The Committee on Training is comprised of members of the Criminal Justice Services Board as designated by the Code of Virginia to conduct public hearings and promulgate rules pertaining to various training standards as well as provide policy guidance to DCJS staff responsible for the implementation of various criminal justice and private security related programs.

Committee Members

• Sheriff Beth Arthur
  Arlington County Sheriff's Office
  
  

• The Honorable Robert L. Bushnell
  Commonwealth Attorney
  Henry County
  
  

• Colonel W. Steve Flaherty
  Superintendent
  Department of State Police
  
  

• Mr. Kevin S. Hodges
  Loomis
  
  

• Chief A.M. "Jake" Jacocks, Jr.
  Virginia Beach Police Department
  
  

• Chief James R. Lavinder
  Roanoke County Police Department
  
  

• Mr. Edward M. Macon
  Assistant Executive Secretary and Legal Counsel
  Supreme Court of Virginia
  
  

• Dr. Jay W. Malcan, Ph.D.
  Department of Sociology
  Social Work & Criminal Justice
  Virginia State University
  
  

• Sheriff Charles W. Phelps
  Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office
  
  

• The Honorable Marlene Randall
  Vice-Mayor
  City of Portsmouth
  
  

• Mr. Sherman Carl Vaughn, Sr.
  
  

• Mr. Christopher R. Webb
  Director
  Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority
  
  

Contact Information

For more information about the committeee and their meeting schedule, contact George Gotschalk at 804.786.8001.