Clayton Hawkins is an instructor at the Stanislaus County (California) Sheriff’s Office Basic Academy and former captain with the Calaveras County (California) Sheriff’s Office. He is a POST Master Instructor, spending 22 of his 34 years in public service as the commander of a regional bomb squad and hazardous materials response team. Clay has a Ph.D. in political economy and has been teaching courses in the Basic Academy and in-service training programs since 2009.
