Thirty-two law enforcement officers from agencies across the state graduated today from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
The graduates of Class 480 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 480 graduates and their agencies are:
Nathan R. Balk, Nicholasville Police Department
Spencer H. Beam, Boyd County Sheriff’s Office
Shelby L. Becknell, Nicholasville Police Department
Travis M. Bogue, Fulton Police Department
Corey D. Bradley, Catlettsburg Police Department
Ronald Bright, Lebanon Police Department
Justin T. Conley, Fleming County Sheriff’s Office
Douglas J. Handlon, Edgewood Police Department
Seth A. Hatfield, Catlettsburg Police Department
Anthony J. Kenner, Kenton County Sheriff’s Office
Dwayne A. Lane, Murray Police Department
Alyssa B. Lelm, Murray Police Department
Patrick A. Leslie, University of KY Police Department
Joseph R. Lewis, Lebanon Police Department
Kenneth E. Lovelace, Cincinnati/N. KY International Airport Police Department
Jason T. Maxey, Glasgow Police Department
Matthew W. Raabe, Covington Police Department
Chad M. Ray, University of KY Police Department
Zachary Richerson, Lebanon Police Department
Anthony J. Ruggiero, Nicholasville Police Department
Mark Sparks, Lewis County Sheriff’s Office
Christian D. Squires, Georgetown Police Department
Laura Steiner, Henderson Police Department
Adam K. Strine Jr., Independence Police Department
Tyler D. Swikert, Cincinnati/N. KY International Airport Police Department
Trever G. Thompson, Scottsville Police Department
Zachery H. Travis, Nicholasville Police Department
Anthony C. Treller, Newport Police Department
Trista Tyson, Murray Police Department
Kyle G. Washburn, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
Stanley Williams Jr., University of KY Police Department
Wesley T. Wright, Murray Police Department
