Archive for the ‘Training’ Category
Saturday, June 24th, 2006
The 47th Entry Level Law Enforcement class will begin Monday, June 26, 2006. Recruits who sucessfully complete this challenging "Super Academy" will be certified as law enforcement officers. Check back over the the next 20 weeks and I will keep you posted on their progress.
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Friday, June 23rd, 2006
If the two sides do not agree to merge into one facility, the estimated cost of two separate projects could be $10 million.
This article, which was written by Reed Williams, appeared in the Roanoke Times on June 23, 2006.
Roanoke and Roanoke County both want new police academies.
Officials from the ...
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2006
The following article was written by Cody Lowe (981-3425) and published in the Roanoke Times on Wednesday, June 14, 2006. Mr. Lowe attempted to contact representatives from Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy prior to writing the story but was unable to do so due to the late hour of the Supervisors' ...
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
In 2000, the Virginia General Assembly amended §15.2 – 1747 (C) and (D) of the Code of Virginia to establish a procedure for joining and withdrawing from a regional criminal justice academy effective 2001. The aforementioned paragraphs state the following:
§ 15.2-1747. Creation of academies.
C. Any governmental unit not a party ...
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Monday, May 15th, 2006
Several agency administrators have indicated to me that they are confused about the procedures for joining or leaving their academy of record. I have prepared this memorandum in an effort to explain the procedures as I understand them.
Mr. Ronald E. Bessent, the Program Director for the Division of Standards and ...
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Monday, March 13th, 2006
Reprinted from a 03/07/2006 article by Brenden Sager in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Recruits in a Cobb County police firearms class were worried about an instructor's teaching methods moments before he shot and killed a member of the class, an investigative report released Friday shows.
In fact, the report said that recruits in ...
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Saturday, March 4th, 2006
Park Manager Ken Benson, of the Leesylvania State Park (Virginia Division of State Parks), came up with these "Eleven Habits To Live By" as a reminder to the rangers who work under his supervision. I thought they might be useful for any criminal justice organization:
Eleven Habits To Live By
1. ...
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Saturday, December 24th, 2005
If you must give a speech or read in public, this post from the AIRDaily list might be useful. Although it is intended for podcasters, some of the tips will be useful for anyone who is tasked with a public speaking assignment that involves reading from a script. (I ...
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2005
On January 11, 2006, at 11 a.m. ET, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will air the 2-hour videoconference ?Communities Respond to Youth Gangs in America.?
The videoconference program, which may be viewed via satellite downlink or on the Internet, will feature community programs and strategies that ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2005
"We must remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school."
-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War"
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
I had an occasion to go into the gym yesterday to pass along a telephone message. Shortly after I entered the room, David Scott began demonstrating how to place leg irons on a combative subject (Jim Booth). It was funny watching David talk his way through the ...
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Saturday, May 28th, 2005
For those of us who develop training for adults or workplace learning solutions, this is an especially interesting article about the value of learning about thinking and learning. Most adults need explicit instruction to develop learning skills that will keep them relevant in the employment market.
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The Value of ...
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2005
During the Instructor Development course, we discuss presentation skills that will make you a great instructor. However, I thought a reminder might be useful for the veteran instructors. The next time you do a presentation, have a coworker or friend observe you and ask him to watch for ...
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2004
A discussion of issues related to alternative training delivery methods for criminal justice personnel
Background
During the recent General Assembly session, Delegate Watkins Abbott, of Appomattox, introduced budget language that tasked the Department of Criminal Justice Services to conduct a study of alternative training delivery method for criminal justice officers. For ...
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