The West Virginia State Police Training Academy continues efforts to rehabilitate its image. A hidden camera was reportedly placed inside a women’s locker room at the academy in Institute. When leadership was alerted to the device, video recording evidence was destroyed and the incident was covered up. Leadership has since changed hands, and West Virginia State Police Chief of Staff Services Major Jim Mitchell spoke with Eyewitness News about the transition. Mitchell said changing the perception of the academy is a goal but the most important reason for programming and structural improvements is to protect the trainees while giving them the tools they’ll need to properly enforce the law.The full impact of the investigation into several incidents may not be known for a while.