The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police has recently awarded certification status to nine police executives, among these police chiefs was Longport Police Chief Frank Culmone. Certification Status lasts for three years. At the end of that period, Command Executives and Chiefs of Police must show they have maintained the training and leadership standards since their initial award of certification. Achieving Command Executives join a select group, only thirty three percent (33%) of state police chiefs are certified; and only twenty nine percent (29%) of municipalities have certified command executives