Quincy Police Department’s Tyler, Yates complete advanced training courses

QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department recently announced the recent graduation of Deputy Chief Mike Tyler from the School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC) at Northwestern University. He completed the 10-week Staff and Command program at the Clay County (Mo.) Sheriff’s Department from April 22 to June 28.

This program, implemented by the Center for Public Safety in 1983, has graduated more than 21,000 students. Tyler was a student in SPSC Class No. 580, which had 18 students from 13 police agencies for the 10-week class.

The School of Police Staff and Command provides upper-level college instruction in 27 core blocks of instruction and additional optional blocks during each session. The major topics of study are leadership, human resources, employee relations, organizational behavior, applied statistics, planning and policy development, budgeting and resource allocation.

Each student is challenged through written examinations, projects, presentations and quizzes in addition to a staff study paper. Upon successful completion, students may be awarded six units of undergraduate credit from Northwestern University in Evanston.

The Center for Public Safety was established at Northwestern University in 1936 to expand university-based education and training for the law enforcement community.

Chief Adam Yates recently completed the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (LEEDS) course. He was nominated to attend the 82nd session of the seminar by the FBI Springfield field office.

This 80-hour course was conducted during separate weeks in April and August. The first week of training occurred at the FBI Training Academy in Quantico, Va.. The second week was in Williamsburg, Va.

The Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar was created in 1981 for chief executive officers of police agencies between 50-499 sworn officers.

FBI-LEEDS provides executive-level instruction on a range of topics, including image management, wellness and resiliency in law enforcement, psychology of leadership, women in law enforcement, the First Amendment in the age of social media and stress and suicide in law enforcement.

Another benefit of the LEEDS course is the ability to network with agency leaders from across the country and internationally and discuss current trends in law enforcement culture and operations, as well as critical incident management and crime.

In a press release, Yates said, “Keeping our officers up to date on mandated training and giving them the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills is key to a progressive and professional police department. This too applies to our agency leaders. As police executives, we must continue to expand our knowledge and sharpen our skills to ensure we provide the best service possible for the Quincy community.”