Sergeant finishes course

BOARDMAN — As a new graduate of the 13-moth Certified Law Enforcement Executive (CLEE) program, Sgt. John Allsopp of the township police department recently reached a high level of professional accomplishment.

Allsopp was one of 22 CLEEs honored at a graduation luncheon Feb. 15 in Columbus.

The ceremonies celebrated the completion of study in a course co-sponsored by the Law Enforcement Foundation Inc. and the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police. Instructors include noted faculty members at universities across the Midwest and consultants to business and industry.

Participants were selected for the program by meeting set standards in experience, formal and continuing education as well as professional-related experience. For more than a year, they received instruction in modules concerned with ethics, change management, interpersonal skills; vision, mission and organizational values; strategic planning; external environmental management; and resource allocation and utilization. Graduates of CLEE have demonstrated their mastery of the modules through written examination and papers.

The program promotes professional development benefiting not only the individual but also the agencies in which they work and practice and their communities. It is designed to elevated the standards of excellence for law enforcement executives.

Allsopp also is a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College program and has a master’s and bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice from Youngstown State University. The 1991 Poland Seminary High School graduate also served in the Marine Corps Reserves from 1992 through 2000.