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ɫӰ Criminal Justice Training Academy Receives Training Academy Accreditation from National Agency

ɫӰ’s Criminal Justice Training Center has received Training Academy Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

Registrations Open for ɫӰ Criminal Justice Training Academy Crisis Intervention Team Training for Emergency Responders

ɫӰ’s Police Academy, part of the ɫӰ’s Criminal Justice Training Academy, has partnered with Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program to develop and offer Crisis Intervention Team training for first responders.

ɫӰ Criminal Justice Training Program Partnering With CNX Resources as Satellite Training Center

ɫӰ’s Criminal Justice Training Center has finalized an agreement with CNX Resources in Canonsburg to serve as the Pittsburgh region’s satellite site for the Center’s municipal police academy (Act 120) training.

ɫӰ Police Welcomes New Patrol Officer

Officer Brayden Bumgardner was recently sworn into service by Indiana County Magisterial District Judge Anthony Sottile III.

ɫӰ Criminal Justice Training Center Develops Crisis Intervention Team Training for Emergency Responders

ɫӰ’s Police Academy, part of the ɫӰ Criminal Justice Training Center, has partnered with the Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program to provide Crisis Intervention Team training for first responders.

Quest for the Best Provides Tuition Support for Students in ɫӰ Criminal Justice Training Center

Quest for the Best , a tax-exempt organization, has provided $66,700 for scholarships for students at ɫӰ’s Criminal Justice Training Academy who are studying to become municipal police officers.

Criminal Justice Adjunct Faculty Receives Prestigious Award

James Hoyland, a corporal for the New Castle Police Department, has been chosen as the state’s Sergeant Mike Hayes School Resource Officer of the Year for 2022.

Applying the Humanities to Police Training

An ɫӰ English professor helps police cadets explore the human side of policing using methods from the humanities. By introducing novels about Black detectives to police cadets in training, Veronica Watson opens up conversations about race, fairness, and policing practices.

Criminal Justice Training Center Offers Principled Criminal Justice and Police Legitimacy Class February 19

The ɫӰ Criminal Justice Training Center will present their newest class,  “Principled Criminal Justice and Police Legitimacy,” on Friday, February 19, 2021, in Sharpsburg, PA.

Criminal Justice Training Center Urgent Update, March 24

Requests for police academy application packets are moving to online.  Paper requests are no longer being accepted at this time.