DOCJT News
Basic Training Class 513 Graduated
The Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced today (Dec. 10, 2020) that thirty-eight law enforcement officers from agencies across the state have graduated the basic training academy.
The graduates of Class 513 received 824.5 hours of recruit-level instruction over 20 weeks. Major training areas include: patrol procedures, physical training, vehicle operations, defensive tactics, criminal law, traffic and DUI, firearms, criminal investigations, cultural awareness, bias related crimes and tactical responses to crisis situations.
Survival Skills
DOCJT Instructor Jason Mike demonstrates skills designed to stop bleeding during a recent Tactical Medicine class. (Photo by Jim Robertson)
On any given shift, law enforcement officers could roll up on a scene where someone is seriously hurt, or the officers may be injured themselves. It’s during those times where life and death hangs in the balance as immediate medical attention is needed to save the life of a citizen, another officer or themselves.
While waiting for emergency medical services (EMS) to arrive, why not have the necessary skills to save the person in need?
That is the premise behind the Tactical Medical (Tac-Med) course taught at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
DOCJT Re-opens Louisville Training Facility
DOCJT Special Assistant Anne Hogan, Commissioner Nicolai Jilek, Deputy Commissioner John Schwartz and Training Director Frank Kubala announce the re-opening of the Louisville training facility, which will serve more than 1,000 clients in the region. (Photo by Jim Robertson)
Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced the re-opening of a training facility on the University of Louisville’s Shelby Campus to better meet the training needs of Kentucky’s peace officers beginning in 2021.