{"id":40059,"date":"2022-10-18T10:22:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=40059"},"modified":"2022-10-18T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:22:12","slug":"command-and-leadership-academy-to-honor-chester-countys-inaugural-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=40059","title":{"rendered":"Command and Leadership Academy to honor Chester County\u2019s inaugural graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Graduates, including 18 Chester County first responders, plus instructors and sponsors of the inaugural NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police Command and Leadership Academy in Chester County.<\/p><\/div>\n

On October 21, 2022, 18 Chester County first responders take the stage in East Windsor, NJ, to receive certification from a special leadership program. Pennsylvania\u2019s inaugural class is among the newest graduates of the NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police Command and Leadership Academy brought to the Chester County Government Services Center in 2022 through Southern Chester County Regional Police Department Chief Gerald Simpson and Chester County Sheriff Fredda Maddox.<\/p>\n

For 13 weeks, law enforcement and emergency first responders from Chester, Bucks, Lancaster, Montgomery, and Delaware counties, Pennsylvania, and law enforcement officers from Cecil County, Maryland, undertook rigorous training inspired by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.<\/p>\n

Academy participants studied leading theory and cutting-edge best practices in four primary areas\u2014becoming a leader, motivating personnel, leading groups and managing environmental factors and outside influences. They applied those lessons and self-examination of their current methods and motivations as they grappled with real-life situations. For example, one program module focused on the power of listening\u2014research about it and ways to use the skill to excel on the job and positively impact employee retention, which promote a safer community and save taxpayers\u2019 dollars.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen officers and first responders are equipped with behavioral science to understand their reactions to the many systems that are at play in a crisis, the result is better leadership. Better leadership brings about better solutions in the community,\u201d said Chief Simpson. \u201cGreater awareness and different thinking lead to hiring emergency first responders who will build better relationships in diverse communities, preventing cliques that could have an adverse impact on officers\u2019 actions and building a positive environment that promotes equity and upholds our mission of serving the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEmergencies and active crime scenes are complex situations that are affected by all participants\u2019 mindsets and background as well as by conditions, stressors and actions in play at that moment,\u201d said CCSO Chief Deputy Kevin Dykes. \u201cBy discovering what leads to outmoded or harmful behaviors, we\u2019re opening up space for better responses to those difficult situations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOn June 4, 2020, thousands of people marched to the Chester County\u2019s Historic Courthouse and demanded change\u2014in law enforcement practices, community attitudes and relationships among people. This is just one of the responses in answer to that outcry,\u201d said Chester County Sheriff Maddox.<\/p>\n

Local law enforcement officers and first responders interested in applying for the Spring 2023 Region 5 course beginning January 3, 2023, should immediately contact the NJSACOP State Office at (856) 334-8943 or by e-mail at ps*********<\/span>@*****<\/span>op.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On October 21, 2022, 18 Chester County first responders take the stage in East Windsor, NJ, to receive certification from a special leadership program. Pennsylvania\u2019s inaugural class is among the newest graduates of the NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police Command and Leadership Academy brought to the Chester County Government Services Center in 2022 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[15,6518,6441,13874],"class_list":["post-40059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-chester-county","tag-featured","tag-first-responders","tag-nj-state-association-of-chiefs-of-police-command-and-leadership-academy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40060,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40059\/revisions\/40060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}