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Support Services Division
The Support Services Division is supervised by Lieutenant Jason Kaufman and is comprised of:
Lieutenant Jason Kaufman

Education

- Accredited Command Executive, AZ Association of Chiefs of Police
- Master of Justice Administration from Faulkner University Montgomery, Alabama
- Bachelor of Science Degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Graduate of the FBI National Academy; Session 283 Quantico, Virginia
- FBI LEEDA Leadership Institute / Trilogy completion
Law Enforcement
- Various positions and ranks, currently Lieutenant, Prescott Valley Police, 2000 – current
- US Drug Enforcement Administration, Quantico, VA and Phoenix, AZ – September 2010 – March 2011
- Adjunct Instructor for Criminal Justice Program, Yavapai College – August 2004 – September 2010
- Detention Officer, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office – January 1997 – August 1998
Specialized Training
- AZ POST Executive Leadership Program
- Public Information Officer Certification/ FBI LEEDA
- Maxwell Leadership Program
- Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO)
- AZ POST Rifle Instructor School
- Leading Generations (AZ POST)
- FEMA Continuing Education Classes /
- Incident Command Systems ICS 300, 400, 800, 701A, 702A, 706
- AZ POST Background Investigator and Audit School
- John E. Reid and Associates Interview and Interrogation & Advanced Interview and Interrogation
- AZ POST Defensive Tactics / Impact Weapons Instructor / Firearms Instructor
Awards
- 2017 DUI Enforcement Officer of the Year
- 2012 Prescott Valley Police Department Life Saving Award
- 2009 Prescott Valley Police Chief Commendation
- 2007 Certificate of Appreciation Phoenix Police Department
- 2007 Police Star for Heroism and Bravery
- 2005 Outstanding Police Officer Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
- 2005 DUI Enforcement Officer of the Year
- 2004 Officer of the Year Town of Prescott Valley
- 2004 Officer of the Year Prescott Valley Elks Lodge
- 1998 Commendation for Life Saving Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office