Sergeant Graduates From School Of Police Staff, Command

YORKVILLE, IL—A member of the Kendall County Sheriff’s Department has graduated from Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command. On May 10, Sgt. David Lawson completed a 10-week leadership training, which was originally adopted by the Center for Public Safety in 1983. Since its inception, the program has graduated more than 14,000 students.

Lawson, who is an employee of the Kendall County Sheriff’s Department since 2005, has served the office in several different capacities, including community-oriented policing deputy, school resource officer, juvenile officer, evidence technician, certified ALICE instructor and domestic violence coordinator.

Lawson has also served the country as a member of the United States Army and is a graduate of Joliet Junior College.

Held in Plainfield, the School of Police Staff and Command set out to provide upper-level college instruction in a number of areas. Those include: leadership, human resources, employee relations, organizational behavior, applied statistics, planning and policy development, and budget and resource allocation.

As part of its curriculum, the program focuses on written examinations, projects, presentations and a staff study paper to test the knowledge and skills of students.

In a statement, Kendall County Sheriff Dwight Baird said training and education are vital to ensuring the sheriff’s office is providing the best service to the citizens of Kendall County.

“We strive for our supervisors to continue their professional development in order to provide our deputies and support staff with the highest quality of leadership, education, training and resources,” Baird said in a release.