CLESummit - Christian Law Enforcement Summit

Written by Chaplain (Col) Jack Poe

Chaplain Jack Poe

Drawing on his career with the Oklahoma City (OK) Police Department and his more than two decades of experience as a law enforcement chaplain for that agency Chaplain Jack Poe, who also serves as a member of our national training team, says that a chaplain may be called upon to perform any combination of the following duties:

· Counsel law enforcement officers

· Counsel other members of a department

· Counsel the families of law enforcement officers and other department personnel

· Visit sick or injured officers and departmental personnel in homes and hospitals

· Make death notifications

· Provide assistance to victims

· Teach officers in areas such as stress management, ethics, family life, and pre-retirement classes and courses

· Serve as part of a department’s crisis response team

· Assist at suicide incidents

· Serve as liaison with other clergy in the community

· Provide for the spiritual needs of prisoners

· Furnish expert responses to religious questions