Entrance Standards

Students physical training
Students physical training

In order to be admitted into the Basic Corrections Training Program a candidate:

  1. Shall be at least 18 years of age;
  2. Should have no convictions for Murder, Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D crime; or convictions for any violation of the Maine Criminal Code, chapters 15, 19, 25 or 45, or a conviction for any equivalent crime in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine. An agency may make application to the Board of Trustees for a waiver of this provision providing a conditional offer of employment has been made in writing;
  3. Should not have engaged in any conduct that is penalized in this state as Murder, Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D crime, or any provision of the Maine Criminal Code, chapters 15, 19, 25 or 45; or engaged in such conduct in another jurisdiction outside the State of Maine, unless that conduct is not punishable as a crime under the laws of that jurisdiction. An agency may make application to the Board of Trustees for a waiver of this provision providing a conditional offer of employment has been made in writing;
  4. Shall be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation by the hiring or sponsoring agency;
  5. Shall complete a state and federal criminal records check through the submission of fingerprints to the State Bureau of Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
  6. Shall not falsify or misrepresent any information during the application process or background investigation;
  7. Must complete the Alert Test;
  8. Where a greater portion of the new curriculum is now "hands-on" the candidate must be deemed medically suitable to participate in the corrections training program by having medical personnel sign the MCJA Medical Form.

Corrections Forms