Personal trauma urged this JSO commander to protect the victim of sex crime. Now she is leading the FSCJ's criminal judicial center

Jacksonville, Fla. – Commitment, heart and resilience make managers shine in the law enforcement authorities. These properties also show Commander Erika Weber's remarkable career.

Weber thought about her 19 years at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) after giving our own Joy Purdy a tour of the northeastern criminal justice center for criminal judiciary.

There are about 130 newcomers under the watchful eye of more than 50 trainers, and around 2,500 officials from all over the region come for advanced and specialized training.

Weber is responsible for working with the Florida State College in Jacksonville (FSCJ).

Part of her professional journey included the work in the JSO Special Assault Unit, which examined sex crimes, child abuse and family violence.

When Weber urged to protect survivors and recover families, Weber said, their strong satisfaction really brought them.

She said it was actually cathartic and revealed her personal trauma as a child who was sexually abused by a friend of the family.

It was a terrible experience with which Weber shaped her targeted approach to police work.

For example, when Weber was a deputy head of the JSO 911 Call Center, she voluntarily completed the same training as her subordinates in order not only to become a self -certified 911 operator, but also to serve better as a supervisor.

“To sit down and help them, to accept calls and to understand what they went through, and not, not just to be another name on a wall that my supervisor is,” said Weber. “I wanted to be part of the team and to do that, I had the feeling that it would be important.”

Weber's unique perspective helped people throughout their career. From the task of removing firearms of people with mental and emotional instabilities to bring dogs for mental health to the sheriff's office.

Weber's passion and commitment are undeniable.

You can discover Joy's full conversation with Commander Erica Weber via Joys Podcast, discover the joy.