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Performance AuditPeace Officer Standards and Training CommissionandTennessee Law Enforcement Training AcademyTABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 1Purpose and Authority for the Audit 1Objectives of the Audit 1Scope and Methodology of the Audit 2History, Statutory Responsibilities, and Organization 2FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 41. The POST Commission’s monitoring of the non-LETA training academies has beeninadequate but is improving 42. POST Commission staff do not have the capability to maintain and monitor dataelectronically 63. The POST Commission does not have a policy requiring meeting attendance 8OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS 9Need for Non-LETA Training Academies 9The POST Commission Has Implemented Formal Policies for Processing Income SupplementRequests, Addressing Concerns Initially Identified by Auditors 11Adequacy of Training Fees 14Uncertified Officers 14Constables in Tennessee 17Monitoring Local Law Enforcement Agencies 19RECOMMENDATIONS 20Administrative 20APPENDIX 21Title VI Information 21Page
Performance AuditPeace Officer Standards and Training CommissionandLaw Enforcement Training AcademyINTRODUCTIONPURPOSE AND AUTHORITY FOR THE AUDITThis performance audit of the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commissionand the Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) was conducted pursuant to the TennesseeGovernmental Entity Review Law, Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29. UnderSection 4-29-229, the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission was scheduled toterminate June 30, 2008, and is currently in wind-down, pending legislative action. TheComptroller of the Treasury is authorized under Section 4-29-111 to conduct a limited programreview audit of the commission and to report to the Joint Government Operations Committee ofthe General Assembly. The audit is intended to aid the committee in determining whether thecommission should be continued, restructured, or terminated. (The Law Enforcement TrainingAcademy is not listed separately under the Governmental Entity Review Law. It was included inthe 1997 and 2004 performance audits of the Department of Safety. Because of the academy’sclose relationship with the POST Commission and its recent transfer to the Department ofCommerce and Insurance, LETA was included in this audit.)OBJECTIVES OF THE AUDITThe objectives of the audit were1. to determine if the Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) conducts periodicassessments of training fees charged to students and adjusts fees when necessary;2. to determine the need for non-LETA training academies in Tennessee and if efforts tomonitor non-LETA academies are adequate;3. to assess the use of officers in the state who are not certified by the Peace OfficerStandards and Training (POST) Commission and the potential effects of such use;4. to assess the role and training of constables in Tennessee;5. to assess the adequacy of the POST Commission’s/LETA’s data management system;6. to assess the POST Commission’s policies and procedures for processing incomesupplement requests from local law enforcement agencies;1
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