Waukesha County Sheriff to Serve on National Sheriff's Board

WAUKESHA, WI — The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) announced this week that Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson has been named as one of its newest members to their Board of Directors.

The Sheriff along with three others was appointed to fill vacant positions on the board, and will stand for re-election to the position at the NSA Conference in June. The NSA board of directors represents all 3,080 sheriffs across the country and sets guidance and direction for the association. The NSA is routinely called upon to provide expert testimony on law enforcement, corrections, and court security issues before Congress.

“We are honored to have Sheriff Severson serve on our board,” said NSA President Sheriff Greg Champagne. “He brings a breadth of experience serving his community as Sheriff and serving in law enforcement for the past 32 years.”

“I am honored to have been selected by the NSA leadership to serve on the Board of Directors. I am particularly humbled knowing that I am the first Sheriff from Waukesha County to hold a director’s position. I look forward to representing more than 3,000 Sheriffs nationally and will work hard to earn the confidence of those Sheriffs,” Severson said in a prepared statement.

In the News

The National Sheriff's Association made headlines this week after stating the organization would not sign on to a national policy of "de-escalation" brought forward by a group of 11 national police organizations.

According to a Washington Post report this week, the concept of "de-escalation" brought forward by the 11 national organizations recommends that police departments declare that "it is the policy of this law enforcement agency to value and preserve human life."

As the Washington Post reports, the Sheriff's organization was among a number of groups that said the policy brought forward "does not have national consensus," which allows for the firing of warning shots, and firing at moving vehicles under a narrow set of circumstances.

About NSA

The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) is one of the largest associations of law enforcement professionals in the United States, representing more than 3,000 elected sheriffs across the nation, and a total membership of more than 20,000. NSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among sheriffs, their deputies, and others in the field of criminal justice and public safety. Throughout its seventy-six year history, NSA has served as an information clearinghouse for sheriffs, deputies, chiefs of police, other law enforcement professionals, state governments and the federal government.

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