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Students Complete Detention Officer Training

Students from Nash County, Vance County, and Johnston County Sheriff’s Offices recently completed Detention Officer training at Nash Community College. The certification includes 179 hours of training designed to train qualified participants to function as officers in detention facilities. The course is governed by the North Carolina Sheriffs’ and North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commissions.

Students who completed the certification program are, from left: front row – Veronica Munoz, Kaijah Allen, James Medlin, Clifton Davis; back row – Director of Law Enforcement In-Service Training Jim Thomas with students Steven Keith, Alexander Watts, Jerome Canady, Chrystal Whitaker and School Director Reuben Crumpton.