School of Law Enforcement Supervision

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: Research Strategies; Organizational and Nonverbal Communication; Challenging Organizational Culture; Stress Management; Social Intelligence; Managing Media Relations; Ethics and Leadership; Civil Liability; and Information Systems and Applications. Officers are required to successfully complete a written exam at the conclusion of each week of instruction. Each exam covers material drawn from the lectures, course texts, and outside reading assignments. In addition, this course requires officers to make oral presentations and prepare a research paper on a topic relevant to law enforcement supervision.

 

Letters of nomination are required for officers to attend this specialized course. Nominated officers must have reached the minimum rank of sergeant to attend. 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. The deadline for nominations will be thirty days prior to the start of the session. CJI provides free lodging accommodations for participants who reside 50 or more miles outside of the metropolitan Little Rock area.

 

SLES will be held at the Criminal Justice Institute on the following dates:

 

Session XXXVIII
September 19–23, 2011
October 24–28, 2011
November 14–18, 2011
December 5–9, 2011

 

Session XXXIX
February 20–24, 2012
March 19–23, 2012
April 16–20, 2012
May 14–18, 2012

 

For more information about SLES courses, contact Doug Newcomb at (501) 570-8092.

7723 Col. Glenn Road
Little Rock, Arkansas 72204
501-570-8000
1-800-635-6310
Fax: 501-565-3081