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Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Abbreviation FDLE
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Patch of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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Logo of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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Badge of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* State of Florida, USA
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Tallahassee, Florida
Website
FDLE Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is a Florida government agency. The department is charged with overseeing state law enforcement agencies.

The Florida Legislature merged the responsibilities of several state criminal justice organizations to create the Bureau of Law Enforcement in 1967. The Bureau began with 94 positions, headed by a Commissioner who reported to the Governor, certain Cabinet members, two sheriffs, and one chief of police. In July 1969, after government restructuring, the Bureau adopted its current name, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

FDLE is now headed by a Commissioner appointed by the Governor and approved by the Cabinet. The Department is headquartered in Tallahassee, the state capital, and has close to 2,000 employees statewide. The Department maintains seven Regional Operations Centers, 15 field offices and seven crime laboratories.

FDLE's "four fundamental values" are "service, integrity, respect, and quality."

FDLE's five "program areas" are Executive Direction and Business, Support Program, Criminal Investigations and Forensic Science Program, Florida Capitol Police Program, Criminal Justice Information Program, and Criminal Justice Professionalism Program.

FDLE is one of the few state law enforcement agencies in the country to have earned triple accreditation. FDLE is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, the American Society of Crime Lab Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board, and the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation.

See also

Florida portal
Law enforcement/Law enforcement topics portal









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