Since 1998, the Police Dynamics Institute has provided professional training to over 25,000 law enforcement and government leaders from around the world.

1998
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy – Columbia, SC
National Sheriff’s Association Annual Conference – Phoenix, AR
Lifebuilders Conference – Columbia, SC
Heritage Community Services – Summerton, SC
Law Enforcement Leadership Conference – Indianapolis, IN
International Association of Character Cities – Oklahoma City, OK
Trident Area Community of Excellence – Charleston, SC
Pennsylvania Sheriff’s Association – State College, PA
Romanian National Police National Crime Prevention Unit – Voineasa, Romania

1999
Ohio Sheriff’s Association – Columbus, OH
Romanian National Police National Police Academy – Bucharest, Romania
American Society of Military Comptrollers – Charleston, SC
US Air Force Military Junior Officer’s Training – Charleston Air Force Base, SC
Trident Area Community of Excellence – Charleston, SC
International Association of Character Cities – Indianapolis, IN
Idaho POST Law Enforcement Leadership Conference – Boise, ID
Florence City of Character Conference – Florence, SC
National Sheriff’s Association Annual Conference – Columbus, OH
Charleston Air Force Base Fire Department – Charleston, SC
Winchester Police Department – Winchester, KY
South Carolina Jail Association – Santee, SC
Moscow Police College – Columbia, SC
Cameron and Barkley, Inc. – Hilton Head, SC
Medical University of S.C. Dental College – Charleston, SC
State Law Enforcement Division – Columbia, SC

2000
South Carolina Department of Corrections – Columbia, SC
One Hundred Club – Charleston, SC
Cameron and Barkley, Inc. – Atlanta, GA
International Association of Character Cities – Indianapolis, IN
Hawaii County Police Department – Hilo, HI
Hattiesburg Mayor’s Breakfast – Hattiesburg, MS
Indiana Sheriff’s Association – Indianapolis, IN
Cincinnati Police Division – Cincinnati, OH (app. 1300 total personnel trained)
South Carolina Corrections Association – Myrtle Beach, SC

2001
Allen County Sheriff’s Office – Ft. Wayne, IN
LaGrange County Sheriff’s Office – Shipshewana, IN
Cincinnati Police Division – Cincinnati, OH
South Carolina Jail Administrator’s Association – Myrtle Beach, SC
International Association of Character Cities – Flint, MI
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office – Tuscaloosa, AL
Collier County Sheriff’s Office – Naples, FL
South Carolina Department of Corrections – Columbia, SC
ALERT Academy – Big Sandy, TX
Skiatook Police Department – Skiatook, OK
U.S. Department of Justice/U.S. Attorney’s Office – Wrightsville Beach, NC

2002
Missouri Department of Conservation Law Enforcement Division – St. Louis, MO
Owasso Police Department – Owasso, OK
South Carolina Polygraphers Association – Myrtle Beach, SC
Law Enforcement Summit – Ridgecrest, NC
Character Training Institute – Oklahoma City, OK
Cincinnati Police Division – Cincinnati, OH (4 seminars)
Indiana Sheriff’s Association Conference– Indianapolis, IN

2003
Illinois Sheriff’s Association – Oakbrook, IL
Colorado Sheriffs’ Association – Ft. Collins, CO
Owasso Police Department – Owasso, OK
Character Training Institute – Indianapolis, IN
Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy – Douglas, WY
Estes Park Police Dept – Estes Park, CO
Cheyenne Police Dept – Cheyenne, WY

2004
County Sheriffs of Colorado – Ft. Collins, CO
East Central Illinois Mobile Regional Law Enforcement Training Team
Wyoming Highway Patrol – Cheyenne, WY
Kitsap Fire District – Port Orchard, WA
FBI National Academy Graduates – Tulsa, OK
ALERT Academy Recruit training – Big Sandy, TX
Topeka Police Department – Topeka, KS
Noble County Sheriff’s Office – Albion, IN
Character Training Institute – Indianapolis, IN
Law Enforcement Summit – Ridgecrest, NC
Volunteers of America/Indiana Correctional Association – Evansville, IN
East Central Illinois Mobile Law Enforcement Training Team – 4 regional seminars
Holland Police Department – Holland, MI

2005
Hagemeyer’s, Inc. – Charleston, SC
Northwest Management Seminar – Portland, OR
Wyoming Highway Patrol – Douglas, WY
Christian Law Enforcement Conference – San Diego, CA
Illinois Sheriffs Association Annual Retreat – Belleville, IL
Liberty Behavioral Health Corporation/Indiana Dept. of Corrections – Indianapolis, IN
ALERT Academy – Big Sandy, TX
International Association of Character Cities – Oklahoma City, OK
Character Training Institute – Indianapolis, IN
Larimer County Sheriff’s Office – Fort Collins, CO

2006
El Dorado Hills Fire Dept – El Dorado Hills, CA
Orange County Fire Authority – Irvine, CA
Lee’s Summit Police Dept – Lee’s Summit, MO
Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Conference – Las Vegas, NV
Southwestern Colorado Sheriff’s Assoc – Durango, CO
Liberty Behavioral Health Corporation/Indiana Dept. of Corrections – Indianapolis, IN
National Sheriff’s Association Conference – Orlando, FL
City of Henderson Fire Dept – Henderson, NV
Winchester Police Department – Winchester, KY
Illinois Drug Enforcement Officers Assoc. – Chicago, IL
Grant County Sheriff’s Office – Lancaster, WI
ALERT Academy – Big Sandy, TX
City of Huntington Beach, CA – Huntington Beach, CA
International Association of Character Cities – Oklahoma City, OK
POST SE Region Colorado – La Junta, CO
Oregon State Sheriff’s Association – Salem, OR
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office – Fort Collins, CO

2007
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office – Castle Rock, CO
Northwest Management Seminar – Portland, OR
Arkansas Department of Corrections – Little Rock, AR
United States Border Patrol – El Paso, TX
Lees Summit Police Department – Lees Summit, MO
Adams County Sheriff’s Office – Brighton, CO
Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office – Pueblo, CO
Vancouver Police Department – Vancouver, WA
Western Colorado Peace Officer’s Assoc. – Montrose, CO
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office – Crystal River, FL
Conway Character Council – Conway, SC
Pagosa Springs Police Department – Pagosa Springs, CO

2008
Owasso Police Department – Owasso, OK
Colorado Department of Wildlife – Broomfield, CO
East Central Illinois Mobile Law Enforcement Training Team – (series of 4 sites)
S.C. Association of County-wide Elected Executives – Myrtle Beach, SC
S.C. Association of Treasurer’s – Hilton Head, SC

2009
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office – Chattanooga, TN
Sierra Leone National Police & Military – Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa
Saluda County Sheriff’s Office – Saluda, SC
Hamburg Character Council – Hamburg, NY
Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office – Myrtle Beach, SC
S.C. Association of County-wide Elected Executives – Myrtle Beach, SC
Legal Affairs Department, Ministry of the Interior – Kabul, Afghanistan
Oklahoma Sheriff’s Association – Oklahoma City, OK

2010
S.C. Association of County-wide Elected Executives – Myrtle Beach, SC
Law Enforcement Training Advisory Committee – Springfield, IL

2012
Romanian National Police/Bihor County Police Division – Oradea & Bucharest, Romania

2013
International Academy of Public Safety – Holly Springs, NC
SC Association of Litter Control Officers – Myrtle Beach, SC
SC Sheriff’s Association – Myrtle Beach, SC
Louisiana Sheriff’s Association – Destin, FL
S.C. Association of County-wide Elected Executives – Charleston, SC

2014
National Internal Affairs Investigators Association – Tampa, FL
NC Jail Association – Annual Conference

2015
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office – New Orleans, LA
International Academy of Public Safety – Holly Springs, NC
Badger State Sheriff’s Association – Green Lake, WI
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement/US Dept. of State – Barbados, West Indies
Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office – New Orleans, LA
Badger State Sheriff’s Association – Eau Claire, WI
Brownsburg Police Department – Brownsburg, IN
Badger State Sheriff’s Association – Madison, WI
Ventura County Sheriff’s Office – Ventura, CA

2016
International Academy of Public Safety – Holly Springs, NC
S.C. Association of County-wide Elected Executives – Myrtle Beach, SC
Alabama Jail Association – Guntersville, AL
Badger State Sheriff’s Association – Appleton, WI
National Internal Affairs Investigators Association – Charleston, SC
US Dept. of Justice – Gulfcoast HIDTA Region – Southaven, MS
WI Dept. of Justice – Madison, WI
AEGIS Foundation – Chattanooga, TN
Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office – Donaldsonville, LA
Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office – Benton, LA
Justice Clearinghouse – National Webinar
Medical University of S.C. Dental College – Charleston, SC

2017
Wisconsin Dept. of Justice – Multiple venues
US DOJ – HIDTA Training Officer’s Conference – Nashville, TN
Wisconsin Dept. of Justice – The Dells, WI
National Sheriff’s Association – Providence, RI
Wisconsin Dept. of Justice – Wausau, WI
AEGIS Foundation – Chattanooga, TN
Western Colorado Peace Officers Assoc. – Grand Junction, CO
NYPD Credible Leadership Initiative (5 cohorts) – New York, NY
Medical University of S.C. Dental College – Charleston, SC
Badger State Sheriff’s Association – Egg Harbor, WI
Wisconsin Command College – Ft. McCoy, WI
Wisconsin Dept. of Justice – Antigo, WI
National Sheriff’s Association – National Webinar

2018
County Sheriffs of Colorado – Loveland, CO
Linn County Sheriff’s Office – Cedar Rapids, IA
Justice Clearinghouse – National Webinar
Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement – Tallahassee, FL
Mesa County Sheriff’s Office – Grand Junction, CO
Clay County Sheriff’s Office – Orange Park, FL
Justice Clearinghouse – National Webinar
Medical University of S.C. Dental College – Charleston, SC

2019
Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement -Tallahassee, FL
Clay County Sheriff’s Office – Orange Park, FL
Justice Clearinghouse – National Webinar
Medical University of S.C. Dental College – Charleston, SC
Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy – Charleston, SC

2020
Clay County Sheriff’s Office – Orange Park, FL
International Narcotics & Law Enforcement – Mexico City, Mexico – Webinar
National Sheriff’s Assoc./International Academy of Public Safety – National Webinar

2021
Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement – Tallahassee, FL
Boynton Beach Police Department – Boynton Beach, FL
Collin County Sheriff’s Office – McKinney, TX
Intact Insurance – National Webinar

2022
National Command and Staff College – Orange Beach, AL
Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement – St. Petersburg, FL
Manchester Police Department – Manchester, GA
Medical University of SC Dental College – Charleston, SC

2023
National Command and Staff College – Orange Beach, AL
Orange Beach Police Department – Orange Beach, AL


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  1. Great website and video production. Do you have anything on Internal Affairs? I have begun training packages for this topic and looking for advice or pitfalls. Thank you for the time.

    Chris Grollnek

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What Law Enforcement and Community Leaders Are Saying About Police Dynamics

“A few years ago, we brought the Police Dynamics program to the Cincinnati Police Division and were most impressed with the quality of the training and richness of the program.”
Mike Daly
Character Council of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

"I have attended training conducted by the Police Dynamics Institute in the past and know Ray Nash both personally and professionally. They have my whole-hearted endorsement…"
Sheriff Larry Williams
Orangeburg, SC

"I cannot tell you how excited I am to see this website. I was introduced to your video on the Dynamics of Authority through my father who is a police chaplain for the FBI and local law enforcement agencies here in Las Cruces. I have taught and applied the Dynamics model to my students when I was a teacher, and now to my department as a fire fighter."
Nathan Carr
Las Cruces Fire Dept.

“One of the greatest seminars I have ever attended in the 33 years I’ve been a Deputy.”
Walter Bolinger
Sergeant
Marion County Sheriff’s Office, IN

"I was so impressed by the (Police Dynamics) program that I purchased your video tape series. All Grand County Sheriff’s Employees subsequently viewed the tapes, and I have also mandated that all new Sheriff’s Employees watch it as well."
Glen Trainor
Undersheriff
Grand County Sheriff’s Office

"It is with much enthusiasm that I encourage senior law enforcement executives to make attending the Police Dynamics seminar a key training priority for your agency."
DeWayne Beggs
Sheriff
Cleveland County, OK
former 2nd VP - National Sheriff's Association

"I am convinced of the benefits of the Police Dynamics program."
Jerry Martin
Sheriff
Delores County, CO
former Pres - County Sheriff's of Colorado

"Honestly, I’ve not been more impressed with a police training that I’ve attended in the last 20 years..."
Tom McClain
Chief of Police
Willard, MO

"I am a firm believer that Police Dynamics and Character First! equip the men and women that work for the Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office to do their job and do it better."
John Whetsel
Sheriff
Oklahoma County, OK

"If you believe that good character is an essential element in policing, you will want to send your key staff to Police Dynamics."
David Williams
Sheriff
Tarrant County, TX

"In the three years prior to our character initiative, we had 42 labor and employee grievances, and seven different lawsuits. In the three years since we put the character initiative in place, we have had two grievances and no lawsuits from employees. I think that, in and of itself, is significant."
Rodney Ray
City Manager
Owasso, OK

"This course was one of the best training sessions that I’ve been through. This concept will benefit me and the staff in my division."
Police Dynamics participant

[We have] more awareness of the preventative benefits of a character initiative as opposed to the typical reactive approach to situations. There is a sense of excitement by organization leaders as they begin to see a change in their culture. Bob Powell
Character Council
Fort Collins, CO

"[The Police Dynamics training] brings us closer together, more like a family … it reminds us of why we’re out there and what it’s about.”
Captain John Decker
Dorchester County Sheriff's Office, SC

"This class gave me the vocabulary that I have been looking for to praise and motivate my employees."
Police Dynamics participant

"We’ve built a much better relationship with each other. We’ve seen a decrease in complaints. We’ve become a family instead of a place to work."
Sheriff Howie Godwin
Highlands County, FL

“This shows us a new approach to recognize employees’ character traits - and to acknowledge them for those good traits versus, 'You did an excellent job…' It’s some fresh ideas in an area that we probably all need to change."
Major P.D. Taylor
Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office

"The Police Dynamics training that Ray Nash brought teaches the things that are at the core of being a good police officer – being trustworthy, being of good character…"
Sgt. Julie Shearer
Cincinnati Police Div.

“In the Police Dynamics training seminar, the officers are able to set a standard in their own lives of the kind of character they want to see in their community."
Chaplain Carl Nelson
Colorado Springs Police Department

"Character is the solution to the real problem in our community of crime. Character supplies the answer."
Hon. F.A. Schad
Former Judge
Burleson, TX

“I want you to know that my international and national career was very much influenced by your lessons and knowing you was of paramount importance for my job and career. Many Romanian police officers are grateful to you and to Character training."
Teofil Parasca
Assistant Superintendent
Arad County Police
Romania

"I would like to work more toward management by principles instead of rules – with an emphasis on character and guiding principles."
Chief Lynn Williams
Chickasha, OK

“We need to return to our basic character traits that made this country great. Ray Nash has the program to do it."
Police Dynamics participant

"This shows us a new approach to recognize those employees’ character traits and to recognize and acknowledge them for those good traits versus, “You did an excellent job…” It’s some fresh ideas in an area that we probably all need to change."
Major P.D. Taylor
Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office

"In the three years prior to our character initiative, we had 42 labor and employee grievances, and seven different lawsuits. In the three years since we put the character initiative in place, we have had two grievances and no lawsuits from employees. I think that, in and of itself, is significant."
Rodney Ray
City Manager
Owasso, OK

"Absolutely fantastic! It reminded me of why I wanted to be a peace officer."
Police Dynamics participant

"the finest value-added training anywhere."
Sheriff David Williams
Tarrant County, TX

"We continue to benefit from your teaching and hire with a strong emphasis on character."
Chief Tom McClain
Willard, MO

"Once again, I feel absolutely indebted to you for the program you have developed and your desire to change the world through the building of better law enforcement officers."
Glen P. Trainor
Undersheriff
Grand County, CO

"Sheriff Ray Nash is an internationally recognized speaker that you and your staff will learn powerful principles from, while enjoying the lesson."
DeWayne Beggs
Sheriff
Cleveland County, OK

"Very comprehensive, a great resource manual for the future. The seminar was dynamic in every way. What a great resource for people throughout their day-to-day routines.”
Doug Carter
Trooper
Indiana State Police