Captain Gary Perkins
Lieutenant Grady Kirkland
Sergeant Warren Summers
In 2023 the DeSoto Police Field Training Program consisted of an Administrator, two Coordinators, four Field Training Supervisors, and ten Field Training Officers. The Training Program is a strenuous eighteen week training course in which new Officers, who have completed the Police Academy, are instructed in various areas of law enforcement field application, Department Standard Operating Procedures, and Department Administrative Directives. The first four weeks of training are classroom based learning environments, followed by 14 weeks of street training. During the 14 week training cycle the recruits will be trained by at least three different Field Training Officers during each of the three phases. After successful completion of 18 weeks of training, new Officers will enter a final two week “ Evaluation Phase ” in which they will operate independently as Patrol Officers under the watchful eye of a Field Training Evaluator. Officers who pass the Evaluation Phase will be formally assigned to a Patrol Shift. A maximum of six weeks of remedial training is available for Officers who fail to perform adequately during any portion of their training. In 2023, 13 began the program. Six recruits completed the program and were assigned permanent positions within the Police Department. Seven new recruits are still actively engaged in the program. In 2023 the Field training Program also implemented a modified Field Training Program to train newly hired civilian personnel known as Community Service Officers.
Corporal Wooten Delta Supervisor
Sergeant Owens Alpha Supervisor
Corporal Kirchner Charlie Supervisor
Corporal Holder Bravo Supervisor
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