MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMISSION 2005 Mandatory In-Service Training Program [34 Pa.B. 6744] This notice contains the mandatory in-service training program and tuition rates:
Title of Course: 05-201 Legal Update
Hours: 3 hours required
Tuition per Officer: $16.25
Description of Course: This course will address legal changes affecting municipal police officers; that is new criminal and traffic laws, changes in criminal and traffic laws, search and seizure case law, general case law and vehicle case law.
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Title of Course: 05-325 Recognition of Explosive Materials and Components
Hours: 3 hours elective
Tuition per Officer: $13.85
Description of Course: Terrorist activities both domestically and internationally have included the use of explosives and improvised explosive devices. While most police officers are not trained to defuse or dispose of explosive devices, they should be trained to recognize essential components of explosive devices. The recognition would be beneficial in detecting thefts of explosive materials and explosive components, recording information when preparing search warrants, and recognizing the items while conducting arrests, searches, vehicle stops and investigatory detentions.
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Title of Course: 05-323 Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs
Hours: 3 hours elective
Tuition per Officer: $13.85
Description of Course: According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), ''Meth'' is a growing domestic threat in America. It is illegally produced by ''cooks'' who make powder methamphetamine in small independently operated makeshift or tabletop laboratories. These labs have been described as extremely dangerous ''chemical time bombs.'' This is a suggested course from the PA State Police--Bureau of Drug Law Enforcement. The State Police is experiencing a yearly ''doubling effect'' of illegal methamphetamine laboratories in this Commonwealth which is consistent with the National trend. The likelihood of a police officer encountering a clan lab during a routine traffic stop or a domestic service call is a real possibility in policing today. This course was designed to train police officers to recognize the signs and potential dangers of clandestine methamphetamine lab.
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Title of Course: 05-324 Officer Safety XII--Accidental Line-of-Duty Deaths
Hours: 3 hours elective
Tuition per Officer: $13.85
Description of Course: Over the years, many courses have been given to ensure that officers conduct high-risk car stops in a prescribed manner, handcuff unruly offenders adhering to safety procedures and retain their weapons when dealing with dangerous criminals. However, officers have received little or no training explaining the forces and circumstances that contribute to accidental deaths. Indeed, the number of officers who die accidentally on duty has surpassed the number of officers killed with criminal intent in some years. These numbers become more disturbing and of even greater concern when seen in a broader context. Many officers are involved in various types of on-duty accidents that do not result in death. Unacceptable numbers of these officers become confined to beds, wheelchairs or otherwise totally disabled.
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Title of Course: 00-601 FATS
Hours: 6 hours elective
Tuition per Officer: $90
Maximum of 16 officers per class, three instructors, two assistants.
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Title of Course: 00-602 FATS
Hours: 4 hours elective
Tuition per Officer: $35
Maximum of 8 officers per class, one instructor
COL. JEFFREY B. MILLER,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-2268. Filed for public inspection December 17, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
