Truly great leaders have the capacity to reach into the future and mold their visions into a reality. They deeply understand their internal values.

— Chris Duffin, Author

"If elected, I look forward to working with you and for you as Sheriff of Camden County, Georgia. The Sheriff’s Office is a fascinating place to work and quite frankly it’s one of my favorite places. I promise to work diligently to challenge our employees to achieve their potential and provide the utmost services to the citizens of Camden County. Myself and staff must work to maintain open lines of communication with all employees and citizens to ensure the success of the Sheriff’s Office."

- James Kevin Chaney

What are your biggest concerns facing the Sheriff's Office?

Health and wellness of all employees
Responsible Leadership
Use of Force incidents
Aging Facilities
Recruitment & retention / morale
Budget (fleet & equipment) (rising inflation)

Inmate Violence
It is very clear to me and anyone else that has seen all the beatings inside the Sheriff's Office, this is a serious problem.
Starting day one, I plan to update and enforce the Use of Force Policy. This policy will focus on preventing the type of abuses we have all seen. Violation of any Sheriff's Office Policy will be reason for discipline up to and including termination.
The policy will include:
* Continuous De-escalation tactics training.
* Continuous Use of Force training on tasers and shields defense.
* Establish a Use Of Force review panel to evaluate every UOF incident and use the results as both a training guide with officers and Investigation of the event.
* Create a public steering committee to include members of the public to engage on all activities at the Sheriff's Office including the Use of Force Incidents.

James Kevin Chaney

Four concepts I trust and believe in:

Leadership, Transparency, Accountability, and Community Engagement.

Leadership: ability to motivate and collaborate with people that helps them deliver a vision and goals.

• It starts with communication
• Know your people - a good leader knows his / her team and what motivates them
• Diplomacy – working with county government and other local leaders to achieve what’s best for Camden County citizens and visitors
• Seeking out feedback - active listening allows a way deputies and citizens can provide responses to help with a solution

Transparency: Share information and communicate engagement efforts that builds trust with the public and within our community.

• It’s simple, Trust is impossible where information is hidden and communities are stronger where trust prevails.
• Establish an employee complaint system
• Look into an advisory board for policy reviews
• Uphold a 5-step discipline procedure

Accountability: Take responsibility for both performance and outcomes. Take full ownership when something goes wrong.

• Be proactive rather than reactive (provide info to the citizens)
• Create solutions through evaluations
• Accept criticism
• Set clear expectations through policy and procedures
• Have a willingness to learn from citizens feedback
• Be sincere and accountable to the citizens

Community Engagement: Interactions between our community and local leaders.

• Give our community a sense of purpose (this is their agency - help us make our community safe)
• Encourage different channels of engagements (different leaders, different ways to approach issues)
• Builds trust (see our point of view from situations)
• Establish crime analysis mapping for public view

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