YODER, Kan. — A weeklong training seminar of the Kansas Police Administrators wrapped up Friday at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) near Yoder.
The seminar was a partnership between KLETC and the Kansas Associations of Chiefs of Police (KACP) and is designed for new chiefs and law enforcement administrators plus senior officers and supervisors who are preparing themselves for a chief or other upper-level police administrative positions.
Former Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson, now the Executive Director of KACP, says it can be tough moving up from a position of sergeant or lieutenant to becoming an administrator over a department.
“We are building more professional chiefs and administrators by giving them the tools to do the new job that they are tasked to do,” Henderson said.
The seminar provides instruction in the "basics" of managing a police department and its employees, with real-world problems and decision-making that administrators confront daily. The subjects discussed are not the usual law enforcement subjects and cover such topics as media relations, legal updates and various investigating protocols.
Jonathan Morris, a consultant brought in to cover the topics of strategic planning and resource allocations in small police agencies and hiring and retention, said that the seminar is essential for potential law enforcement administrators.
“The KPAS program is an excellent overview of the skills needed for aspiring police chiefs and commanders who wish to strengthen their skill set and broaden their competencies,” Morris said. “This will enable them to be more effective with their law enforcement organization.”
KPAS is an annual five-day intensive-training seminar conducted at the KLETC facilities with a class size limited to 30 participants who are housed on the KLETC campus throughout the session due to the intensity of the training.
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