| State of New York Police Juvenile Officers Association, Inc. Est. 1975 |
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New York's Juvenile Officer and School Resource Officers Association |
| 1975 - 2025 2025 will mark a milestone for the SNYPJOA 50 years of providing excellent training to Police Officers, School Resource Officers, Juvenile Justice Professionals, and Educators. |
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CONFERENCE 2025 |
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN For the 2025 50th Anniversary Training Conference Being held at the Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, NY |
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New Courses Just Announced Both will be held at the Westchester County Police Acadmey March 10th - 14th, 2025 Cost: $250 for members, $350 non-members |
Basic Juvenile Police Offficer Course This course is intended for the new juvenile officer enter the field as a juvenile justice specialist, who will be dealing with juvenile issues within their community. It will give Officers a basic introduction to dealing with juvenile related issues, as well as an insight into the systems and programs available to officers when dealing with juvenile issues. It will also give a basic introduction to handling in depth investigations such as child abuse, sexual abuse, and missing persons. This course is a must for the officer who has been assigned and just entering the juvenile justice field. This 5-day, 38-hour SNYPJOA certified course curriculum will include: role of the juvenile officer, laws and procedures of juvenile custody, laws relating to juveniles and applicable case law, functions of related governmental agencies, juvenile diversion programs, investigative techniques, interview and interrogation skills, interviewing the child victim/witness, child abuse investigations, substance abuse, missing person overview, signs of suicide, and current trends in juvenile crime. All instructors are DCJS-IDC certified or experts in the field that they instruct. This course is coordinated by the SNYPJOA Board of Directors and the Westchester County Policy Academy. | Community Resource Officers Course CRO course will certify an officer as a Community Resource Officer. Designed along the path of the SRO and has been updated to incorporate part of the "Im Human" project. this course will teach officers ways to assist communities with new direction of police interaction and community policing. Course topics include: Implementing and Promoting the CRO concept Community Policing "Im Human" Guarding the Guardians through effective leadership Implicit Bias Training De-escalation Techniques Understanding Mental Health/Special Needs Presentation Skills Communication Skills Social Media crimes and tools for CRO promotion Record Keeping/Activity Reports Developing Community Events Current Trends in the Communities |