Harrison County Law Enforcement Training Academy

1400 Leggett Dr. · Biloxi, MS 3953 · Office: (228) 435-3165 • Fax: (228) 435-3166

Major Louis Elias

Director of Training
228-435-3165

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Welcome to the Harrison County Law Enforcement Training Academy. We are full-service training academy offering basic certification and advanced courses in communications, corrections and law enforcement. The academy is a collaborative partnership between the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department and The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Located at 1400 Leggett Dr. Biloxi, Ms 39530, the Academy represents a vision of then-Sheriff (later U.S. Congressman) Larkin I. Smith, who, in the 1980’s, saw a specific need for a law enforcement training facility on the Gulf Coast.

We are proud to carry on the mission of a truly visionary law enforcement leader. Instructors come from the law enforcement and corrections community, many with advanced college degrees. Our instructor pool is comprised of practitioners; ensuring attendees receive real, practical training. Our basic classes comply with curriculum mandated by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Office of Standards and Training. In addition, we offer advanced in-service programs to meet ongoing needs of law enforcement agencies.

If your agency has a specific training need, please feel free to contact the Academy at 228-435-3165.

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Upcoming Basic Law Enforcement Classes:

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Class 2017-01

CLASSES COMPLETED

Class 2017-02

March 17, 2017 Pre P/T
March 31, 2017 – Pre P/T
April 13, 2017 – Pre P/T
April 30, 2017 – Class Reports
July 14, 2017 – Graduation

Class 2017-03

June 30, 2017 – Pre P/T
July 21, 2017 – Pre P/T
August 4, 2017 – Pre P/T
August 13, 2017 – Class Reports
October 27, 2017 – Graduation

Lieutenant Kevin Hicks

Academy Coordinator

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Sergeant Chris Allen

Fitness Instructor/Training Coordinator

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Sergeant Charlie Hawkins

In Service Training Coordinator

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K-9 Deputy Russell Holliman

Physical Fitness Instructor

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Beth Desper

Administrative Assistant

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Auney Breal

Administrative Assistant

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Advanced Training

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MAY

Fire Fighter Down & Critical Incident Management (MS BETST) – May 1-2, 2017
Firearms Trafficking Investigation – May 8-10, 2017
Tactical Dispatcher – May 15-16, 2017
Taser Instructor Certification/Recertification – May 15-16, 2017
Crisis Negotiations for Telecommunicators – APCO (MS BETST) – May 22, 2017
IAED Emergency Telecommunications Basic 40 Hr Course (MS BETST) – May 22-26, 2017

JUNE

Disaster Operations and the Communications Center – APCO (MS BETST) – June 6, 2017
Active Shooter & Workplace Violence (MS BETST) – June 12-13, 2017
ALERRT – Active Shooter Response Level I, Train-the-Trainer – June 19-23, 2017
ALERRT – Active Shooter Response Level I – June 26-27, 2017
Communications Center Supervisor, 4th Ed. – APCO (MS BETST) – June 26-28, 2017
ALERRT – Active Shooter Response Level I – June 28-29, 2017

JULY

Active Shooter Incidents for Public Safety Communications 2nd Edition – AOCO (MS BETST) – July 10, 2017
Communications Center Supervisor, 4th Ed. – APCO (MS BETST) – July 12-14, 2017
Bullying and Negativity in the Communications Center – APCO (MS BETST) – July 24, 2017
Supervision & Leadership Level II – July 24-26, 2017
Responding To The PTSD Subject – July 27, 2017

AUGUST

Active Shooter & Workplace Violence (MS BETST) – August 14-15, 2017
Surviving Stress – APCO (MS BETST) – August 21, 2017
Communications 16 Hr Refresher Recertification Course (MS BETST) – August 28-19, 2017

SEPTEMBER