Partnership Programs: Webbased Law Enforcement Training
Ernest “Bub” Kovacs-Fairleigh Dickinson
University
Vance Mattis-Rodgers Group
Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityPetrocelli 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 Programs
Associate Degree Programs
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Cheng Gong
Mirae Ro
Latino Promise
Programs Offered
BA in Individualized Studies
Puerto al Futuro – BAIS-MA
Masters of Administrative Science
Masters in Sports Administration
Masters in Public Administration
Masters of Science in Homeland
Security
Characteristics of Students
Working Professionals
Mid-Career
People Making Career Transitions
Typically not on a fixed schedule
Extensive Professional Training
Transcripts
What we know about our
students
They are focused on the content of a college
degree-not the process
They are looking for courses that meet their
schedules
They are getting more and more tech savvy
The profile of students is increasingly female
and from under-represented groups
Retention and graduation rates are extremely
high
What we know continued:
Traditional Faculty are having some difficulty
unbundling and shifting
We are increasingly dependent on Subject
Mater experts who are profoundly current
Knowledge and information are growing
exponentially in subject domains
Our students are living in increasing pockets
of work isolation connected technologically
What we know continued:
Our students what to be self-directed
Our sponsored students must show
employers a return on investment
Employers are interested in verifiable
competency
Employers and Professional
organizations want to be partners
What we know continued:
Students have access to and
increasingly better technology then we
do
Students are coming back for multiple
degrees or certificates-partners for life
Students dislike jurisdiction and
geography
Petrocelli Partnership Programs
Hospitals-Hackensack/Holy Name
National Guard
Public Agencies-Picatinny Arsenal
Non-Profit-United Way/New Jersey
Chiefs of Police
For 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:
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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 Personnel
Demand for greater Field Presence
Hiring Freezes/Downsizing
Limited overtime resources
Demands for great accountability
Inter-agency assignments
Training Trends for Law
Enforcement
Demand for documented/Tran scripted
training
Training materials must meet current
case law and Attorney General
Guidelines
Standards are updated annually
Courts increasingly use transcripts as
evidence of staff knowledge
Petrocelli-Rodgers Group
Partnership
The Rodgers Group:
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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 risk
Training Services:
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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 modules
After completion of module student
takes a test with randomized questions
Results are tracked and transcribed for
a variety of uses: Court, Accreditation,
Attorney General Requirements
Course Evaluated-Example Topics
Ethics
Workplace Harassment
Performance Evaluations
Domestic Violence
Use of Force
Leadership
Intelligence Led Policing
Tracking and Transcripting
The agency has user rights to track who
needs training
The Software alerts personnel when
training expiration is approaching
The 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 practice
Curriculum has links to Case Law and
articles that bring the concept to life
The DMS systems warns when
expiration on currency is impending
Issues for Colleges
Curriculum is a moving target
Contact hours have to be maintained
with rigor
Assessments must be outcomes based
Maintain a trust relationship with the
vendor
Where to best fit the course in student’s
study plan
Questions?
Ernest “Bub” Kovacs
Kovacs@fdu.edu
Vance Mattis
VMattis@rodgersgroupllc.com