Criminal Justice Executive Development Program Graduates 23 Kentucky Leaders
On December 12, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced that 23 law enforcement officers from agencies across Kentucky graduated from Criminal Justice Executive Development Program (CJED) Class 32. CJED is an advanced leadership course designed for supervisors of small to medium-sized law enforcement agencies.
“Law enforcement leadership is one of the highest callings, and in graduating from this class, you have proven yourself capable of answering that call,” Gov. Beshear said. “Thank you for continuing to go above and beyond in protecting your communities and your commonwealth.”
CJED is a four-week, 168-hour program that focuses on identifying, analyzing and solving problems as well as leadership, personnel administration, operations, fiscal management, and executive and community relationships.
The purpose of the course is to provide students with the academic background, leadership skills and management techniques required for the future. Each session enhances leadership abilities and encourages the development of visionary thinkers.
“I encourage you to carry the skills you’ve gained back to your agencies with confidence, knowing they will make a real difference in the lives of the people you serve,” DOCJT Commissioner Mike Bosse said. “I wish you continued success in your careers.”
To take part in CJED, potential students must be supervisors at the rank sergeant or above. They must apply for entrance into the program and be selected by a committee of CJED graduates from across the commonwealth.
CJED 32 graduates and their agencies are:
Harold N. Bingham
Prestonsburg Police Department
Patrick Brooks
Frankfort Police Department
Sean Campbell
University of Kentucky Police Department
Troy Clem
Scott County Sheriff’s Office
Jordan Crump
Edmonton/Metcalfe County Dispatch Center
Adam Daniels
Ashland Police Department
Dwaine Durrett
Oldham County Police Department
Adam Harmon
Paris Police Department
William Hodges
Paducah Police Department
Jeffery Jackson
Lexington Police Department
Marc Kaiser
Bowling Green Police Department
Robert Matthews
Franklin Police Department
William McGohan
Campbell County Police Department
Joseph Moyer
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport Police Department
Nathaniel Muller
Lexington Police Department
Jonathan Mullins
Danville Police Department
Larry Patterson, Jr.
Somerset Police Department
Richard Poole
Fulton Police Department
Michael Price
Mt. Sterling Police Department
Marc Spalding
Shively Police Department
Clayton Stocker
Richmond Police Department
Steven Thompson
Paducah Police Department
Christopher Wentz
Danville Police Department
DOCJT 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 is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). CALEA is seeking public input regarding DOCJT’s compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status. Click here to submit comments.
Beshear-Coleman Administration Commitment to Making Kentucky a National Leader in Public Safety
The Beshear-Coleman administration’s top priority is the safety of all Kentuckians. The Governor's public safety actions are creating safer communities and a better Kentucky.
Protecting the commonwealth’s schools are a top priority of Team Kentucky. In August, the Governor announced that 1,315 Kentucky public schools are following statutory safety requirements required by the School Safety and Resiliency Act and that the number of school resource officers protecting schools has increased more than 100% since he took office.
Since Gov. Beshear took office, fewer Kentuckians have returned to prison after their release. In February, it was announced that nearly 70% of those released from state custody have not returned. The 2024 Crime in Kentucky report, released in June, shows that, from 2023 to 2024, there was an overall decrease of 7.66% in reports of serious crime.
For three straight years, overdose deaths have decreased in Kentucky. In 2024, the commonwealth saw 30.2% fewer overdose deaths than the year prior. Gov. Beshear continued this progress last month by scheduling 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) as a Schedule I narcotic, making it illegal to sell, possess or distribute any isolated or concentrated forms of 7-OH in the state.
In June, 21 officers graduated from the first basic training class from the Western Kentucky Law Enforcement Training Facility. For the first time, Kentucky is simultaneously offering training in two locations. DOCJT will train officers in a building provided by the Madisonville Police Department while Team Kentucky constructs a $50 million multipurpose training facility in Madisonville.
In April, Gov. Beshear officially opened the doors to the new law enforcement training facility named in honor of Jody Cash, who lost his life in the line of duty. The facility is designed for officers to learn intensive and specialized training that will support all of Kentucky’s law enforcement agencies.
Since taking office, Gov. Beshear has awarded nearly $12 million in grant funding to assist state and local law enforcement agencies with enhancing public and officer safety, curbing the sale of illegal drugs and fighting addiction.
At the beginning of his second term, the Governor proposed a $500 increase to the annual law enforcement training stipend, but the General Assembly chose to provide a combined $262 increase over the next two years. The budget signed by the governor has raised the stipend to an all-time high while expanding it to part-time officers for the first time in state history.
In June 2022, Gov. Beshear announced the Military to Law Enforcement Program (M-2-LE), which allows local law enforcement agencies in Kentucky to hire active service members within all U.S. military branches during their last 180 days of service. Upon being contracted by a law enforcement agency, the military member will continue to receive their pay and benefits from their branch of the armed forces while they undergo law enforcement training at DOCJT.
