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MCC Daily Tribune

Congratulations to Public Safety Campus Peace Officers Stewart, VanAuker, and Vazquez!

Please join me in congratulating MCC Public Safety Campus Peace Officers Tyler Stewart, Mark VanAuker, and Jose Vazquez on completing their academy and field training! 

This is a significant achievement, as their training started on December 6, 2023 and ended on October, 17th, 2024. A formal graduation ceremony was held in the MCC Theatre. 

Read more for details on the training our Campus Peace Officers receive at the Public Safety Training Center:

Since 1975, Monroe Community College, through its Public Safety Training Facility, in conjunction with the Monroe County Law Enforcement Council, has offered the New York State Basic Course for Police Officers to those men and women who have chosen Law Enforcement as a career. Our mission is to prepare Law Enforcement practitioners for exemplary service to their agencies and communities. This course is fully accredited by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). The minimum number of hours for this curriculum is 707 hours. Our officers go above and beyond and have completed 805 hours of training to better serve our community. 

PLE 101- Fundamentals of Policing

This course examines and introduces recruit officers to the criminal justice system with special emphasis on the roles and responsibilities of police officers. Focuses on the legal basis for law enforcement operations starting with the United States Constitution and specifically exploring the State of New York: Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Vehicle and traffic Law, and Juvenile Procedures. Report writing skills are taught and practiced. Recruit officers are introduced to defensive tactics-basic techniques used by police officers. Recruit officers are introduced to physical fitness and wellness designed to meet the needs of law enforcement professionals including a pre-test.

PLE 102- Police Proficiencies and Procedures

This course focuses on the proficiencies and procedures applied through critical thinking techniques and hands-on development. Analytical, investigative techniques are developed. Application of the scientific method to criminal and traffic investigation is developed. Firearms training, emergency vehicle operation, and emergency medical service skills are developed. Intermediate defensive tactics skills and intermediate physical fitness training and wellness including a mid-test are further developed.

PLE 103- The Community and Policing: Serving Special Populations

This course is designed to give each officer insight into the cultural diversity and special needs of the community he/she will serve. Special emphasis is placed on ethical issues, stress and community resources and services. The course will also teach the officer how to effectively and compassionately deal with child abuse cases, emotionally disturbed persons, conflict management and persons with disabilities, as well as how to become a crime prevention resource. Advanced defensive tactics training with proficiency testing and advanced physical fitness and wellness training and final testing are included in this course.

Following the completion of these courses, MCC Campus Peace Officers complete a 12-week Field Training Program where they get hands-on experience applying the basic principles, theories, and techniques taught in the training academy. The officers are under the close supervision of an assessment professional- the Field Training Officer.

Katie Ferguson
Public Safety
11/13/2024