Raising Numbers
Raising salaries and increasing in-service options are discussed as Commissioner Mike Bosse returns to the Bluegrass Beat and Director of Training Operations David Hay makes his first appearance.
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MIKE BOSSE, DOCJT COMMISSIONER
Mike Bosse was appointed commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training by Gov. Andy Beshear on Nov. 1, 2024. He joined DOCJT in March 2024 as deputy commissioner and served in Kentucky law enforcement for over 41 years. He graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with High Distinction, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Police Administration.
Bosse served as Georgetown Police chief for 10 years. Prior to this appointment, he spent 30 years with the Lexington Division of Police, where he moved through the ranks of patrolman, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, major and retired at the rank of assistant chief of police. Bosse spent a total of 12 years working in the Bureau of Investigations with the Lexington Division of Police, working most of that time in Special Investigations.
In addition to his undercover and supervisory experience in narcotics investigations, he spent 20 years working with Kentucky’s drug courts, five years working a drug detection K-9, five years as a board member of the Fayette County ASAP Board, three years as chairman of the Mayor’s Alliance on Substance Abuse. He has served as a member of Scott County Against Drugs board, has been a member of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals Law Enforcement Committee and was appointed to the NADCP Board of Directors, which conducts research and provides training to our nation’s drug courts.
Bosse is a certified instructor for the Department of Criminal Justice Training and recognized by both Federal and State courts as an expert in police administration, including the use of force by police. Bosse has reviewed thousands of uses of force by police and has prepared reports in state and federal courts on over 50 occasions. Bosse was appointed to the Board of Licensure for Private Investigators by Governor Steve Beshear in 2014.
Bosse graduated from the FBI National Academy in 2000 and has conducted numerous leadership trainings around the country. He served as a member of Kentucky Law Enforcement Council for 7 years where he chaired the Professional Standards Committee for 4 years.
DAVID HAY, DIRECTOR OF TRAINING OPERATIONS
David Hay joined the Department of Criminal Justice Training when he was appointed director of the training operations division by Gov. Andy Beshear on Nov. 1, 2024. Hay has served in a public safety role for the last 30 years and is a veteran of the United State Marine Corps Reserves. He graduated from Berea College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, and after retiring from active law enforcement earned a Masters of Science in Psychology from Grand Canyon University, a Masters of Philosophy in Criminal Justice, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice (Police Administration) from Walden University. Hay has worked on projects for police agencies to advance recruitment of marginalized populations and advance ethical leadership, served on multiple police promotional boards, and presented at multiple conferences.
Hay has 20 years of service with the Kentucky State Police rising through the ranks and retiring as a captain. Hay received his KLEC instructor certification and was commander of multiple assignments across the state during his career, including the first full-time commander of what has evolved into the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT). Furthermore, Hay has supported numerous law enforcement agencies and prosecutors across the Commonwealth in felony investigations involving motor vehicle collisions and is recognized as an expert witness in multiple courts in collision reconstruction investigations.
In addition to Hay’s law enforcement experience, he served as the Assistant Vice President of Campus Safety at Asbury University for more than a decade, focusing on building relationships and trust with an international campus community and local first responders, while advancing security measures, policies, and programs. Moreover, Hay has previously served as an adjunct professor at Eastern Kentucky University and Upper Iowa University, teaching various traffic safety and criminal justice courses over the majority of the last two decades.
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