Criminal Justice

Practical Skills and Field Exercises:

Practical skills and field exercises include courtroom demeanor and testifying, report writing, identification, collection and preservation of evidence, interviewing and interrogation techniques, radio communications, patrol techniques, traffic direction, traffic crash investigations, police vehicle operation, defensive tactics, arrest techniques, firearms training, chemical agent application, cpr and first aid, fingerprinting and sobriety testing.

• Applicant must be at least 19 years of age.
• Applicant must be a citizen of the United States.
• Applicant must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Applicant cannot have a dishonorable discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States.
• Applicant cannot have been convicted of any felony, or of a misdemeanor involving perjury or false statement. Any person who, after July 1, 1981, pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of a felony, or of a misdemeanor involving perjury or a false statement, shall not be eligible for employment or appointment as an officer, not-withstanding suspension of sentence or withholding of adjudication.
• Applicant must take the Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJ BAT) and achieve a passing score.
• Applicant will be required to provide birth certificate, high school diploma or equivalent, valid Florida Driver's License, Military Form DD214 (if applicable), high school or college transcript or other proof of degree (if applicable), and proof of medical insurance.
• Applicant must have a physical examination prior to program entry. Forms for this purpose are part of the application packet available in the Criminal Justice Institute online application.
• Applicant must fill out a Valencia Student Application.
• Applicant must fill out a Criminal Justice Institute Application.