Deputy Olugbenga Shomade, he is following the footsteps of his Work Release co-workers and supervisors and setting a trend in the process.

In May, Deputy Shomade passed the ACA Corrections Officer Exam. With this accomplishment, Shomade became the first driver to obtain this status and the fourth Work Release employee to receive ACA certification.

Citizen Praises Sheriff's Innovative Programs

Dear Sheriff Neustrom:

Just so you know that I do write complimentary letters in addition to those that criticize, please accept my praise for some of your innovative programs that have been recently highlighted in the media. The programs I speak of are the direct supervision of prisoners approach; the off-site telecommunication visitation for families of prisoners; the call program for the elderly; and the day reporting programs for some offenders. All of these programs show your very humanistic approach to corrections and the general human condition. You are a different kind of sheriff from the standard old Louisiana model, and it has taken some adjustment by the jaded downtown crowd (myself included) to see the wisdom of your ways. Anyway, thank you for your innovative programs, and I am always available with an opinion. I don't lack opinions.

With kind regards, I remain Very truly yours, Albert M. Karre', Jr.

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Sheriff's Crisis Intervention Team

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office continues its commitment to help individuals in need. The Crisis Intervention Team, which officially began operation in December 2007, has expanded its trained staff to 20 deputies.

The Crisis Intervention Team is a partnership between law enforcement and community agencies that serves the needs of the mentally ill in critical situations.
In a crisis, law enforcement is the first responder. To effectively deal with these situations, law enforcement personnel are trained in negotiation techniques and educated on behavioral symptoms of mental illness as well as the medications used in treatment.

Sheriff Neustrom and the members of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office are committed to serving all of the community with courtesy, professionalism and respect.

Lt. Craig Stansbury
Public Information Officer
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
337-236-5876