CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Clarksville Police Department is pleased to announce the recent graduation of Lt. Gabriel Johnson from the School of Police Staff & Command (SPSC), which is an academically rigorous, full-time, 10-week management program for public safety professionals. Johnson successfully completed the program as a member of SPSC Class #613, which was held in Nashville from May 27-August 8.
Since 1983, when its first class commenced, approximately 22,000 law enforcement leaders have graduated from the internationally recognized School of Police Staff & Command program. The School of Police Staff & Command provides upper-level college instruction in a total of 27 core blocks of instruction plus elective blocks during the challenging course. The major topics of study include such critical topics as: Leadership & Management; Human Resources; Employee Relations; Contemporary Policing; Organizational Behavior; Planning & Policy Development; Budgeting and Resource Allocation; and Media Relations.
Each student is academically challenged through written examinations, projects, presentations, and quizzes in addition to a staff study research paper that are all required parts of the curriculum. Upon successful completion, students may be awarded a total of 6 units of undergraduate credit from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The Clarksville Police Department anticipates a variety of benefits from Johnson’s participation in this program. Many of the program’s graduates go on to achieve a variety of leadership positions within their respective agencies…