Partnership Programs: Web-based Law Enforcement Training

Partnership Programs: Web-based Law Enforcement Training

Ernest “Bub” Kovacs-Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityVance Mattis-Rodgers Group

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Petrocelli College of Continuing

Studies

The Curriculum of Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies intends to address the needs of students outside the mainstream of traditional undergraduate and graduate populations

Programs Offered:

Pre-college ProgramsAssociate Degree Programs Cheng Gong Mirae Ro Latino Promise

Programs Offered

BA in Individualized StudiesPuerto al Futuro – BAIS-MAMasters of Administrative ScienceMasters in Sports AdministrationMasters in Public AdministrationMasters of Science in Homeland Security

Characteristics of Students

Working ProfessionalsMid-CareerPeople Making Career TransitionsTypically not on a fixed scheduleExtensive Professional Training Transcripts

What we know about our students

They are focused on the content of a college degree-not the processThey are looking for courses that meet their schedulesThey are getting more and more tech savvyThe profile of students is increasingly female and from under-represented groupsRetention and graduation rates are extremely high

What we know continued:

Traditional Faculty are having some difficulty unbundling and shiftingWe are increasingly dependent on Subject Mater experts who are profoundly currentKnowledge and information are growing exponentially in subject domainsOur students are living in increasing pockets of work isolation connected technologically

What we know continued:

Our students what to be self-directedOur sponsored students must show employers a return on investmentEmployers are interested in verifiable competencyEmployers and Professional organizations want to be partners

What we know continued:

Students have access to and increasingly better technology then we doStudents are coming back for multiple degrees or certificates-partners for lifeStudents dislike jurisdiction and geography

Petrocelli Partnership Programs

Hospitals-Hackensack/Holy NameNational GuardPublic Agencies-Picatinny ArsenalNon-Profit-United Way/New Jersey Chiefs of PoliceFor Profit-National Football League/Quest Diagnostics

Why Law Enforcement training must change in the 21st century

Law Enforcement has developed into translating a complex context in a set of observable behaviors: Legal Context Working in Matrix Relationships Boundary Spanning Collaborations Public Private Partnerships Globalization Technology

Case Study of Emerging Partnership Types: Law Enforcement

Challenges for Law Enforcement:Departure of Experienced PersonnelDemand for greater Field PresenceHiring Freezes/DownsizingLimited overtime resourcesDemands for great accountabilityInter-agency assignments

Training Trends for Law Enforcement

Demand for documented/Tran scripted trainingTraining materials must meet current case law and Attorney General GuidelinesStandards are updated annuallyCourts increasingly use transcripts as evidence of staff knowledge

Petrocelli-Rodgers Group Partnership

The Rodgers Group: Law Enforcement Experts who are

committed to assisting agencies in Accreditation, Training and Risk Management

Assist Law Enforcement Agencies in gaining National or Regional Accreditation

Rodgers Group Training

Goal: Increase Professionalism and Organizational Performance at the same time reducing liability and riskTraining Services: In-Person On-Line

On-Line In-Service Training

Created by SME instructors who are recognized leaders in police training.Personnel can access training products from anywhere at any time: Home, Work or in their Car.Personnel log in to PowerDMS training/tracking system

On-Line In-Service Training

Personnel access self-paced instructional modulesAfter completion of module student takes a test with randomized questionsResults are tracked and transcribed for a variety of uses: Court, Accreditation, Attorney General Requirements

Course Evaluated-Example Topics

EthicsWorkplace HarassmentPerformance EvaluationsDomestic ViolenceUse of ForceLeadershipIntelligence Led Policing

Tracking and Transcripting

The agency has user rights to track who needs trainingThe Software alerts personnel when training expiration is approachingThe Software produces a transcript and

Currency is key to Agency

Curriculum is updated at least twice per year based on case law, new legislation or emerging practiceCurriculum has links to Case Law and articles that bring the concept to lifeThe DMS systems warns when expiration on currency is impending

Issues for Colleges

Curriculum is a moving targetContact hours have to be maintained with rigorAssessments must be outcomes basedMaintain a trust relationship with the vendorWhere to best fit the course in student’s study plan

Questions?

Ernest “Bub” KovacsKovacs@fdu.edu

Vance MattisVMattis@rodgersgroupllc.com