If you are concerned that something in your background may constitute a possible disqualification and is not listed below, please contact Kent Recruiting Sergeant Eric Tung at etung@kentwa.gov. Kent State University`s Peace Officer Basic Training Academy is committed to providing the best academic education available to those interested in a career as a police officer or correctional officer. Students from Northeast Ohio can take courses at our Kent or Trumbull campus. In order to meet the needs of those interested, police training is offered either during the day or in the evenings and on weekends. In addition, classes start three times a year with different schedules depending on your needs. The information in this document is intended to give you a general overview of the Academy and its standards. If you have any questions that cannot be answered here, please call us at the numbers listed below or visit our offices. Applicants will be disqualified if they have been convicted of a felony or violent [non-misdemeanor] or sex imposition [or similar offense in another state or province] under the Revised Ohio Code, a permanently revoked driver`s license, or if they intentionally provide false or misleading information about relevant information in the application or during the background investigation. For more information, please contact: James Willock 330-675-7666 jwillock@kent.edu CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) – On Thursday, First News demonstrated on Kent State`s Trumbull campus in Champion why the school`s police academy was recently named STAR Academy by the Ohio Attorney General. What you will see – a simulated domestic violence training – is not taught at all in state academies. At the end of the probationary period, all new officers receive a guaranteed and self-selected training opportunity to advance their professional development (training must be related to the Crown and employment, up to a maximum of $1,000 and up to one week after command approval). “Last fall, we began community conversations to investigate the relationship between our community and the Trumbull County Police Department,” Willock said in an prepared statement.

“We are reviewing and adding new training that could make us a model for diversity, equity and inclusion (CID) and community policing programs.” Applicants must be at least 21 years of age after graduating from the Police Academy. We are working hard to make it easier for interested candidates inside and outside Washington to join Kent. Once all hiring requirements are met, candidates may receive a final job offer and be invited to complete the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) training offered by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. You can`t attend college in Washington without a job offer from Kent or another licensed law enforcement agency (also known as self-sponsorship). The purpose of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities required of positions with this title and should not be construed as describing all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in a particular position. Experience/training directly related beyond the minimum indicated may, where appropriate, be replaced at the discretion of the appointing authority. Kent State University reserves the right to review or modify duties, hours of work and responsibilities. I RECOGNIZE the insignia of my office as a symbol of public faith and accept it as a public trust as long as I remain true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these goals and ideals by dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession—law enforcement.

Two actors described a situation of domestic violence that two cadets from the police academy had to defuse. Brown was one of the cadets in the domestic violence scenario. Ohio law requires 740 hours of training for police officers. At Kent Trumbull, they get 900 hours. “So what we`re doing is we`re trying to expose our cadets to the people they come into contact with as a police officer so that they`re better prepared to do that job,” Willock said. Regional training partners plan and deliver OPOTA training courses to current police officers and anyone who has completed OPOTA basic training with a certificate. Kent State University will use all of its regional sites (Ashtabula, Geauga, Kent, Salem, Stark, Trumbull, Tuscarawas and Twinsburg) and regional law enforcement partners with specialized facilities such as firearms zones. Other regional partners include Clark State College (Springfield), Hocking College (Nelsonville), Great Oaks Career Campuses (Cincinnati) and Lorain County Community College (Elyria). According to the press release, OPOTA`s main academy and tactical training centre in London will continue to provide training. Learn to perform routine administrative tasks related to police work (e.g., reporting police activity, recording unusual incidents, sending police officers, answering phone calls, etc.). For more information on Kent State Police College, see www.kent.edu/policeacademy.