Ashley Bailey, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office
Nominated by Sheriff Larry Ashley.
Ashley began her career with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in 2004 and has served as a Crime Prevention Officer since 2005. Ashley is a graduate of Florida State University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Child and Consumer Sciences.
She manages 22 individual crime prevention citizen educational programs. These include: Neighborhood Watch, Crime Prevention through Environmental Design, Women’s Self Defense, Safe Assured Digital ID Program, Children’s Self Defense, Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program, Bicycle Safety Programs, Take Me Home Program, Communities Against Senior Exploitation (CASE) Program, Lock-Take-Hide-Theft Program, Call Reassurance Program (CARE) and Check On Delinquent Youth (CODY) Program.
Sheriff Ashley stated, “The most remarkable thing about Mrs. Bailey’s service and her achievements is that she executes all these programs and participates in all these activities as the only compensated member of Okaloosa Counties Crime Prevention Team”.
The FCPA is proud to award the “Crime Prevention Practitioner of the Year” to Ms. Ashley Bailey of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
