DOCJT News
PSDA Class 130 Graduates
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Nineteen law enforcement dispatchers graduated Friday, February 28, 2020, from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
The graduates hail from communications centers across the state, and comprise DOCJT’s 130th telecommunications academy class, which first began in 1999.
The students graduating from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy represent the successful completion of a highly structured and comprehensive curriculum. The four weeks of training consisted of 164 hours of academy instruction to satisfy mandated training requirements.
Major training areas included identifying the role and responsibilities of the dispatcher, correct phone and radio procedures, handling emergency and non-emergency calls for service, emergency medical dispatch protocols and use of the state and national criminal databases.
Additionally, Morehead Police Department Dispatcher Briana L. Gifford received the academic achievement award. Dispatch basic training is mandatory for any sworn or civilian employee who will dispatch law enforcement officers by radio at a Criminal Justice Information Systems agency. DOCJT also provides in-service and leadership training for Kentucky public safety dispatchers and law enforcement officers.
KLEMF Annual Memorial Postponed
The Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation’s annual memorial service, usually held in mid-May, will be postponed until further notice. It is fully intended that a service will be held in 2020. However, a rescheduled date has not been determined at this time. For any questions, please feel free to call the office at 859-622-8081 or visit klemf.org.
Basic Training Class 509 Graduates
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Thirty-eight law enforcement officers from agencies across the state graduated Monday, March 16, 2020, from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
The graduates of Class 509 completed 20 weeks of training, which consisted of 800 hours of recruit-level instruction. Major training areas included 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.
Eleven recruits graduated additionally with an associate’s degree from the Educating Heroes program. Recruits participating in the program earned 45 college-credit hours for completing Basic Training Academy, and additionally completed 15 college-credit hours to earn an Applied Science associate’s degree. Degrees are earned online through a partnership with Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
PSDA Class 131 Graduates
(Photo by Jim Robertson)
Twenty-two law enforcement dispatchers graduated Thursday, March 25, 2020, from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
The graduates hail from communications centers across the state, and comprise DOCJT’s 131st telecommunications academy class, which first began in 1999.
The students graduating from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy represent the successful completion of a highly structured and comprehensive curriculum. The four weeks of training consisted of 164 hours of academy instruction to satisfy mandated training requirements.
Major training areas included identifying the role and responsibilities of the dispatcher, correct phone and radio procedures, handling emergency and non-emergency calls for service, emergency medical dispatch protocols and use of the state and national criminal databases.
Basic Training Class 510 Graduates
(Photo by Jim Robertson)
Thirty-three law enforcement officers from agencies across the state graduated Thursday, March 26, 2020, from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
The graduates of Class 510 completed 20 weeks of training, which consisted of 800 hours of recruit-level instruction. Major training areas included 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.
Four recruits graduated additionally with an associate’s degree from the Educating Heroes program. Recruits participating in the program earned 45 college-credit hours for completing Basic Training Academy, and additionally completed 15 college-credit hours to earn an Applied Science associate’s degree. Degrees are earned online through a partnership with Bluegrass Community and Technical College.