OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
 

The Professional Standards Lieutenant reports directly to the Deputy Chief of Police and assist that office with

various responsibilities to include but not limited to Planning and Research, Accreditation, and Training.

The Office of Professional Standards and Training continued to meet the challenge of handling departmental

training, hiring, the Field Training Officer (FTO) program, and recruitment, along with the additional responsibility of an upcoming Re-Accreditation in April of 2009.

 

There were 10 In-Service trainings conducted in 2008 which included CPR/First Aid, Missing Person, Dealing with

Tragedy, Defensive Tactics, Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, AR-15 Rifle Operation and  Recertification,

EAP and Drug Free Workplace, Specialty Impact Weapons and Chemical Munitions, Field Force, Crime Victims,

Legal  Updates, and Ethics. All officers  attended Annual Recertification on Taser, OC Spray, PR-24, Asp,

Response to Resistance, and  Professional Car Stops.

 

Officers received over 2,500 hours of advanced training on topics including Responding to Clandestine Drug

Labs, Crime Scene Management, Computer Data Recovery, Radar, Firearms Instructor and Armor, Police

Executive Leadership College (PELC), Death Investigation, Instructional Skills, Sex Crimes Investigation,

Electronic  Surveillance, and Supervisors Role in Pursuits. Ten Officers graduated from CIT (Crisis Intervention

Team) Training in 2008 bringing our total officers attending to 84.

 

This office coordinated police entrance exams and the background investigations, polygraphs, oral boards, and

physical and psychological testing for police applicants. This resulted in 4 new officers being hired in 2008.  This

office was responsible for their processing and orientation to include uniforms and equipment, firearms transition

and training, SOP review, Human Resources, and    Finance. Three new officers graduated from the Ohio State

Highway Patrol Basic Academy in 2008 after receiving 582 hours of instruction. In 2008 this office supervised 10

new officers during the four phases of the FTO program. Six of the officers have successfully completed the 

program with four currently on FTO.