Chairperson
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Coordinator
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| Christine Shane |
Marcel Beausoleil (CJ) |
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Professor
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Associate Professors
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Assistant Professors
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| Randall Grometstein (CJ) |
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Marcel Beausoleil (CJ) |
| Lynne Kellner (HMSV) |
Elizabeth Walsh (CJ) |
Megan Krell (HMSV) |
| Richard Wiebe (CJ) |
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Philip McCormack (CJ) |
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Kori Ryan (HMSV) |
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Sarah Stein (CJ) |
The role of the police officer is intellectually demanding, requiring officers to possess knowledge and skills in both substantive and procedural law, police procedures, problem solving, crisis management, written and oral communication, technology, and professionalism. Successful completion of the Police Certification concentration, together with the completion of the Police Academy hands-on requirements including, but not limited to, firearms, self-defense, and defensive driving, will make the student eligible to pursue a 5th year Master’s degree at Fitchburg State University with a Police Certification concentration. Together, successful completion of the Police Certification undergraduate concentration and the Police Certification graduate concentration will confer eligibility for certification by the Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC). Students who are certified by the MPTC can seek employment directly with any municipal police department in Massachusetts. Those who wish to be state police officers must still go through the State Police Academy. It is anticipated that a student’s Police Academy hands-on training will be completed during the fifth year of this four-plus-one (4+1) program.
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