Twenty-six law enforcement officers from agencies across the state graduated from basic training Friday at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
The graduates of Class 477 completed 23 weeks of training, which consisted of 923 hours of recruit-level instruction. Major training areas included homeland security, law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, firearms, investigations, first aid and CPR, patrol procedures, orientation for new law enforcement families and the mechanics of arrest, restraint and control.
Basic training is mandatory for Kentucky law enforcement officers to comply with the state’s Peace Officer Professional Standards Act of 1998. The Department of Criminal Justice Training provides basic training for city and county police officers, sheriffs’ deputies, university police, airport police and others.
The agency also provides in-service and leadership training for Kentucky law enforcement officers and public safety dispatch training.
The Department of Criminal Justice Training is a state agency located on Eastern Kentucky University’s campus. The agency is the first in the nation to be accredited under the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies’ public safety training program designation. DOCJT also earned accreditation through the International Association for Continuing Education and Training in 2013 – making it the nation’s only law enforcement training academy to achieve dual accreditation by two independent accrediting organizations.
Class 477 graduates and their agencies are:
Joshua W. Bunnell, Simpson County Sheriff’s Office
James C. Carney, Lawrenceburg Police Department
Kathryn A. Dishion, Madisonville Police Department
James Andrew Endicott, Covington Police Department
Jameson B. Flynn, Danville Police Department
Nathaniel L. Hall, Hodgenville Police Department
Dustin L. Harvey, Brownsville Police Department
Jared T. Horton, Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Michael Thomas Housinger, Martin County Sheriff’s Office
Joseph Luke Hughes, Danville Police Department
Ethan C. Livingood, Covington Police Department
Christopher A. Moberly, Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office
Ryan Daniel Lee Napier, Berea Police Department
Amel Nezirevic, Simpson County Sheriff’s Office
James B. Norris, Mt. Washington Police Department
John Ryan Prindle, Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Bryan J. Rondeau, Boone County Sheriff’s Office
William Brent Rowland, Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Austin P. Smith, Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Aaron R. Sparks, Danville Police Department
Michael A. Stevenson, Cave City Police Department
Ryan R. Swolsky, Mason County Sheriff’s Office
Justin Szymchack, Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
Jared C. Werner, Hopkinsville Police Department
Benjamin Wright, Hopkinsville Police Department
Roger W. York, Beaver Dam Police Department