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• Basic Juvenile Police Officers Course

  • Start
    11/02/2026
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    08:30
  • End
    11/06/2026
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    17:00
  • Location
    Westchester Co Police Academy 2 Valhalla Road
  • Spaces left
    37

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  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.

  
  

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• (copy) Basic School Resource Officer Course

  • Start
    01/25/2027
  •  
    08:30
  • End
    01/29/2027
  •  
    17:00
  • Location
    Westchester County Police Academy

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  This 5-day, 38 hours DCJS and SNYPJOA certified course and has been developed for the Juvenile law enforcement officer who will be and is interested in working in an educational environment. This course is recognized and certified by DCJS. The attendees will be given a working knowledge of the School Resource Officer concept and other school based policing programs. They will be given information on the relationships that must be developed between the law enforcement community and the educational systems if they are to be successful. There will be a written examination and at least one graded practical exercise for each student. Attendees will have there training added to there training record at DCJS.

  Core Topics:

  History of School Based Policing                                   

  SRO Roles and Responsibilities

  School Law Updates (Save Legislation)                         

  Interview and Counseling Techniques

  Classroom Strategies for the Officer                               

  Legal Aspects of School Base Policing

  Involvement in Student Activities                                   

  Law Related Education

  Crime Prevention Strategies                                            

  Adolescent Stress and Suicide

  School Violence                                                               

  Dealing with the Special Ed Student

  Dysfunctional Families                                                    

  Substance Abuse

  Diversity in Schools                                                         

  Juvenile Law Updates

  Ethics and Professionalism                                                

  Police Working with Schools and administrators

  ALL SNYPJOA instructors are IDC certified and must be an SRO with more than 5 years expierence, or experts in the field of instruction. 

  
  

  
  

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