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Training Opportunities forLaw Enforcement!
EOWS chose these Centers and Organizationsspecifically for Weed and Seed! While hundreds of agenciesand organizations offer training,EOWS feels these are the most accessible to law enforcement agentsworking the communities and neighborhoodsof our Weed and Seed sites. If you are a law enforcementofficer and are particularly satisfiedwith a training you received, letus know...share theinformation with your peers. **TheNortheast Counterdrug Training Center** (NCTC) at Fort IndiantownGap, Pennsylvania.  Don't miss this opportunity!  The Centerwas established in October 1998, to provide a **no-cost**Counterdrugtraining and education center supporting the northeastern United States.The NCTC is congressionally funded through the Department of Defense andis managed by the Pennsylvania National Guard Counterdrug Program.
On the home page, a tab provides adirest link to Course Schedules & Dates.  In an attempt to betterservice the 18-state region they will be opening remote campuses throughoutthe Northeast United States. The first site is scheduled to open at VolkAir National Guard Base in Camp Johnson, Wisconsin (projected opening isscheduled for October 2000!) The second site, to open in June 2001, isprojected to be located near Columbus, Ohio.  All established and projected sitesare capable of housing, feeding and training the law enforcement and demandreduction  professional at, we repeat,**no-cost to the employing agency!**
Proposed sites in the New Englandand Virginia regions will be scheduled to open in federal fiscal year 2002.All sites will provide for a safe and controlled environment for training,conferences and planning sessions, which are central to the service community. The direct telephone number to the training center is (717) 861-2657.
**ThePolice Executive Research Forum** (PERF) offers training opportunitiesthrough annual and semi-annualconferences and meetings.  ManyWeeders and Seeders are familiar with PERF having networkedwith PERF representatives at severalWeed and Seed conferences.  The Police Executive Research Forumis a national membership organizationof progressive police executives from the largest city, countyand state law enforcement agencies.PERF is dedicated to improving policing and advancingprofessionalism through researchand involvement in public policy debate.
The Police Executive Research Forumhas maintained an active research fellowship program since1986. Through this program, law enforcementagency chief executives may nominate mid- toupper level managers to participatein a six-month fellowship at the PERF office in Washington, D.C.  **NationalCenter for State and Local Law Enforcement Training**was createdbased on the realization that while primary responsibility for law enforcementrests now, as it always has, with state and local governments, there areroles for the federal government to play.   Significant amongthese is providing training in those areas where federal agencies haveunique expertise.  The sharing of that expertise and other resourcesis an important step in promoting closer cooperation among federal, state,and local law enforcement agencies.  The Center is are committed toproviding strong, collaborative leadership for law enforcement training. You're going to need a lot of time to peruse their Web site - they providebundles of information!Trainingfor Rural Law Enforcement! Unfortunately, small towns and rural areasare often just as affected and have had large increases in criminal activity,but have far fewer resources to confront serious drug and other enforcementproblems.  **100% tuition free**!
The Small Town and Rural (STAR) TrainingSeries was created by the National Center to fill this void by deliveringtraining at multiple sites through export and telecast training to regionalrural areas.  All STAR training programs are tuition free; howeverparticipants must fund their own travel, meals, and lodging.**PoliceTraining.net**offersan on-line listing of hundreds of local, regional, and national trainingopportunities for law enforcement. Browse by topic, month, or specificpolicing category.  Also, check out their distancelearning opportunities for Internet savvy!**Distance Learning On-Line**The CriminalJustice Distance Learning Consortium (CJDLC)  has as its missionthe support of distance education in criminal justice and criminology.CJDLC is a sponsored project of the Justice Research Association (JRA). JRA  is a non-profit educational and research organization engagedin criminal justice research and technical and developmental assistancein the area of criminal justice distance learning. Its primary emphasisis on using the World Wide Web to facilitate criminal justice education.
**Universities On-line?** With technology advancing everyday, you don't need to go to an actual collegecampus to receive your degree...today you can "go" to the library, sitthrough a student orientation, "see" your advisor and experience lecturehall all in the luxury of your own home (or office).  Some of themost respected Criminal Justice programs in the country are now offeredon-line!FSU'sMaster's Degree in Criminal Justice via Distance Learning
JohnJay College Distance Learning 
more...This document was last update on November 09, 2000