Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING’S EIGHTH CJED CLASS UNDERWAY

RICHMOND, Ky. – From Madisonville to Morehead, police executives from across the state are once again coming together to participate in the Department of Criminal Justice Training’s Criminal Justice Executive Development Program, an advanced leadership course for supervisors at the state’s small- and medium-sized agencies. The new 20-member class comprises DOCJT’s eighth CJED class.

            CJED is a five-week program, with students attending courses for one week each month for five months. To take part in CJED, attendees must be supervisors who rank sergeant or above, apply for entrance into the program and be selected by a committee of CJED graduates from across the Commonwealth.

            CJED Class VIII began its first week November 14 to 18.  The class meets for its second week Monday, December 12 through Friday, December 16.

Week three will take place January 16 to 20, 2006, week four February 13 to 17, 2006 and week five March 13 to 17, 2006. CJED Class VIII will graduate on March 17, 2006.

            The CJED program focuses on leadership, identifying, analyzing and solving problems, as well as personnel administration, operations and fiscal management, and executive and environmental relationships.

Members of CJED Class VIII and their agencies are:

Col. Shane D. Allison, Eddyville Police Department

Sgt. Penny L. Bowles, Bowling Green Police Department

Col. Danny E. Caudill, Harlan Police Department

Lt. B. J. Champagne, Campbell County Police Department

Capt. Michael K. Dowell, Western Kentucky University Police Department

Lt. Leland Estepp, Bellevue Police Department

Lt. James M. Gadzala, Fort Thomas Police Department

Lt. V. O. Brian Howard, Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement

Lt. Greg Jenkins, Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement

Sgt. Troy E. Pitcock, Louisville Metro Police Department

Lt. Robert M. Richardson, Frankfort Police Department

Sgt. James P. Roberts, Paducah Police Department

Sgt. George V. Schreiner, Alexandria Police Department

Lt. Mareka C. Scott, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport Police Department

Sgt. David Sexton, Morehead Police Department

Lt. Christopher F. Taylor, Madisonville Police Department

Sgt. James L. Thomas, Harrodsburg Police Department

Sgt. John W. Thompson, Hopkinsville Police Department

Lt. Ronnie L. Wagoner, Georgetown Police Department

Lt. Col. James H. Wilson, Richmond Police Department

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