BUCYRUS—As a new graduate of the 14-month Certified Law Enforcement Executive (CLEE) program, Chief Neil Assenheimer of Bucyrus PD recently reached a high level of professional accomplishment.
Chief Assenheimer was one of 30 CLEEs who were honored at their graduation ceremony at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy in Columbus on February 3, 2023.
The ceremonies celebrated the completion of study in a unique course co-sponsored by the Law Enforcement Foundation, Inc., and the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police. A special thanks and recognition to the Ohio Department of Public Safety for their generous grant, which supported CLEE XXVII. The instructors include noted faculty members at universities across the Midwest and consultants to business and industry.
Participants were selected for the program by meeting set standards in experience, formal and continuing education, as well as professional-related experience. For more than a year, they received instruction in modules concerned with change management; ethics; vision, mission, and guiding principles; interpersonal skills; human resources and team facilitation; police legitimacy and community relations; practical leadership models for law enforcement executive; strategic planning; police resource allocation and budgeting; and organizational risk management. Graduates of CLEE have demonstrated their mastery of these modules through written examinations and papers.
The Certified Law Enforcement Executive Program promotes professional development, benefiting not only the individual but also the agencies in which they work and practice and their communities. It is designed to elevate the standards of excellence for law enforcement executives. Individuals interested in participating in future CLEE programs can access application information from the Law Enforcement Foundation website at lef-oh.org or email jeff.hill@oacp.org.