Monroe Police Host Annual "Detective School"

Submitted by the Monroe Police Department

On Tuesday, May 2, 2017, twenty-eight (28) new detectives from throughout southwestern Connecticut successfully graduated the Fairfield County Detective Conference annual “Detective School,” hosted this year at the Monroe Police Department. The students represented fifteen (15) different area police agencies of all sizes, from Bethel to Bridgeport.

Each year, the Detective Conference presents a two-week Detective School for officers of member agencies, with instructors drawn from local police departments (both active and retired), State Police, State’s Attorneys and court officials, and various other State agencies, including: Department of Corrections; Consumer Protection; the State Forensic Lab; the Medical Examiner’s Office; and the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Numerous federal agencies also provide instruction, including: the FBI; the U.S. Marshal’s Service; Postal Inspectors; Secret Service; and the B.A.T.F.

A total of twenty-seven (27) topics are covered during the school, and students are strictly graded in a competitive academic setting using a comprehensive test and scoring for materials that are compiled throughout the course. Awards are presented to the student with the highest score. This year, that was Detective Michael Clark of the Fairfield Police Department.

Organized in 1962, the Fairfield County Detective Conference is an organization of law enforcement professionals which provides training and encourages the cooperation of all local, state, and federal investigators from throughout Southwestern Connecticut. Regular meetings for information sharing are held monthly, throughout the county, in addition to training classes that are provided periodically for all member agencies.

Over the course of more than fifty (50) years, the organization has trained hundreds of detectives, and provided a network of professionals who all share the common interest of criminal investigation. The school was originally created by, and is presented in cooperation with, the Fairfield County Chiefs of Police Association and is hosted at various locations throughout the county, dependent upon the president of the organization.

This year, the class included new detectives from the following police agencies: Bethel; Bridgeport; Danbury; Darien; Fairfield; Greenwich; Monroe; MTA; New Canaan; Newtown; Redding; Ridgefield; Stratford; Westport; and Wilton.