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City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
August 13, 2019
Lt. Bill Bridgwater Graduates from Leadership
Command College – Class 84 of the Law
Enforcement Management Institute of Texas
Plainview Police Department Lieutenant William Bridgwater was recently
recognized by Mayor Wendell Dunlap for his recent graduation from the
Leadership Command College – Class 84 of the Law Enforcement
Management Institute of Texas. Bridgwater was the first employee in the
City’s history to complete this program.
The program provides law enforcement administrators and executives with
the skills necessary to effectively manage police agencies and deliver a high
level of service to their communities. Taught at three different universities –
Texas A&M University, Texas Women’s University and Sam Houston State University - the
program focuses on leadership, the political, legal, and social environment of law enforcement
and law enforcement administration during the three different modules.
“It is important to provide training for our employees, especially leadership training,” says Ken
Coughlin. “Bill was an excellent choice to participate in the program and we are proud to have
him graduate from the Leadership Command College.”
Each of the three 3-week modules attended by participants in the program is taught by top
national and international law enforcement experts. Topics include leadership, professional
ethics and integrity, communication, and personnel management issues. The Command
College curriculum also strives to keep participants informed on contemporary issues in
Criminal Justice.
This program is one of many offered by the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management
Institute of Texas, headquartered on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville,
Texas. The Institute, known as “LEMIT,” has been training law enforcement managers and
executives since its inception in 1987. No tax monies are necessary to support LEMIT, which is
funded by a surcharge on criminal court costs affording eligible Texas Law Enforcement
managers and executive’s essential professional development. Between one and two thousand
Texas law enforcement personnel benefit from LEMIT training each year.
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