The Criminal Justice Training Council conducts recruit, in-service, and specialized training for municipal police officers in six regional academies. In-service training includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation re-certification, legal updates, and officer survival techniques. Specialized training includes firearms re-certification, rape investigation, domestic violence prevention, suicide prevention, and drug investigation. The Council also sets standards for locally operated recruit and in-service training programs across the state. In addition to its training functions, the Council coordinates the state's Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program through a grant from the Department of Public Health and certifies officers in radar operation, breathalyzer testing, and field sobriety testing in cooperation with the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau.

Objectives

In Fiscal Year 1999, the Council will expand its training capacity and improve the technology it uses to provide training. The Basic Recruit Training Program will now consist of a 20-week, 800-hour course of instruction based on an academic semester model. Fifteen full academy classes will be offered in Fiscal Year 1999, an increase of six from Fiscal Year 1998. The Council will also establish a comprehensive computer network linking their facilities and increasing the flow of information among staff, instructors, and trainees.

Budget Recommendations

The Fiscal Year 1999 recommendation includes an increase of $732,256 for the Basic Recruit and Veteran Officer Training Programs, training equipment, and information technology improvements.

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COUNCIL
8200-0200	For the operation of programs conducted by the Massachusetts criminal justice training council	3,951,541
	Local Aid Fund 100%