Triple Crown Award

The Triple Crown Award was established by NSA to recognize those sheriff's offices which achieve simultaneous accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, the American Correctional Association's Commission on Accreditation for Corrections and the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare.  Achieving these accreditations individually is a daunting task.  Acquiring all three at the same time is an extraordinary feat. In fact, the Triple Crown distinction is so rare, that since the establishment of the award in 1993, fewer than 35 sheriffs' offices have qualified.

We are pleased to announce that 2 additional Triple Crown Awards have been presented.

In addition, at the 2007 Winter Conference, the Awards Committee and NSA Board of Directors decided that sheriff's offices that were prior Triple Crown Award recipients, would again be eligible for the award, when achieving simultaneous reaccreditation under the leadership of a new sheriff. Prior to today, 5 such awards have been presented.

TRIPLE CROWN RECIPIENTS AS OF 5/30/2009

1. Alachua County, Florida Sheriff's Office - Sheriff Steve Oelrich (2000)
2. Alameda County, California Sheriff's Office - Sheriff Gregory Ahern (2009)
3. Alameda County, California Sheriff's Office - Sheriff Charles C. Plummer (1999)
4. City of Alexandria, Virginia Sheriff's Office – Sheriff James Dunning (1993)
5. City of Hampton, Virginia Sheriffs's Office - Sheriff BJ Roberts (2009)
6. Arapahoe County, Colorado Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Pat Sullivan (1993)
7. *Arapahoe County, Colorado Sheriff's Office – Sheriff J. Grayson Robinson (2007)
8. Broward County, Florida Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Ken Jenne (2000)
9. Columbia County, Georgia Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Clay N. White (2007)
10. Cook County, Illinois Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Michael Sheehan (2002)
11. DeKalb County, Georgia Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Thomas E. Brown (2008)
12. DuPage County, Illinois Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Richard P. Doria (1993)
13. *DuPage County, Illinois Sheriff's Office – Sheriff John Zaruba (2007)
14. El Paso County, Colorado Sheriff's Office – Sheriff John Welsey Anderson (2001)
15. *El Paso County, Colorado Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Terry Maketa (2007)
16. Frederick County, Maryland Sheriff's Office - Sheriff James W. Hagy (1999)
17. Fulton County, Georgia Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Jacqueline Barrett (2003)
18. Greene County, Ohio Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Jerry Erwin (1997)
19. *Greene County, Ohio Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Eugene C. Fischer (2008)
20. Hennepin County, Minnesota Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Patrick McGowan (1993)
21. Hillsborough County, Florida Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Cal Henderson (1993)
22. *Hillsborough County, Florida Sheriff's Office – Sheriff David Gee (2007)
23. Jacksonville, Florida Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Nathaniel Glover (1997)
24. Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Sheriff's Office - Sheriff Michael Neustrom (2007)
25. Larimer County, Colorado Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Richard E. Shockley (1993)
26. City of Las Vegas, Nevada Department of Detention & Enforcement -  Chief Michael Sheldon (1999)
27. Las Vegas, Nevada Metropolitan Police Dept. - Sheriff Jerry Keller (1999)
28. Licking County, Ohio Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Gerry Billy (1995)
29. *Licking County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Randy Thorp (2008)
30. Marion County, Florida Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Ken Ergle (1993)
31. Martin County, Florida Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Robert Crowder (2001)
32. Monmouth County, New Jersey Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Joseph Oxley (2001)
33. Montgomery County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Dave Vore (2008)
34. Morris County, New Jersey Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Edward Rochford (2004)
35. Pinellas County, Florida Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Everett Rice (1993)
36. Polk County, Iowa Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Bob E. Rice (1993)
37. Pueblo County, Colorado Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Dan Corsentino (2001)
38. Shelby County, Tennessee Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Mark Luttrell, Jr. (2008)
39. Tulsa County, Oklahoma Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Stanley Glanz (2007)