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Stafford Police Department says Lexipol honored its policy and training program for third straight year
Summary
At the Stafford City Council meeting May 21, Stafford Police Department announced it received Lexipol recognition for policy management and training for 2024, its third consecutive year, and described recurring scenario-based training delivered via daily training bulletins.
The Stafford Police Department announced at a city council meeting May 21 that it received a Lexipol recognition for its policy management and training program for 2024 — the third consecutive year the department said it had been honored.
The recognition highlights the department’s use of Lexipol policy-management software and a related program of recurring, scenario-based “daily training bulletins,” which staff said deliver short case scenarios and quizzes intended to reinforce policy and prompt officers to reread policy when answers are incorrect. Stafford officials described the program as a way to keep officer training updated as laws and policies change.
“So this award is, this is the third year in a row that we've received this award from Lex Lexapol,” said a Stafford Police Department spokesperson during the council meeting. The spokesperson said the award “affirms our dedication to the continuous advancement in professional excellence and operational safety.”
Lieutenant Ward was identified at the meeting as a central figure in distributing the daily training bulletins. According to the department’s description, the bulletins present an officer with a short scenario, require a judgment call, then offer a short quiz; officers who answer incorrectly are directed to reread the relevant policy and retake the quiz.
Stafford officials linked the Lexipol recognition to the department’s claim that its policies and training practices help ensure operations remain “within the boundaries of the law,” and said the system helps the department track policy updates and recurring training.
No formal council action or vote on department policy was recorded in the meeting transcript; the announcement was presented as an informational item.
Details clarified in the meeting: the award cited was for 2024 and the staff described the daily training bulletins as a recurring monthly product that draws on scenario-based learning. The transcript did not provide the name of the individual who made the initial announcement beyond departmental references.
