Today ,the 7th Fitchburg State University Police Program's   Recruit Officer Course (ROC) are visiting Fitchburg District Court, where they will sit in on a criminal session. The program appreciates Clerk Magistrate Carol Vittorioso and Presiding Justice Christopher LoConto for allowing them to visit the court. Also appreciated was the time they both spent welcoming the Recruits, answering their questions, offering advice and breaking down what they were going to witness in the criminal session.

Topics: Community, Police Program, Criminal Justice

After a morning of training sessions, Chief of University Police Michael Cloutier invited our Residents Assistants, and Housing and Residential Services staff, to tour University Police facilities. Along with lunch and meeting the University Police staff, students and staff got to try out equipment, see what it's like to perform a sobriety test with "drunk" goggles, and so much more!

Topics: Events, Police Program, Housing

Earlier this week, the 7th Fitchburg State University Police Program's  Recruit Officer Course (ROC) had their first day of “Interacting with Persons in Crisis” training with (Ret.) Commander David Avery (Randolph PD) and Clinician Lori Myles.

Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice

Yesterday, the Fitchburg State University Police Department participated in Active Shooter Training which included a classroom review; practical exercises for various size contact teams; and some force or force scenarios.

Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice

Our Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) recruits were out in this afternoon's rain to go through various motor vehicle stop scenarios with Instructors and volunteers from across the law enforcement community - even current seniors in  our  4+1 Police Program.

Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice

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.

Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice

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.

Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice

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).

Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice

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.

Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice

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.

Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice