140 Hours
The School of Law Enforcement Supervision (SLES), designed by
Arkansas law enforcement leaders to set a standard that focuses
on leadership, education and advancement in the law enforcement
profession, is a four-week supervisory development course
scheduled one week per month over a four-month period. Course
topics include: Organizational Theory; Organizational Design;
Administration; External and Internal Influences and Controls;
Leadership; Interpersonal and Organizational Communication;
Human Resource Management; Legal Issues; Information Systems and
Applications; Decision-making; Evaluation; and Organizational
Change.
This year, CJI will conduct two sessions of the School of Law
Enforcement Supervision—Session XXXII beginning in September
2008 and Session XXXIII beginning in January 2009. Each session
will be held at the Criminal Justice Institute on the following
dates:
Officers are required to successfully complete a written
examination at the conclusion of each week of the course. Each
examination will cover material drawn from the lectures, course
texts, and outside reading assignments. In addition, this course
requires the student to make oral presentations and prepare a
research paper on a topic relevant to law enforcement
supervision.
The Criminal Justice Institute provides free lodging
accommodations for participants who reside outside of the
metropolitan Little Rock area. The deadline for nominations for
either session will be thirty days prior to the start of the
session.
Session XXXII
September 8–12, 2008
October 6–10, 2008
November 3–7, 2008
December 8–12, 2008
Session XXXIII
January 26–30, 2009
February 23–27, 2009
March 16–20, 2009
April 20–24, 2009
Attention:
Letters of nomination are required for officers to attend this specialized courses because these courses have been designed for officers who have completed designated prerequisites or hold specialized positions within their agencies. Unless otherwise noted, heads of law enforcement agencies should direct correspondence and letters nominating their candidates to Dr. Cheryl P. May, Criminal Justice Institute, 7723 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204.