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For Law Enforcement

In-Service Training Requirements For All Law Enforcement Officers (Full-Time And Part-Time)

Every law enforcement officer in the State must meet the following training requirements in order to maintain certification. The Board of Trustees is required by law to revoke the certificate of any officer who fails to meet the training requirements.

2008 Calendar Year
2 hours each in:		 2009 Calendar Year
2 hours each in:
Firearms Firearms
Law Updates Law Updates
Crime Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection Situational Use of Force Assessment
Identification of Predominant Aggressor in DV Cases Issues of Sexual Assault
Dealing with Developmental Disabilities such as Autism and Others Initial Response to Serious Motor Vehicle Crashes

In addition to the 20 hours of mandatory subject area training listed above for the 2008-2009 training cycle, every officer must complete an additional 20 hours of elective training as approved by the chief executive officer of the employing agency. This training must take place between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2009.

If an officer is hired after October 1st in the first year of a two-year training cycle, the officer is required to complete the 10 hours of mandated subject area training for that year, as well as the 10 hours of mandated subject area training for the following year, and 10 hours of elective training by the end of the two-year training cycle. If an officer is hired after October 1st in the second year of a training cycle, the officer must complete only the 10 hours of mandated subject area training for that year.

Lesson Plans and Online Training

The following forms are available for download in either PDF or Microsoft Word or Power Point format. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print them. Microsoft Word format requires either Microsoft Word or the free Microsoft Word Reader. To request a printed form, please call the Academy or email the webmaster.

Mandatory training for Law Enforcement 2008: (Lesson plans and material to be posted as soon as possible)

 

For On-Line training, please go to Justice Planning and Management Associates at:

http://www.jpmaweb.com/