Jeff Black

Executive Director
Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training

Education

  • BA Criminal Justice Administration, Boise State University, 1981
  • Advanced Certificate, Police Officer Standards Training, Boise, ID, 1985
  • Visiting Fellow, US Department of Justice, 1988-1989
  • Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, 1999
  • MA, Criminal Justice Administration, Boise State University, 2005

Background

Responsibilities in Current Position:

The Executive Director of POST is responsible for overseeing the basic training of all Idaho peace officers, county detention officers, dispatchers, juvenile and adult corrections officers and Probations officers, K-9 and Marine Deputies . POST delivers over 1800 continuing education courses throughout Idaho to 5,000 criminal justice practitioners as well as 22 different academies each year. POST establishes minimum standards for employment, issues 26 levels of certification/ classification, and manages a self-sponsored student program. The Executive Director receives guidance and direction from a fifteen member Council representing Idaho's criminal justice community.

Previous Employment

  • Criminal Justice/Security Consulting, Focus Group, 1989 - present
  • Area Security Operations Manager, Securitas Security Services, Inc., 2002-2006
  • Director of Corporate Security, Verio, 2001
  • Director, Operations Support and Infrastructure, Micron Electronics, Inc., 1996-2001
  • Special Agent, Idaho Department of Law Enforcement/Idaho State Police, 1981-1996
  • Investigator, Idaho State Board of Pharmacy, 1979-1981
  • Consultant, Institute for Law and Justice, Inc., 1987-1991
  • Consultant, Institute for Intergovernmental Research, 1991-1991
  • Peer Reviewer, National District Attorneys Association, 1991
  • Adjunct Faculty, Boise State University, 1992-2006
  • Adjunct Faculty, St. Petersburg Junior College/Criminal Justice Institute, 1991-1996
  • Adjunct Faculty, University of North Florida Jacksonville/Institute of Police Technology and Management, 1991-1992

Current Church Membership, Volunteer Affiliations & Offices, Board Memberships, Professional Organizations, Service Clubs:

  • Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police
  • Member, International Narcotics Enforcement Officers
  • Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
  • Member, Police Executive Research Forum
  • Member, Clandestine Laboratory Investigators Association
  • Member and Past President, Idaho Narcotics Officers Association
  • Member, Idaho Peace Officers Association
  • Member, Parents and Youth Against Drug Abuse
  • Member and Past President, BSU Criminal Justice Alumni Association
  • Member, Technology Asset Protection Association
  • Member, High-Tech Criminal Investigators Association
  • Member, Department of State, Overseas Security Advisory Council and National Cargo Security Council
  • Member, International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training

Honors/Recognitions:

  • Idaho Department of Law Enforcement - 6 Letters of Commendation, 1 Award of Commendation
  • United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration - 2 Awards of Commendation
  • United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance - 2 Awards of Commendation

Appointments

  • Gubernatorial appointment to Statewide Drug Strategy Board, 1987-1991
  • Mayoral appointment to Mayor's Task Force on Youth, City of Boise, 1994
  • Boise State University Department of Criminal Justice Advisor Committee

Personal

Jeff is married to Beatrice Black, and has two children, Maria and Jacob.