Crime & Safety
Hazlet Lieutenant Graduates From Command & Leadership Academy
Hazlet's Lt. Michael Galvin recently completed the 13-week NJ State Association of Chiefs Of Police program, based on a West Point model.
HAZLET, NJ — Lt. Michael Galvin recently graduated from an intensive 13-week course based on a West Point model, the Hazlet Police Department announced.
The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs Of Police Command & Leadership Academy offers a "unique blend of theory and application," the department said in a social media post.
"Candidates with the greatest leadership potential are selected for this highly competitive program from municipal, county, state, and federal agencies from throughout the region," the department said.
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In 1993, New Jersey State Association of Chiefs Of Police officials went to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to work with the Academy's Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership.
The result was a program that adapted the West Point model of command and leadership to the needs of law enforcement, the department said.
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"We are sure the knowledge (Galvin) gained will pay dividends to our agency," the department said.
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