Police Academy Graduate Take Honors

Clarksville, TN – the Clarksville Police Department once again demonstrated the quality of officers they hire. Two officers, Adam Post and Jordan Parnell graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement class, March 16th, 2012.

Officer Jordan Parnell was recognized with multiple honors at the Academy Graduation. He was awarded the prestigious John R. Cunningham Award for Outstanding Officer for top overall score for academic and practical skills application and also received the award for Highest Academic Score.

The officers are completing in-house training and will hit the streets in April to begin the field training phase. They will be with Field Training Officers for 14 weeks to develop their on the job skills after learning basic law enforcement techniques in the academy.

They are closely evaluated during the Field Training phase and are required to be well-versed in the local, state, and federal laws that apply to their law enforcement duties. They will also be closely scrutinized on their interpersonal skills when interacting with the public and coworkers.

After successful completion of field training, officers will be allowed to go solo and be assigned to a duty position.