Sergeant David Ferrante retired after
a 19 year career in law enforcement.
He worked as a patrol officer,
narcotics detective, SWAT team
supervisor, field training supervisor
and cadet commander. He worked for
the Uniontown Police Department and
the Parma Police Department where he
also served on a Caribbean Gang Task
Force. David Ferrante is the author
of To Protect and Serve Abuse
and Police
Ethics is Not an Oxymoron.
According to the book description of
To Protect and Serve Abuse,
“Rape, violence, and drugs are a part
of society’s worst criminal element.
Unfortunately, these vices also
thrived within the Amrap Police
Department. He wanted to be a cop
since childhood. Dave Stillo landed
his dream job but after the police
academy, he realized his dream job was
not what he expected. In the wake of
the Rodney King beating of 1991, cops
were subjected to more scrutiny than
ever. With the birth of the 24-hour
media, how was it possible that
beatings, drugs, and sex permeated the
Amrap P.D.? Stillo joined the force
to make a difference but when he
witnessed the brutality of a renegade
cop beating a suspect, he began
keeping a journal. Stillo is a
modern-day Serpico.”
According to the book description of
Police Ethics is Not an
Oxymoron, “Image is everything
in law enforcement! These innovative
techniques and tips for training cops
are ground-breaking. Police Ethics is
Not an Oxymoron is great manual to
guide Police Officers, Police
Supervisors, Chiefs, Security
Directors, and Training Coordinators.
The keys to successful hiring,
training, and retention are clearly
presented. Law enforcement agencies
typically neglect what they take for
granted-ethical behavior. A strong
foundation begins with this book!”
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About the
Parma
Police Department
The Parma Police
Department was created in 1925 with
one Town Marshal and two Deputy
Marshals. Today, the Parma Police
Department is a full service law
enforcement agency organized into four
sections, each led by a police captain
who answers to the chief of police:
Executive Officer; Administrative
Officer, Uniformed Patrol Division ;
and, Detective Bureau. According to
the Parma Police Department, “The
Uniform Patrol Division is the "first
responding" entity of the Parma Police
Department. As of December 31, 2008
this sixty-eight (68) officer division
is staffed by fifty-four (54) Patrol
Officers, three (3) Motorcycle
Officers, eight (8) Sergeants, and
three (3) Lieutenants under the
direction of the Uniform Patrol
Captain.
This Uniform Division patrols 20
square miles working closely with the
Detective Bureau and Communications
Center "To Protect and Serve" the
85,655 residents of the City of Parma.
In addition to basic patrol services,
the Uniform Patrol Division operates a
Traffic Enforcement/Accident
Investigation Unit, Field Training
Unit, SWAT Unit, Law Post Explorers
youth mentoring program, seventy- one
(71) School Crossing Guards, and as of
December 31, 2008 a forty (40) officer
Auxiliary Police Unit
The Detective Bureau consists of
fourteen officers including one
Captain, one Lieutenant, one Sergeant,
seven general duty detectives, two
narcotics detectives, and two
youth/sex crimes detectives. The
Detective Bureau is responsible for
investigating all felony crimes
reported and presents cases to the
Parma Municipal Court and the Cuyahoga
County Common Pleas Court. In addition
to charging felons, detectives work on
long-term investigations such as
corruption, money laundering, identity
theft, check frauds, protracted
narcotics investigations and
complicated sexual assault cases.
Bureau members also have additional
assignments such as SWAT Tactical
Officers, Hostage Negotiators, Public
Information Officer and County Task
Force Officers fighting internet
crimes against children.
The Administrative Division of the
Parma Police Department is the secure
record keeping branch of the
department and is staffed by twelve
full-time employees who are
responsible for maintaining all
reports, records and transactions
generated by the public or its police
officers. As a “public office” the
records division has two basic duties
under the public records laws: (1) to
provide for the prompt inspection of
public records, and (2) to provide
copies of public records within a
reasonable period of time, if
requested.”
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