(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that Jeffrey Scott, president of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, will become executive director of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA).
“A cop, and a teacher who’s going to teach cops… Chief Scott brings a wealth of educational and first-hand law enforcement experience to the Academy,” Yost said. “The leader of OPOTA helps ensure that Ohio’s law enforcement officers have strong resources to keep them ahead of the bad guys. Chief Scott’s valuable insight on the rapidly changing world of law enforcement will enhance the positive impact OPOTA can have on our communities.”
A candidate for the OPOTA executive director position is recommended by the Attorney General to the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission whose members then vote to appoint the leader of the training academy. Scott will begin as the OPOTA executive director on April 1.
“Chief Scott will take OPOTA to the next level of professional law enforcement training,” said Sheriff Vernon Stanforth, chair of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission. “He has demonstrated leadership qualities we hope will translate into a positive new direction for law enforcement training in the State of Ohio. We strive to provide our law enforcement officers with the best in basic and advanced courses.”
Scott is currently serving as president of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and as chief of police at Notre Dame College in South Euclid. Scott has 30 years of experience in public safety, including more than 23 years in law enforcement. He has instructed, lectured and written on numerous law enforcement topics. Scott is an adjunct faculty member at the Cuyahoga Community College Police Academy. He holds an MBA and B.S. in public safety management from Franklin University, along with professional and technical certifications from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy provides courses in both the civil and criminal functions of law enforcement officers under the direction of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission. OPOTA provides hundreds of advanced law enforcement classes each year to local law enforcement departments.
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