Department of Criminal Justice Services903

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PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

• Crime Prevention Specialist program for Law
  Enforcement
• Increased interest since 9/11
• Law Enforcement/Private Security
• Increased need since war with Iraq
• Law Enforcement under strength
• Business Communities hire Private Security

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PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

• Modeled after the Crime Prevention Specialist
  program for Law Enforcement
• Law Enforcement must complete a Basic Crime
  Prevention class must be a Law Enforcement
  General Instructor must have 80 additional hours
  of crime prevention training

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Private Crime Prevention Practitioner

• Private Crime Prevention Practitioner must
• Complete a Basic Crime Prevention Class
• Complete a DCJS approved Instructor Development
  Class
• Complete 16 hours of specialized/advanced
  training

4
Private Crime Prevention Practitioner

• Additionally
• Complete a State and national fingerprint based
  criminal history check
• Must be in the private security field for a
  minimum of one year

5
Private Crime Prevention Practitioner

• Benefits to Security Industry
• A better trained and qualified employee
• A decrease in liability resulting in possible
  insurance reductions
• Employee retention resulting in profit for
  security company not having to rehire/retrain

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Private Crime Prevention Practitioner

• Benefit to Law Enforcement Community
• A decreased demand for crime prevention related
  services in times where many agencies are below
  strength due to staff serving as National Guard
  and Reserves

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Private Crime Prevention Practitioner

• Benefit to Virginia
• First state to answer the charge that private
  security is missing link in Homeland Security
• Highlights Virginia as a leader in Homeland
  Defense