Earlier this month, Woodland Police Department Lieutenant Vikki Danzl graduated from the 287th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
The graduation took place on Thursday, Sept. 14.
Nationally, fewer than 1% of officers can attend this prestigious program. Students and their respective law enforcement agencies receive tuition, books, equipment, meals, lodging and travel to and from the training facility at no cost.
"While at the FBI National Academy, I was given the opportunity to learn from instructors who are leading experts in their fields, along with gathering information from law enforcement executives all across the world," Danzl said. "I hope to use this knowledge and connections to strengthen and grow the abilities and personnel of the Woodland Police Department. I am incredibly thankful to Chief Kaff and the Woodland Police Department for allowing me to participate in this program, and I am very happy to have completed it."
Internationally known for its academic excellence, the National Academy offers ten weeks of advanced communication, leadership and fitness training.
Participants must have proven records as professionals within their agencies to attend. On average, these officers have 21 years of law enforcement experience and usually return to their agencies to serve in executive-level positions.
The academy looks to connect and improve the administration of justice in police departments and law enforcement agencies all over the country and worldwide by creating a network of colleagues to reach out to when in need of help developing any programs, policies or procedure training.
Danzl cited a recent example when another jurisdiction emailed everyone in the 287th Academy graduating class. Danzl mentioned the jurisdiction was looking for policies relevant to suicide subjects in their home that are not a danger to anyone else.
Along with each individual graduating class, the network can further expand to all the graduates of all the classes.
"As you go up in levels of chain of command, the people you have to ask questions or talk to decrease," Danzl said. "This is a way to have people you can ask and seek advice from in a broader perspective."
Danzl mentioned she took five master's level, leadership-based classes, and one fitness-level class during the 10-week academy.
"It was a lot of fun," Danzl said. "I absolutely appreciate my family for holding things down here and understanding this was an important thing for me to do."
This training concluded with a right of passage through the famous "Yellow Brick Road," which is a well-known Marine Corps obstacle course laid out over 6.1 miles. The course is depicted at the start of the 1991 horror film "Silence of the Lambs."
The 287th session consisted of 199 law enforcement officers from 46 states and the District of Columbia. The class included members of law enforcement agencies from 21 countries, four military organizations and three federal civilian organizations.
Since its founding in 1935, 54,565 law enforcement professionals have graduated from the FBI National Academy. The program was originally launched as the "FBI Police Training School" in response to the 1930 Wickersham Commission report recommending standardization and professionalization of law enforcement in the United States through centralized training.
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