{"id":261181,"date":"2023-05-24T09:51:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T13:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/?page_id=261181"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:35:24","slug":"wayneajones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/pt\/staff\/wayneajones\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne A. Jones <br><span style=\"font-size:18px\">Chefe de Pol\u00edcia<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/ChiefWayneJones-circle.png\" alt=\"Chief Wayne Jones\" title=\"Chefe Wayne Jones\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tWayne A. Jones\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tChefe de Pol\u00edcia\t<\/h2>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:WayneJones@miamibeachfl.gov\" target=\"_self\"  aria-label=\"Acesse mailto:WayneJones@miamibeachfl.gov\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>WayneJones@miamibeachfl.gov<\/h3><\/a><\/li><li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>Site do Administrador da Cidade<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/pt\/city-hall\/city-manager\/\">Clique aqui para visitar o site do Administrador Municipal.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>Seu site MBPD<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/pt\/yourmbpd\/\">Clique aqui para visitar o site da Pol\u00edcia da Cidade de Miami Beach.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t<p><strong>Wayne A. Jones<\/strong> Assumiu o cargo de 21\u00ba Chefe de Pol\u00edcia do Departamento de Pol\u00edcia de Miami Beach em 1\u00ba de setembro de 2023. Com uma distinta carreira de 27 anos, inteiramente na cidade de Miami Beach, o Chefe Jones ascendeu por v\u00e1rios cargos, incluindo policial de patrulha, detetive, sargento, tenente, capit\u00e3o e major, chegando finalmente ao cargo de Subchefe em 2019. Sua vasta experi\u00eancia beneficiou significativamente nossa cidade. Notavelmente, durante seu mandato como sargento em assuntos comunit\u00e1rios, ele lan\u00e7ou as bases para o agora aclamado Programa de Agentes de Recursos para Pessoas em Situa\u00e7\u00e3o de Rua, que emprega uma abordagem abrangente de divulga\u00e7\u00e3o, engajamento e fiscaliza\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<p>Em sua fun\u00e7\u00e3o de major na supervis\u00e3o dos servi\u00e7os de apoio, o Chefe Jones orquestrou uma iniciativa estrat\u00e9gica para refor\u00e7ar o recrutamento de policiais femininas, levando a um aumento nas contrata\u00e7\u00f5es de 12% para 18%. Al\u00e9m disso, enquanto atuava como major na divis\u00e3o de investiga\u00e7\u00f5es criminais, ele criou a unidade de tr\u00e1fico de pessoas do departamento. Posteriormente, a unidade passou a liderar o Condado de Miami-Dade em investiga\u00e7\u00f5es de tr\u00e1fico e pris\u00f5es por crimes de tr\u00e1fico sexual.<\/p>\n<p>O Chefe Jones \u00e9 bacharel em Ci\u00eancia Pol\u00edtica e Administra\u00e7\u00e3o P\u00fablica pela Florida Memorial University, al\u00e9m de mestre em Administra\u00e7\u00e3o P\u00fablica pela Florida International University. Sua trajet\u00f3ria acad\u00eamica tamb\u00e9m inclui um grau de associado pelo Miami Dade College em pilotagem profissional e tecnologia. Ele \u00e9 um distinto ex-aluno do Miami Fellows (Classe II). Entre suas realiza\u00e7\u00f5es not\u00e1veis, destacam-se a conclus\u00e3o bem-sucedida do Semin\u00e1rio de Desenvolvimento Executivo para a Aplica\u00e7\u00e3o da Lei do FBI e do Instituto de Gest\u00e3o S\u00eanior para a Pol\u00edcia do F\u00f3rum de Pesquisa Executiva da Pol\u00edcia.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne A. 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