BRENHAM POLICE DEPT. ATTENDS LEADERSHIP TRAINING

  

Members of the Brenham Police Department’s command staff recently attended a leadership training retreat.

The two-day course was held last month and taught by retired police chief Mike Gentry, director of training for the Texas Police Chiefs Association.  The program covered organizational leadership and health, courage and character.

Gentry actively served more than 40 years in law enforcement, including five years with the Brenham Police Department and 27 years as the Harker Heights police chief.  He has presented leadership training across the United States for the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, the Texas Police Chiefs Association, the Penn State University Justice and Safety Institute, the Michigan Chiefs and Sheriffs Association, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Brenham Police Chief Ron Parker said the topics and training received during this program will “enable the department’s leadership team to be better prepared for current and future risks, concerns, police reform and community challenges.”

Parker said this training will become an annual event for the department’s leadership team.  He said in addition to policy amendments, the creation of a citizens advisory board, and working to gain mental health certifications for all officers, this training will “help better prepare our police leaders to address such concerns and to better serve our citizens.”