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Recruiting and Retaining Officers I N S M A L L A N D R U R A L A G E N C I E S Kelly D Bradley The opinions contained herein are those of the forum participants and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U S Depar...

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Superintendent Bhavna Gupta grew up in rural Punjab, India, and as the only child of two doctors, she was always inclined to seek a career in public service. Her own experiences growing up and a strong sense of discipline naturally led her to a career in law enforcement.  From the time she entered the National Police Academy (NPA), Supt. Gupta has consistently been a top performer in all she does. She was recognized as the best all-around trainee in her NPA class in 2014, and the best all-around Sports Person in Foundation Course out of 300 India service officers.    Supt. Gupta’s policing career has encompassed multiple very challenging assignments, including cases involving crime, mass violence, extremism, and murder in one of the most densely populated areas of India. She progressed to supervising the Detective Department where she established a new Cyber Police Unit. Supt. Gupta has also initiated a statewide, award-winning program to protect the elderly, training for young tribal women in martial arts, and a program where undercover women officers would protect young girls from teasing and crime, which is particularly important is very male-dominated culture.    In her current role as superintendent, she maintains a compassionate yet strict approach to policing using a S.M.A.R.T. (Strict, Mobile, Alert, Responsive, and Tech-friendly) approach.  From modernizing complaint management and establishing a new centralized control room to developing a program to combat drug problems and mentoring young officers, Supt. Gupta is a committed and authentic leader.     ”The only way to find happiness is to give happiness by helping others. Law enforcement allows me to positively touch millions of lives.” 

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 Sheriff Ken Carpenter was born and raised in Utah.  When 19, he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Scotland and Northern Ireland.  Living in Northern Ireland was his first introduction to living in a state plagued with terrorism and was the onus for his seeking a military and later, law enforcement career.      After returning from his mission, he attended Utah Technical College Provo/Orem where he received an Associate’s degree in Natural Science.  He also met his wife of 40 years, Stacey Eads.  After graduating he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.  While in the Marine Corps he was selected for a commissioning program and returned to Utah to attend the University of Utah where he received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science with an International Relations Certificate.      As a commissioned officer he became a military police officer:               His first duty station as an MP was at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina where he served as a Platoon Commander, Special Reaction Team Commander, and Assistant Operations Officer.  Camp Lejeune Military Police was the fifth largest law enforcement agency in the state of North Carolina at that time.               He then transferred to London, England where he served as Guard Officer and Training Officer for Marine Corps Security Force Company, London where his Marines provided security for “assets deemed vital to National Security”.  Here he had the opportunity of working closely with the British Diplomatic Protection Group and the New Scotland Yard Anti-Terrorism Branch.   He was in country during the Israeli Embassy, Canary Warf, and London Bridge bombings, as well as the mortar attacks on Heathrow Airport.               After returning to the United States, he served as the Provost Marshal and Headquarters and Service Company, Company Commander at Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.  He then attended Amphibious Warfare School where he was selected for Major and transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego California where he served as Deputy Provost Marshal for Marine Corps Air Bases Western Area and as Provost Marshal, Third Marine Aircraft Wing.  He also served as Deputy Provost Marshal for Miramar Department of Public Safety.  While at Miramar he attended the 205th Session FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.      After returning from the FBI National Academy, Major Carpenter transferred to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego where he served as Provost Marshal for MCRD San Diego and the 12th Marine Corps Recruiting District.  While there, the 9-11 attacks took place and Major Carpenter was responsible for the security plan which allowed the Depot to safely bring 5,000 + visitors aboard the Depot for weekly graduation events, and host high visibility events such as the Finish Line for the Rock and Roll Marathon so the Commanding General could fulfill his mission of “telling the Marine Corps story and recruit future Marines”.      Ken retired from the Marine Corps in August 2004 and went to work for Cedar City Police Department.  He served there as a patrol officer, bike patrol officer, school resource officer, and instituted active shooter training for Cedar City and other Iron County law enforcement agencies.      Sheriff Carpenter became the Parowan City Police Chief in October 2011, where he also served as the Iron Metro SWAT team commander until May 2019.  In November 2018, Ken was elected Sheriff of Iron County and began his second term in January 2023.  He has been a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Patrol and Tactical Operations committee since 2012.  This committee has the lead on current law enforcement issues nationally and internationally.  It issues White Letters for Best Practices, Resolutions, and suggests policies to be instituted nationwide. Ken was also recently asked to represent Utah as a member of the Rocky Mountain Information Network (RMIN) Executive Committee.  He is also a member of the Utah Sheriffs Association, Western States Sheriffs Association, and National Sheriffs Association.      He is married and has four sons, three daughters-in-law and six grandchildren.