RICHMOND - Law enforcement officers from 19 agencies graduated today from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.

The 27 officers of Class 378 completed 18 weeks of training, which consisted of more than 750 hours of recruit-level-officer academy instruction. Major training areas include 40 hours of homeland security training, law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, firearms, investigations, first aid/CPR, patrol procedures, orientation for new law enforcement families, and mechanics of arrest, restraint and control.

Basic training is mandatory for all Kentucky law enforcement officers who are required to comply with the state’s Peace Officer Professional Standards Act of 1998. The Department of Criminal Justice Training provides basic training for city and county police officers, sheriffs, sheriff’s deputies, university police, airport police and others.

The Department of Criminal Justice Training is a state agency located on Eastern Kentucky University’s campus. The agency is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and was the first accredited public safety training program in the nation. In 2006, the academy also became the first law enforcement training academy in the nation to be designated as a CALEA flagship agency.

Class 378 graduates and their agencies are:

Ron J. Allison, Bath County Sheriff’s Office

George M. Ballard, Clark County Sheriff’s Office

Jason Carmack, Knox County Sheriff’s Office

Todd M. Caudill, University of Kentucky Police Department

Bruce A. Fields, Hazard Police Department

Jeremy S. Garrison, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

Christopher G. Gatewood, Fayette County Public Schools

Jonathan A. Hall, Berea Police Department

James R. Haubenreich, University of Kentucky Police Department

Brandon L. Huggins, Elizabethtown Police Department

William J. Jackson, University of Kentucky Police Department

Michael L. Johnson Jr., Audubon Park Police Department

Ian N. Kelsch, Augusta Police Department

Terry J. Magness, Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office

Matthew B. McMillen, Elizabethtown Police Department

Jonathan D. Moore, Owsley County Sheriff’s Office

Jason K. Noel, Boone County Sheriff’s Office

Ryan S. Norman, Paducah Police Department

Jarad A. Northern, Berea Police Department

Shawn L. Scoggin, Fulton Police Department

James M. Shay, Louisville International Airport Police Department

Jeremy M. Shell, London Police Department

David G. Southworth, Fayette County Public Schools

Michael D. Thompson Jr., Louisville International Airport Police Department

Kenny G. Vanover, Middlesboro Police Department

Bart R. White, Boone County Sheriff’s Office

Michael A. Wray, Paducah Police Department

AWARDS: William J. Jackson, University of Kentucky Police Department, Academic Achievement Award; James R. Haubenreich, University of Kentucky Police Department, Coordinator’s Award; Michael A. Wray, Paducah Police Department, Performance Award in Physical Fitness; Terry J. Magness, Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office, 110% in Physical Fitness and Defensive Tactics Award; Michael A. Wray, Paducah Police Department, Firearms Proficiency Award.

CLASS OFFICERS: Michael A. Wray, Paducah Police Department, class leader; Michael D. Thompson Jr., Louisville International Police Department, adjutant; James R. Haubenreich, University of Kentucky Police Department, honor code representative; Jason K. Noel, Boone County Sheriff’s Office, special projects officer; Matthew B. McMillen, Elizabethtown Police Department, squad leader.