AboutWilliam Payne Expertise South Carolina general law enforcement career information. South Carolina Criminal & Traffic Laws. Field Training Manager, Court Systems, Police Recruiting & Hiring, Personnel/Employee Evaluations, Non-Lethal Weapons & Use of Force.
Experience Retired after 24-1/2 years experience as a Municipal Police Officer. 19 years as a Sergeant. I guest instructed at the State of South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. I am a Community Policing Instructor, Field Training Officer, Instructor-Trainer in the Monadnock Expandable/PR-24 Batons, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Law Enforcement Driving Instructor, O.C. Spray Instructor, Taser Instructor, and liaison for State Accreditation Standards. I also serve as an Adjunct Instructor for Park University, where I teach in the Criminal Justice Administration Degree Program.I am currently Director of Security for a major hospital system in South Carolina.
Organizations South Carolina Law Enforcement Officer's Association.
Education/Credentials South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, Park University.
Master of Arts Degree in Management, Webster University.
Master of Arts Degree in Human Resources Development, Webster University.
Datamaster Operator, Monadnock PR-24/M.E.B. Instructor-Trainer, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Field Training Manager, Certified Basic Investigator, Certified in Homicide Investigations.
Awards and Honors Beaufort County, South Carolina, Police Officer of the Year, 1990.
Question i am a 17 year old boy interested in joining the police force i hope to progress to the point of serving some time in the swat but understand it is a special assignment area i would like to know what i could do to get in physical and mental shape for a career in law enforcement
Answer Joshua,
Thanks for the question.
Lots of physical agility training: This is not all inclusive, but will be a good start.
1. Running, climbing (walls & ropes & windows & Fences)
2. Defensive tactics training, and not necessarily Martial Arts, although that's good to do as well.
3. Lots of firearms training and shoot/don't shoot judgmental shooting.
Do the above three while you practice on becoming a good police officer and the rest should follow when you try out for SWAT.
