Chief
Bailey has been Chief of the Miami Township Police Department since
May 1995. Prior to working for Miami Township, he was the Assistant
County Administrator/Director of Emergency Planning and Operations
for Clermont County. In that capacity he directed the County
Communications Center (E-911) and was also the County Emergency
Management Director, in addition to several other department head
level responsibilities. Previously he served as Assistant City
Manager of the City of Fairfield, Village Manager of Pickerington,
Ohio and Village Administrator of Carlisle, Ohio. He has been a
Reserve Police Officer for the City of Middletown since 1986. He
holds the rank of Reserve Lieutenant with that department.
Chief Bailey is a Certified Law Enforcement Executive (C.L.E.E.),
one of only 80 in the State of Ohio. Chief Bailey graduated from the
203d Session of the FBI National Academy in December 2000. He is a
graduate of Class 119 of the Northwestern University Traffic
Institute School of Police Staff and Command. He is also a graduate
of Session 16 of the Ohio Police Executive Leadership College (P.E.L.C.)
He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration and a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Miami University.
Chief Bailey has also been an instructor of police supervision and
FTO topics at the D. Russell Lee Career Center, Cincinnati Police
Training Institute, the Cincinnati Police Academy, the University of
Memphis, and the York, Maine Regional Police Training Center. He has
been a Visiting Instructor of Political Science at Miami University
and is currently and Adjunct Instructor in the Criminal Justice
Program at the University of Cincinnati. He is an Assessor and
Assessment Team Leader for the Commission on Accreditation of Law
Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
Chief Bailey retired from the Ohio Army National Guard in 1999 after
27 years and held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He worked in the
Infantry, Signal Corps, Chemical Corps, and Military Intelligence
branches. He has been a platoon leader, company commander and
battalion level commander. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command
and General Staff College, the Defense Logistics Executive
Development Program, the National Defense University National
Security Program, and the U.S. Army War College Defense Strategy
Studies program.
Chief Bailey is active in the Boy Scouts of America. He has received
numerous awards and honors from the BSA including the Silver Beaver
Award. He is a graduate of the Wood Badge leadership-training
program, and is a Vigil Honor Member of the Order of the Arrow.
Chief Bailey is married and has two children. He is currently
pursuing a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at the University of
Cincinnati.
References:
Ohio Assoc. of Chiefs of
Police
International Assoc. of Chiefs of Police
Police Executive Research Forum
International Conference of Police Chaplains
CALEA® (The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies)
CLEE
Certified Laws Enforcement Executive)
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