JEFFERSON CITY  - Sikeston's Department of Public Safety Director Drew Juden will serve as a member of Missouri's Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission and Missouri Department of Public Safety.
Juden and other will update the law-enforcement training standards in Missouri, thanks to a directive from Gov. Jay Nixon.
Nixon directed them to set forth new rules improving access to effective and ongoing tactical training and training in fair and impartial policing and the health and well-being of officers, according to a news release from Nixon's office. The new standards are due Dec. 1.
"The brave men and women of law enforcement put their lives on the line every day to protect us and keep our streets safe," Nixon said in the release.
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