The Lyndon Police Department will be hosting the 2025/2026 Kentucky Crash Courses with the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety. These courses will train officers in Crash Investigation and Reconstruction. The courses will be held at Lyndon City Hall, 515 Wood Road, Lyndon, KY.

Upcoming courses include:

• Traffic Crash Reconstruction 1: Engineering Mechanics and Motion, March 2-13, 2026.

• Traffic Crash Reconstruction 2: Energy, Statistics and Data Event Recorders, April 13-24, 2026.

Questions can be directed to Deputy Chief Chris Thomas, or call 502-425-5862. CLICK HERE to register for a course.

2026 ARIDE/DRE Training through the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police:

• Feb. 11-12 – Madisonville Police Department Training Center. Register here.

• Feb. 18-19 – Wilder Police Department/City Hall. Register here.

• April 28-29 – Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville. Register here.

• June 16-17 – University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg. Register here.

• July 15-16 – Jeffersontown Police Department. Register here.

• Aug. 26-27 – Mason County Co-Op Extension Office. Register here.

• Sept. 23-24 – Murray Police Department Training Room. Register here.

• Nov. 18-19 – Boone County Sheriff’s Office Training Room. Register here.

• Dec. 9-10 – Elizabethtown Police Department. Register here.

The Bowling Green Police Department will host a Crisis Intervention Training course Feb. 16–20 at the department’s training center, located at 250 Porter Pike. The course will be instructed by members of Lifeskills and the Bowling Green Police Department. Participants will receive instruction on common mental health disorders, as well as techniques to de-escalate situations, conduct assessments, investigate incidents, and appropriately assist individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. The training is led by law enforcement officers and mental health professionals who bring real-world experience to addressing critical incidents involving individuals in crisis. Registration is available through DOCJT’s LETRS system. For additional information, contact Capt. Jennie McShane at jennie.mcshane@bgky.org.

The Lexington Police Department will host the Command Leadership Institute will be held Feb. 23-27, 2026. The CLI course is a dynamic and challenging program designed to prepare law enforcement leaders for command level positions. It provides real-life, contemporary, best-practice strategies and techniques for those who are already commanders or those aspiring to command-level positions.

For more information, contact Commander Chris Cooper or call 859-425-2321. Register here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host the Management of the Small Law Enforcement Agency course March 2-6. This KLEC-approved course will study exposes participants to the key elements necessary to be successful managers of law enforcement agencies. Participants will be given opportunities to meet and study with other managers from similar agencies. Topics covered will include:

• Identification of Changing Environment of American Law Enforcement

• Building Trust and Legitimacy

• Developing a Creative Culture

• Recruitment & Selection of a Qualified and Diverse Workforce

• Administrative Law for the Law Enforcement Executive

• Administrative Law for the Law Enforcement Executive – Federal

• How to Stretch Your Budget

• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

• Developing Early Warning Systems (EWS)

• Communications Techniques & Related Administrative Law Issues

• Frustrations, Challenges & Opportunities for the Chief Executive

• Managing Innovation Programs

• Communicating within the Agency

• The Critical Role of Resource Sharing

• Maximizing Training & Minimizing Liability: Case Study

• Policing Strategies

• Terrorism

• Group Case Studies: Future Trends for Small Law Enforcement Agencies & Student Evaluation

Course tuition is $1,000. Suggested lodging is the Hampton Inn – Louisville Downtown, 101 E. Jefferson St. Register here.

The Elizabethtown Police Department will host a Defense Technology Training Academy Crowd Management/Mobile Field Force Instructor and Grenadier for Crowd Management Instructor classes March 16-20, 2026.

Students with existing PoliceOne Profiles can register here. Students without PoliceOne profiles can register here.

2026 DRE Training Schedule:

·      March 16-26 – Kentucky State Police Academy in Frankfort. Register here.

·      Oct. 12-22 – Kentucky Transportation Building in Frankfort. Register here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host the Internal Affairs: Policy, Practice and Legal Considerations course April 13-17. This KLEC-approved course will study law enforcement’s position of visible authority within their communities and are held to a tremendously high standard of honesty, integrity, fairness, and professionalism.  Likewise, law enforcement leaders are directly responsible for maintaining the public trust and implementing policies, practices and a culture that are open to the public and address allegations of misconduct levied against its officers. Topics covered include:

• The Role of the Internal Affairs Investigator

• Complaint Acceptance Methods

• Allegation Classification

• Internal Affairs Case Classification

• Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights

• Formal Statements

• Police-Involved Shooting & In-Custody Death Investigations

• Domestic Violence & Sexual Battery Investigations

• Media Relations & the Internal Affairs Investigation

• Case File Preparation

• Computer Forensics

• Cellular Telephone Analytics

• Role of the Prosecutor in Internal Investigations

• Proactive Investigations & Criminal Misconduct

• Early Warning/Intervention Systems

• Impact of Body-Worn Cameras on Citizen Complaints

• Criminal vs. Administrative Investigations

• Due Process Rights

• Workplace Searches

• Social Media Misconduct

• Police Sexual Misconduct

• Supervisory/Investigator Liability

• Hostile Workplace & Discrimination Investigations

• Role of the Internal Affairs Unit: Use of Force

Course tuition is $1,000. Suggested lodging is the Hampton Inn – Louisville Downtown, 101 E. Jefferson St. Register here.

The Lexington Police Department will host the Executive Leadership Institute Training designed for those in executive-level law enforcement positions. The course dates are April 20-24. The course focuses on the challenges facing our profession in today’s world. The class uses a wide-range of source materials and calls upon participants’ own experience to facilitate individual development and learning.

For more information, contact Commander Chris Cooper or call 859-425-2321. Register here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host a Sex Crimes Investigations course April 20-24. This KLEC-approved course has been developed to enhance the skills, knowledge, and abilities of the first responder as well as the criminal investigator. Topics covered include:

• Myths and Stereotyping of Sexual Assault Cases

• Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sexual Assault Investigations

• Rape Trauma Syndrome & Emotional First Aid

• Initial Response

• The Man Behind the Mask Case Study Part I

• Physical Evidence

• Interviewing

• Interrogation

• Pattern Identification, Investigation & Response

• The Man Behind the Mask Case Study Part II

• Stress Management for Sexual Assault Investigators

• Mobile Phone, Social Media and Digital Photograph Exploitation

• Special Investigative Challenges: Alleged Assault Within Institutions

• Criminal Profiling Techniques for Sex Crimes Investigators: Application of the Methodology Utilized When Analyzing Sexual Crimes

• The Reliability of Eyewitness Identifications

• False Allegations of Rape

• The Assessment of Verbal and Written Statements to Determine Deception

• Analysis of Six Rape Victim Statements to Determine Deception and Case Linkage

• Case Study: "Lethal Shadow: A True Crime Story of a Sadistic Serial Rapist & Killer."

Course tuition is $1,000. Suggested lodging is the Hampton Inn – Louisville Downtown, 101 E. Jefferson St. Register here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host a Strategic Management for 21st Century Policing April 20-24 at the University of Kentucky Police Department, 152 Transcript Drive in Lexington. This KLEC-approved course will introduce participants to the key elements of strategically managing a law enforcement agency and to the challenges that it brings in the 21st Century arising from the 6 Pillars of the President’s Task Force Report. Topics covered include:

• Introduction to The Program & Change Management

• The Planning and Problem-Solving Cycles and Decision-Making

• The "What If" Contingencies: Preparing for Generic and Specific Incidents Including Active Shooter, Officer-Involved Shooting, Emergency Planning and Public Disorder

• Using a Case Study to Review Strategic Management & Planning

• Management Skills to Deliver Maximum Effectiveness and Response

• Organizational Communication & the "Millennials"

• Leader versus Boss: Creating Positive Morale, Retention and Performance

• Building Your Team to Create an Effective Agency and Addressing the Challenges of the President's Task Force Report and DOJ, Civil Rights Division, Conduct of LE Agencies, Overview

• Creating a Strategic Plan

• Completing Your Strategic Plan and Preparing and Implementing Objectives and Strategies

• Managing the Strategies & Delivering Them Effectively

Course tuition is $1,000. Suggested lodging is the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 1000 Export St., Lexington. Register here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host a Crime Prevention through Environmental Design, May 18-21. This KLEC-approved course is based on the concept that proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to a reduction in both the incidence and fear of crime while also improving quality of life.. Topics covered include:

• CPTED concepts and principals

• Behavior and the physical (built) environment

• Vehicular and pedestrian traffic issues as it relates to access and safety

• CPTED as a means of economic revitalization

• Planning process including land use, zoning, codes and ordinances

• CPTED assessments and plan review

• Data collection, analysis, presentations and reports

• Practical exercise involving site visits

• Discussion of participant issues or local problem

Course tuition is $1,000. Suggested lodging is the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 1000 Export St., Lexington. Register here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host a Homicide Investigation course, June 1-12. This KLEC-approved course will provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct competent and complete homicide/death investigations. Carefully selected case studies are used throughout the program to explore every aspect of homicide/death investigations, including autoerotic fatalities, and suicides. Topics include:

• Scene Response & Protocol

• Scene Analysis with Student Case Study

• Law Enforcement Tools & Technology

• Case Management & Small Group Case Work

• Suicide Investigation

• Court Preparation & Testimony

• Criminal Profiling Techniques for Homicide Detectives: Introduction

• Application of Methodology Utilized When Analyzing Violent Crimes

• Criminal Investigative Analysis Program

• Equivocal Death Evaluations

• Cold Case Analysis - Forensic Linguistic Examination

• Cold Case Analysis - Missing Persons Case

• Statement Analysis

• Crime Scene Reconstruction - Sexual Homicide

• Legal Issues in Homicide Investigations and Prosecution of Homicide Cases

• Forensic Evidence and Crime Scene Collection

• Trace & Biological Evidence

• Identification of Blood - Small Group Practical

• DNA Evidence

• Bloodstain Pattern: Analysis, Recognition & Classification, Mechanics in the Crime Scene, and Documentation

• Clandestine Graves

• Introduction to Forensic Pathology

• Blunt and Sharp Force Injuries

• Deaths Associated With Fire and Electricity

• Deaths From Asphyxia

• Injury and Death Associated With Gunshot Wounds

• Death in Childhood: SIDS/SUID/SUDI

• Death in Childhood - Common Causes of Accidental and Homicidal Death in Children

Course tuition is $1,625. Suggested lodging is the Hampton Inn – Louisville Downtown, 101 E. Jefferson St. Register here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host an Organizational Leadership and Problem Solving course, Aug. 3-7 at the University of Kentucky Police Department, 152 Transcript Drive in Lexington. This KLEC-approved course combines organizational leadership and the role of problem-solving in a law enforcement agency. Participants will be provided the opportunity to reflect on different leadership models, techniques, and examples. Topics covered include:

• Organizational leadership

• Problem solving

• Problem based learning

• Team-building

• Defining leadership

• Leadership and ethics

• Leadership models

Apply here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host its 156th Administrative Officers Course Aug. 10-Nov. 6. The Administrative Officers Course is a 12 week (480 hour) in-residence, accredited college level educational program. The course curriculum is designed to develop informed, effective, ethically and technically competent law enforcement managers who can assume positions of leadership in their respective agencies. It is an appropriate course for individuals in or about to be promoted to middle and upper management positions. Applicants must apply by May 18. Apply here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host a First-Line Supervisor’s Course, Nov. 16-20. This KLEC-approved course of instruction will provide the student basic strategies and tactics geared toward easing the transition from police officer to police supervisor and will create a solid foundation in leadership which will assist the new or aspiring supervisor in successfully engaging with this critically important role. Topics include:

• Leadership

• Ethics

• Reward Systems

• Evidence-Based Policing Strategies

• Personnel Development

• Employee Wellness

• Supervisory Liability

Apply here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host its 157th Administrative Officers Course Feb. 8-May 7, 2027. The Administrative Officers Course is a 12 week (480 hour) in-residence, accredited college level educational program. The course curriculum is designed to develop informed, effective, ethically and technically competent law enforcement managers who can assume positions of leadership in their respective agencies. It is an appropriate course for individuals in or about to be promoted to middle and upper management positions. Applicants must apply by Nov. 16. Apply here.

The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host its 158th Administrative Officers Course Aug. 9-Nov. 5, 2027. The Administrative Officers Course is a 12 week (480 hour) in-residence, accredited college level educational program. The course curriculum is designed to develop informed, effective, ethically and technically competent law enforcement managers who can assume positions of leadership in their respective agencies. It is an appropriate course for individuals in or about to be promoted to middle and upper management positions. Applicants must apply by May 24, 2027. Apply here.