COLUMBUS — The 11th Public Safety Leadership Academy class graduated 32 law enforcement leaders last week, after 11 weeks of accredited, college-level training through a partnership with The Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs. The training was hosted at the Patrol’s Training Academy and was offered at no cost to agencies through casino tax revenue distributed to the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services for the purpose of supporting law enforcement training.
Captain Michael Morgan of the Brookville Police Department was among the graduates.
During the ceremony, Ohio State Highway Patrol Colonel Charles A. Jones provided remarks and Heidi Ramsey, an instructor for PSLA and the FBI National Academy addressed the graduates.
Graduates learned skills necessary to manage any division within a law enforcement agency, demonstrated preparedness to take on additional leadership responsibilities, and earned a leadership certificate and 10 hours of academic credit through The Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs. Participating officers completed 276 hours of instruction on leadership, community engagement, public administration and contemporary issues in policing.
Graduates had the opportunity to meet with executive law enforcement officials to learn from their experiences and discuss how to build positive relations with the communities they serve. Graduates also attended classes on dealing with future challenges in the field, overcoming the unique mental stressors of possible violence on the job, and ensuring best practices for law enforcement managers to recruit and retain the next generation of law enforcement professionals.
During National Police Week, graduates traveled to Washington, D.C. and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., where they toured sites that shaped our nation’s leaders and the attended specialized training for peace officers at the National Holocaust Museum.
As part of a community outreach effort, graduates partnered with Habitat for Humanity MidOhio to build, paint and organize on various community sites throughout Central Ohio.
