Attention Law Enforcement Leaders, Training Coordinators, and Command Staff: Want an FTO class in your neck of the woods? The best way to get one is to host it! You’ve probably seen that we do classes throughout the year in various states and regions, such as Washington, Idaho, Louisiana, and Arizona—including cities like Bellingham, Everett, Yakima, Ruston, West Monroe,…
Retired Chief of Police Bill Cooper has graciously consented to join David J. Harris and Associates. Chief Cooper brings senior management experience from the private sector, as well as 30 years of police experience. Chief Cooper worked in patrol, traffic, detectives, K-9, SWAT and, yes, served as an FTO. Chief Cooper is a management expert who has consulted with…
Many students of this class were tenured officers who expanded their enforcement experience We finished up with our Basic FTO Class in April with 22 new FTOs. It was great to see several attendees with lots of law enforcement experience. In recent classes, it was not uncommon to have attendees with 3 years or less of experience. These tenured…
