Long and Gladys A. Toney, and the first two African-American Agents, Joseph Wong and Cambridge Jenkins, Jr.[3] Chief Strom was known as a strong advocate of education for law enforcement officers and the expanded use of science and technology to solve crimes.
[4] In 1968 Chief Strom oversaw the creation of the South Carolina Police Academy, funded by a federal grant and housed on the SLED campus.
[5] Two years later, Strom was successful in his efforts to establish a permanent state-funded institution to educate law enforcement officers, the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.
SLED Agents to this day carry cards bearing Strom's credo: "Make sure a man is guilty before you affect his reputation, his freedom, or his pocketbook.
[9] The J. P. Strom Undergraduate Scholarship is available to University of South Carolina students in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and service.