Show Own Police Academy S o EAST of N a v V a r C 0 a The Salt Lake County Sheriffs Sheriff's Department is one of the theman man many Police Stations new graduates can start their career at Lisa Young Staff Staff Writer In seven months a Salt Lake Community College student could become a police officer not only has a Criminal Justice department but they also have a Police Academy I think its it's the best program program program pro pro- gram the Police Academy the school has to offer said Frank Murray Academy Liaison Institute of Public Safety at Miller Campus is a sponsored self-sponsored police my All AIl the training traming the students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents receive is mandated by the state Students also must pass tests at state lev lev- els There are two different classes required for a student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent to receive a certificate of completion The first Module I is the Special Functions and Reserve Officer Training Training lasts 13 weeks Special Functions officers are not armed they are usually in courts and arc are commonly referred to as bailiffs The second training class Module II is 21 weeks long It is Full Law Enforcement which will wiIl certify a student as a police officer This training qualifies a person to work in any police department department department depart depart- ment in Utah or any other state There are many requirements requirements requirements require require- ments for someone to attend basic training at the Salt Lake Community College Institute of Public Safety Applicants must be United States citizens and high school graduates They must be at least 21 years of age at the time of graduation from the Institute of Public Safety There will be a criminal history background check of local state and national criminal history files An applicant convicted of a felony felony or a misdemeanor will not be accepted into law enforcement training As of December 2000 a drug test is required for all applicants Applicants must have mora moral character and be free of any physical emotional or mental condition that might affect their performance performance performance mance as a police officer State law requires anyone interested in law enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment training to take and pass the National Police Officer Selection Test prior to submitting an application to POST Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy The test consists of mathematics ics grammar reading and comprehension and report- report ing ins ingI I 1 always try to have students students students stu stu- dents come to academy first said Murray A student whose goal is to become a police officer should get police officer certification right away A good job may be obtained while pursuing a higher degree One benefit of getting the certification from and not a state-run state institute is when a student gets the certification he or she has completed third one-third of an Associates Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice Other colleges or universities universities universities that offer police academies academies academies acad acad- are Weber State University Utah Valley State College and Utah See Academy continued to page 4 Academy continued from page 2 State After a student is a certified certified certified fied police officer they should go on and get their bachelors in criminal justice justice justice jus jus- tice said Murray The FBI accepts applicants applicants applicants cants with a minimum of a Bachelors Bachelor's degree There have now been 44 graduating classes from Salt Lake Community Colleges College's Institute of Public Safety The most recent graduation was heldon held heldon on March 18 at Miller Campus with i h 23 of 23 graduates graduate Classes are held held at at Miller Campus South West Monday through Thursday from pm p.m. to pm p.m. and Saturday from am a.m. to pm p.m. |