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The following is a list of the training courses we offer. You may click each title to view the scheduled date for each course, or you may view the entire schedule of courses here.

Basic School Resource Officer Training:

This forty-hour class is the foundation of effective school-based policing programs across the United States. The attendees will be given the basics that are needed to work effectively as a school-based law enforcement officer. The triad approach of teacher, counselor, and law enforcement officer is the format that is presented in this block of instruction. The attendees are given the skills that will make them effective on campuses of schools in any setting. Any school-based law enforcement officer, school security officer, educator, administrator, supervisor, dean or parent will benefit from attending this class.


Intermediate SRO Training - Contemporary Issues in School-Based Law Enforcement and Safety Programs:

This forty-hour class has been developed as a direct result of the success of the Basic School Resource Officer Course. The skills that are developed in the basic class, or the practical experience that the officers or administrators have obtained, are refined and developed. Students will be given the opportunity to share the problems in their program and work to find solutions, with the help of the other attendees. There will also be an opportunity for the student to discover ways to improve their performance and their entire program by developing new resources and discussing other specialized programs that they can adapt to better serve their students, schools and communities. Completion of the Basic School Resource Officer Class is not a requirement for taking or being successful in this class. Attendees for this class should be school-based law enforcement officers, school security officers, educators, administrators, supervisors, deans, or parents.


Advanced Training for School Based Programs:

This forty hour class has been designed to assist law enforcement officers and school-based personnel in continuing their professional growth and assisting them in becoming the safety and security experts in their respective districts. This curricula was developed to meet identified needs of these officers, schools and districts. Attendees will be taught how to integrate the goals of community policing into their schools and school-based programs. Methods used to evaluate their programs and officers will also be discussed. Changes in the law and legal requirements will be taught to assist the officers and administrators in the creation of safer schools. Profiling at risk students and their behavior will be addressed to assist in the identification and prevention of potentially violent or deadly behavior in our schools. Attendees will be given the latest information to assist them in identification of at risk students, and then intervention methods to help these students before they harm themselves or others.


Finding Solutions For The Violence In Our Schools:

This twenty-four hour class has been created for school-based law enforcement officers and educators to assist them in the development of comprehensive strategies for combating and preventing the violence in our schools. The class will give the attendees a look at programs that have worked and help them in the development of strategies to work more effectively together to create an environment where all students and teachers are safe and secure.


Supervision And Management Of School-Based Law Enforcement Programs:

This twenty-four hour program has been designed by the supervisors and managers in the field. The management of this very different type of law enforcement officer and program will be discussed. The attendees of this class will discuss the School Resource Officer's position from the selection interview, through performance reviews to the removal of problem officers. This course will benefit the school administrator that has been assigned the responsibility of supervising the program. Also, any supervisor or manager that has been given the responsibility for a DARE program, school resource officer program or any other school security effort should attend.


Combating Gangs On School Campus:

In this sixteen-hour class the attendees will be given the skills needed to identify, intervene and treat the epidemic of youth gangs that is infecting schools across the country. There are gangs in every part of our society, regardless of the economic status of our young people. The disease of youth gang involvement has crossed all racial, ethnic and sexual barriers. This class will provide the attendee with facts and information that will make them effective in the prevention and treatment of this disease.


Program Development For Your School Resource Officer Program:

In this sixteen-hour program the attendees will be given the input needed to place their School Resource Officer Program on a solid foundation. This course has been designed as a combined workshop for the law enforcement agencies and educators that will be working with these officers. We will assist in the development of contracts and guidelines for the program and assist in the problem solving process for existing programs.


Crime Prevention For Community Oriented Police Officers:

This twenty-four hour class has been developed for law enforcement officers that are taking on the additional task of being responsible for crime prevention in their areas. The attendees will be taught how to do safety and crime prevention surveys for schools, businesses, and residences. This is not a class to learn locks and windows. However, the officers will be taught to plan, develop, present and implement crime prevention strategies that work.


Refresher 2005:

This "NEW" course is being offered as a direct result of training requests and surveys done to identify specific needs.  It will motivate and rejuvenate both students and programs.  Topics such as Hate Crimes in School, Problem Solving, Program Evaluation, Bullying, Terrorism on Campus, Raves, Internet Crimes and Legal Updates will be discussed.  This course will be updated and offered annually to continue educating and motivating all school-based law enforcement personnel and school administration.

 

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