DOCJT Graduates 26 Officers From Basic Training

Law enforcement officers from 21 agencies across the state graduated Friday from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training in Richmond. 

The 26 officers of Class 453 completed 18 weeks of training, which consisted of nearly 770 hours of recruit-level-officer academy instruction.

Major training areas included homeland security, law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, firearms, investigations, first aid/CPR, patrol procedures, orientation for new law enforcement families and mechanics of arrest, restraint and control. 

Basic training is mandatory for Kentucky law enforcement officers who are required 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 accredited 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 453* graduates and their agencies are:

Steven Alexander, Somerset Police Department

Joshua Beatty, Central City Police Department

Thomas Breitmeyer, Shively Police Department

Nathan T. Brown, Clark County Sheriff’s Office

Justin Browning, Madisonville Police Department

Donald Cain, Leitchfield Police Department

Christopher Cash, Bowling Green Police Department

Jason Eli Dennis, Munfordville Police Department

Justin Flannery, West Liberty Police Department

Bradley French, Princeton Police Department

Brandon Harvey, Logan County Sheriff’s Office

Tyler Hensley, Cumberland Police Department

Nathan L. Herron, Princeton Police Department

Jonathan H. Hughes, Maysville Police Department

Michael Langston, Henderson Police Department

Christopher Lauer II, Campbell County Police Department

Jack D. Leek, Hopkinsville Police Department

Brent A. Madding, Princeton Police Department

Christopher L. Nelson, Shively Police Department

Lucas Oliver, Henderson Police Department

James E. Pinkett, Guthrie Police Department

Matthew T. Royse, Cynthiana Police Department

Andrew Salmons, Somerset Police Department

Zachery Slone, Versailles Police Department

Brandon Smith, Somerset Police Department

Michael Wiehebrink, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office