Sgt. Salis of the Natick Police Department brought our Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) recruits out to the McKay School parking lot for a hands-on lesson in the use of lidar speed tracking. Lidar, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distances) to the Earth.

This afternoon, Sgt. Salis of the Natick Police Department brought our Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) recruits out of the classroom to test their speed measurement skills against radar and lidar tracking.

Sgt. Salis of the Natick Police Department began conducting a three-day Speed Measurement course for recruits in the Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC).

This afternoon, members of law enforcement, and the MA Department of Correction celebrated the 335th Recruit Training Class graduation in our Weston Auditorium. Keynote speakers Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Undersecretary Andrew Peck and Hampden County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Nick Cocchi provided words of wisdom, gratitude, and congratulations to the newest members of the MA Department of Correction family. 

This morning, members of law enforcement, and the MA Department of Correction performed a walk through rehearsal for the graduation ceremony for their 335th Recruit Training Class which the university is hosting in our Weston Auditorium.

Students in the he Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) learned Interviews and Interrogations techniques from Behavioral Sciences Assistant Professor Michael S. McCutcheon. Professor McCutcheon enlisted the aid of "police officer cum actors" to play the role of victim, while other officers observed and debriefed the students on their given scenario. Learn more about our Criminal Justice Program here.

Today, family members and other honored guests came to see the 6th Fitchburg State University Police Program's  Recruit Officer Course (ROC) in action, and to learn more about the groundbreaking program that university and state leaders hope marks a new direction for the police profession. After initial remarks from Interim Academy Director Alexandra "Ola" Wysocki, Fitchburg State President Richard S. Lapidus welcomed the crowd of parents, grandparents, siblings and friends gathered for the family orientation program.

Students in the Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) broke into groups to review various domestic violence case scenarios and presented their findings on whether to make an arrest or not.

Students in the Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) had “Working with Persons with Disabilities” yesterday afternoon with (Ret.) Sgt. Tim Grant. Sgt. Grant retired recently from the MA State Police after 35 years of service, with many years working in the Disabled Persons Protection Unit.

Today, the 7th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC), received ALEC (Autism and Law Enforcement Education Coalition) from Officer G.  Candow. ALEC is a training program taught by police officers and fire fighters who have children who have an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). These first responders share their personal experiences about ASD to help educate other first responders on how to better serve all citizens. Officer Candow has traveled all over the country teaching officers about ASD.