Sheriff Harrison's Profile
TRAINING
- New Sheriff's Institute, Florida Sheriff's Association
- Active Shooter Training, Federal Bureau of Investigations
- Highway Drug Interdiction, Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
- Hostage Negotiations, Gulf Coast Community College
- Investigative Strategies for Missing and Abducted Children, U.S. Department of Justice
- Child Protection Investigations, Department of Children and Families
- Internet Crimes Against Children, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Advanced Injury and Death Investigations, Institute of Police Technology and Management
- Advanced Internal Investigation Training, Florida Department of Corrections
- Strategies for Community Oriented Policing, U.S. Department of Justice
- Protective Operations Training, Florida Department of Law Enforcement
- Advanced Training in Credit Card Fraud, Visa USA
- Incident Command System, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy
- Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, New Mexico Tech.
- Airport Security, Florida Intelligence Unit
- Advanced Interview Techniques, G.C.C.C.
- Spanish for Law Enforcement Officers, G.C.C.C.
- Computer Voice Stress Analyst, National Institute for Truth Verification
EDUCATION
- Graduated from Wewahitchka High School, 1986
- Attended Pensacola Junior College and Gulf Coast Community College, 1986-1988
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science with a minor in Criminology, Florida State University, 1991
- Graduated from Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy, 1994
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
- Tip-a-cop Program for Special Olympics
- American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team Leader
- Dixie Youth Baseball Coach
- President Wewahitchka Elem. School Parent Advisory Board
- Dixie Youth Girls Softball Coach
- Dixie Youth Girls Softball League Officer
CHURCH
- Member First Baptist Church in Wewahitchka
- Church Stewardship Committee
- Personnel Committee Chairman
- Upward Basketball League Director
- Upward Basketball Coaching Commissioner
- Upward Basketball Coach
FAMILY
- Married for twenty years with three children.
EXPERIENCE
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 1991-1995
- Arrest Unit
- Division of Criminal Investigations
- Florida Intelligence Center
- Gadsden County Sheriff's Office, 1995-2004
- Patrol Deputy 1995-1997
- Patrol Supervisor 1997-2000
- Sergeant of Criminal Investigations 2000-2004
- Drug Task Force Officer 1995-2004
- Gulf County Sheriff's Office, 2005-2008
- Lieutenant / Investigator
- Major / Chief Investigator
- Florida Department of Children of Families, 2009
- Child Protective Investigator
- Florida Department of Corrections, 2009-2012
- Classification Officer
- Law Enforcement Inspector
