Update from the North Carolina Justice Academy

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Update from the North Carolina Justice Academy
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Commission Tactical Center

• Wayne Ayers is the new School Director for the
  Specialized Firearms Instructor Training Course.
  
• Coy Poole is now coordinating the Rapid
  Deployment Training and SWAT programs.
• Scott Brown is working with Stephanie Freeman on
  a new course "Developing Test Questions." We are
  hoping to have more offerings of this course due
  to high demand.

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Investigations Traffic Center New Courses

• Understanding Dementia Lorraine Galloway
• Focus on the increasing incidence of dementia in
  the aging population and its resulting effect and
  impact on law enforcement agencies within North
  Carolina.
• Investigating Crimes Occurring in a Health Care
  Facility (Nursing home) Lorraine Galloway
• An introduction to the various types of health
  care and long term facilities and the most common
  types of crimes occurring within. A portion of
  the course will focus on law enforcement access
  to medical records without violating HIPAA law
  provisions, as well as, the duties and
  responsibilities of Adult Protective Services.
• Interrogator Specialist Program Scott Hartley
• Designed to enhance the abilities of
  investigators performing interrogations and is
  considered one of the most comprehensive in the
  nation. 400 hours of advanced interrogator
  involving 9 different courses.
• Traffic Crash Investigation/Reconstruction Kris
  Merithew
• This program is currently being revised to
  integrate the technological advances being
  implemented into traffic enforcement programs,
  since in-car video, computers and lasers have
  become the statewide norm.

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Investigations Traffic Center New Courses

• Developing Traffic Strategies Merithew
• Geared toward supervisors within traffic units
  and may be co-listed with the Academys
  Management/Supervision Training Center.
• Mass Trauma Response Merithew
• This is currently under development and will
  focus on accidents involving school bus wrecks,
  death notifications and other topics faced by
  officers when responding to these scenes.
• Introduction to Traffic Crash Investigations -
  Merithew
• Revised to incorporate the latest technological
  advances being used in crash investigations.
• Traffic Law Refresher - Merithew
• Offered in an on-line format, provides a
  comprehensive update on the laws relating to
  traffic enforcement.

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Management Supervision Center

• Citizen Internet Safety Program - Jon Gregory
• A series of classes devoted to Citizen Internet
  Safety.  All courses will be for officers
  conducting community, civic or public
  safety/crime prevention programs.  Each part in
  the series will be approximately 25 minutes in
  length defining and recognizing the Internet
  Safety Hazards related to the topic area, along
  with securing your computer and protecting your
  personal information. 
• The proposed series of classes
• Part 1 General Internet Safety Strategies and
  Spyware
• Part 2 ID Theft Online
• Part 3 Internet Auctions Online Shopping
• Part 4 Online Scams and Phishing
• Part 5 Cyber Stalking  Cyerbullying
• Electronic Legal Issues- Jon Gregory
• This course will focus on legal issues and
  writing affidavits related to electronic crimes
  investigations or cases involving electronic
  evidence.

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Management Supervision Center

• Electronic Crime Investigations and Evidence
  Management Jon Gregory
• This class will focus on policy and procedures
  dealing with electronic crime investigations,
  especially with the Internet, and collection,
  preservation and examination of electronic
  evidence.
• First Line Supervision Update Van Duncan and
  Rusty Sweezy
• This one week course introduces the experienced
  supervisor (who has previously attended First
  Line Supervision) to the newest concepts in the
  now updated First Line Supervision course. 
  Students are introduced to the concept of Problem
  Based Learning (PBL), emotional intelligence and
  journaling.  This allows the supervisor access to
  the newest training in the subject area that the
  North Carolina Justice Academy has available.
   The supervisor is also updated on the legal
  issues associated with law enforcement
  supervision.
• Police Training Officer (PTO) Gary Dudley
• This forty hour course uses PBL to prepare the
  new PTO to coach new recruits to agency job
  standards and performance expectations.

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Management Supervision Center

• Leadership Development for Law Enforcement
  Managers V Duncan
• This one week course  facilitates the use of
  Problem Based Learning (PBL) which focuses the
  responsibility for learning to the student.
   Students work in groups and are given
  assignments such as a group ill-structured (real
  life and law enforcement relevant) problem (with
  no single solution), along with reading and
  journaling assignments.  Journaling segues into
  emotional intelligence, which allows the student
  to realize how his / her emotional make up
  impacts their leadership ability.  These are
  incorporated into the singular issue of
  leadership with its different styles and types.
• Managing Specialized Law Enforcement Units- R.
  Sweezy
• This three day class will focus on management
  issues related to specialized law enforcement
  units such as traffic or narcotics. The emphasis
  will be on managing the process.
• Advanced Field training Officer- R. Sweezy
• This one week course is designed for veteran
  FTOs.  This course will emphasize remedial
  training strategies, coaching and counseling
  techniques and officer safety tactics.  Adult
  learning methodologies will be employed.

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Legal Center

• Internal Affairs Investigations - Rick Brown
• This is a new course - 3 days, July 26 28
  September 18 20
• Personnel Issues for Law Enforcement Supervisors
  R Brown
• This is a newly revised course - 3 days, October
  2 4 November 27 29
• Practical Civil Process Susan Moore
• Revised, more hands-on course - 5 days, July
  31 August 4
• October 23 27

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Instructional Support Services
In-Service Instructor Update Figures for 2006
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Instructional Support Services
Number of Online Courses held during 2005 70
Courses with 793 students registered Advanced
At-Scene Traffic Crash Investigation Math
Refresher Aggressive Driving Enforcement EMS,
Fire Rescue Communication Fundamentals of the
Investigative Process Identifying the Need for
Training Radar Instrument and Operator
Familiarization Research Techniques for
Trainers Suicide Investigation
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Instructional Support Services

• A new link has been set up on our Website for
  training and conference announcements conducted
  by other criminal justice agencies.
• Become  a member of our Listserv by signing up on
  our homepage. Special training announcements are
  delivered via e-mail. There are currently over
  2000 members on the Listserv.

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Instructional Support Services

• The new Audiovisual Catalog is now available. The
  catalog lists over 2486 videotapes, DVDs and CD
  programs.  The materials listed in the catalog
  are available on a first-come, first-served
  basis.  There is no charge for this service other
  than return postage/insurance.
• Required BLET VHS
  tapes that were
  produced by
  the
  Justice Academy
  are now also available
  
  for purchase on DVD.

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Instructional Support Services

• The Justice Academy has been appropriated funds
  from the Legislature to purchase a Learning
  Management System (LMS).
• System will be used to launch mandated In-Service
  Courses online for 2008.
• System will contain an authoring component for
  producing online learning content as well as a
  tracking component for student login,
  performance/testing, course progress and course
  completion.
• Additional future possibilities for its use are
  presenting a catalog of both online and classroom
  opportunities, online registration of all Academy
  courses and providing for tracking of courses
  taken and results for each individual in a
  particular organization.

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Capital Projects - Salemburg Campus

• Driving Track Renovation and Repair
• Will meet all new and tougher standards regarding
  paving
• Increasing the size of the surface closer to 1
  full acre
• Will allow instructors to
  set up
  numerous driving
  courses at one time
• To be completed by
  September 2006

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Capital Projects - Salemburg Campus

• A - Dormitory Renovation
• Originally constructed in 1976
• Will become the nicest facility on the eastern
  campus
• Separation of rooms from the suite format to two
  adjoining rooms
• Replacement of all mechanical, plumbing,
  
  and electrical systems
• New furnishings including
  
  double beds
• New roadway for campus,
  plus many
  more exciting amenities
• Begin by late summer of 2006 and
  will take
  18 months to complete.

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Capital Projects - Salemburg Campus

• The North Carolina Justice Academy is committed
  to providing the best training for the law
  enforcement community. The renovations that are
  soon to occur
  will help us in
  providing
  an
  outstanding training
  experience for all
• students.

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Update from the North Carolina Justice Academy
Western Campus
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Western Campus Update

• Roof repairs are finished from the wind storm
  last February. The renovation of the maintenance
  building has been
  completed and is
  now fully
  operational.

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Western Campus Update

• The cafeteria is open with returning vendors
  Morris (former Cumberland County Sheriff) and
  Donna Bedsole. The food and service in the
  cafeteria have been well received.

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Western Campus Update

• The generator installation for Administration and
  Dormitory buildings is under way. A generator
  for the gymnasium building was obtained through
  the assistance of Rep. Carolyn Justus and Crime
  Control Public Safety.
  The Academy is
  coordinating with the
  National Guard
  with
  regard to getting this
  generator hooked up.

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New Staff Members Promotions
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Bryan Miller
TV Producer/Director
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Tami Warren
Administrative Assistant
CALEA Accreditation
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Malea Drew
Agency Legal Specialist
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Marcella Bonner
Processing Assistant 3
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Mike Kudrick
Training Coordinator
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Meg Lunsford
Program Assistant 5
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Kris Merithew
Training Coordinator
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Tanya Chapman Manager
Investigation Traffic Center
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Dan Heinz Manager
Management Supervision Center
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Pam Pope Manager
Commission Tactical Center
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Don Rabon Deputy Director
West Campus Operations
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Don Stacy Deputy Director
East Campus Operations
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Peggy M. Schaefer Director pschaefer_at_ncdoj.gov
North Carolina Justice Academy PO Box 99 PO
Box 600 Salemburg, NC 28385 Edneyville, NC
28727
910-525-4151 828-685-3600 www.jus.state.nc.us/N
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