Crater Criminal Justice Training Academy

The Crater Criminal Justice Academy is continuing to provide On-Line training to our agencies.

Please read below for additional information, you may enter the On-Line training website by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

Software Requirements

All computers that will be used by students that are participating in on-line training should be equipped with the Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or newer) browser, the Sun Microsystems Java Virtual Machine (version j2re 1.4.1) and the Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 (or newer). Installation of the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (if the full PowerPoint program is not loaded) is also recommended to allow greater course design flexibility. All of these programs are available as free downloads by clicking on the “Software” hyperlink located on the Getting Started page.

Course Registration

Students must register through the agency’s Training Officer with the registration form found at the back of the calendar or on the website.

The registration must have the student’s complete name with middle initial and Social Security Number.

Upon confirmation of registration, classes are available and maybe accessed ON-LINE based on the following schedule:

January 1 – March 15
April 1 – June 15
July 1 – September 15
October 1 – December 15

Course Completion

After successful completion of the course, the Academy will be notified and the student will be awarded credit hours toward their in-service training requirements. Students must complete the entire course in which they are enrolled in order to receive in-service credit. No credit will be awarded for partial completion of a course.

Students must score 70% on all required quizzes in order to successfully complete a course. Students will be afforded two opportunities to achieve a passing score. Upon requests from a failed student’s agency administrator (Chief or Sheriff), the student may be granted a third opportunity to re-take the failed quiz.

Technical assistance

Any student that experiences difficulty with on-line training may contact RLSEI personnel for assistance at support@rlsei.com. Students may also contact the academy staff. There is no guarantee of an after hours response but every effort will be made to assist the student as soon as possible.

Registration assistance

Any student with general questions regarding registration for on-line training may contact Mrs. Sara-Lynn Metschke , Crater Academy Training Records Secretary at 804-722-9742 ext 130, or smetschke@ccja.org.

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Course description: This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of Hispanic cultural diversity issues.

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Course description: This course was originally designed to fulfill the Department of Criminal Justice Services mandated for driver training instructor re-certification. However, as a result of the increased need for in-service emergency vehicle operations training, the scope of the course was increased and it is being made available as refresher course for criminal justice officers.

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Course description: This course will fulfill the Department of Criminal Justice Services mandated General Instructor re-certification requirements.

Students who complete this course will be re-certified as a General Instructor and will earn 4 hours of career development in-service credit.

You must complete this class in addition to any specialized Instructor re-certification.

Course description: This course will fulfill the Department of Criminal Justice Services mandated Firearms Instructor re-certification requirements.

All Firearms Instructors must successfully complete the General Instructor Re-certification course in the same online training period.

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This class does not offer DCJS In-Service Credit, but does meet the requirements under Title 49 CFR1544.219 and 1544.221 for Flying Armed.

Training Needs Analysis Survey: Agency Administrators click <here> to access the TNA

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