Canine Patrol School
The VCJC is excited to announce that we will be providing both a Canine Patrol School and a Canine Detection School in 2024. Below are the start dates that will be listed on our website. The registration period is from June 14th to June 27th. We ask that all applications be submitted as soon as possible for review.
To apply for a space within the Patrol school please fill out the registration form and return it to Jennifer Hier, jennifer.hier@vermont.gov.
Canine School Start Dates:
Patrol School - July 8-October 25 (16 weeks) patrol
Detection School Nov 4-Dec 20 (7 weeks) detection
Patrol School Screening Dates for Canines will occur on July 1st and 2nd from 3-5 PM at the Vermont Police Academy. Canine screenings take approximately thirty minutes per canine. These screenings are required for canine team selections. No registration is required to attend these screenings but please notify Jennifer Hier which date you will attend for purposes of planning.
Further details will be provided to accepted canine teams prior to July 1st.
Registration information is available on our website: https://vcjc.vermont.gov/training/current#:~:text=Canine%20Patrol%20School
2024 Mandatory Domestic Violence Update-Officer Involved Domestic Violence
We encourage all of Vermont Law Enforcement to take the opportunity to attend this training in person. Lt. Wynn is an amazing resource and we are thrilled to provide you with a chance to connect with him right here in Vermont! Lt. Wynn is a highly sought after presenter for both national and international events. We look forward to seeing all of you in-person after being virtual for so long!
The VCJC is pleased to announce that we have contracted Lt. Mark Wynn (Ret.) to provide this training. This year there will be three tracks, one for agency heads, one for first line supervisors, and two sessions for patrol. Each session will be tailored to its specific audience. All will explore the unique dangers of domestic and sexual violence committed in the law enforcement family. Demonstrate how these crimes threaten agency mission and morale, generate high liability risk, and impacts public confidence in law enforcement.
Expose the student to the historical view and culture of domestic and sexual violence within the police family will enable the students to gain insight into the lack of accurate statistics, the unique characteristics of conducting investigations, explores advocacy assistance, offers nationally established standards for recruiting, training, corrective discipline, and the continued need for implementation of policy.
Fair and Impartial Policing Policy 2024
Date: April 24, 2024
Fair and Impartial Policing Policy
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 the Vermont Criminal Justice Council (VCJC) approved an update to the VCJC’s model Fair and Impartial Policing (FIP) policy. The unanimous vote, 18-0, in favor of the proposed revision was the culmination of multiple Council meetings dedicated to the discussion of five recommendations presented to the Council by the Council’s Fair and Impartial Policing Subcommittee.
The VCJC’s model Fair and Impartial Policing policy was last updated in January of 2018. While the policy has been reviewed for legal compliance, this is the first substantial update of the policy. In August of 2022, the Fair and Impartial subcommittee began its review of the policy focused on the sections of the policy concerning immigration and citizenship status. The subcommittee, comprised of Council members and community stakeholders, worked for over a year and a half, engaging with immigration advocacy groups and the Attorney General’s office to create recommended changes to the policy.
Some of the subcommittee’s recommendations were accepted in their entirety and some of the recommendations were not. The recommendations that were not adopted initially by the Council concerned a legal issue as to whether two of the recommendations conflicted with Federal immigration law. After much discussion, the Council, through negotiation and compromise was able to move forward in updated language in the two recommended areas with alternative language proposed by Council members.
Now that the Council has approved an updated FIP policy, individual law enforcement agencies will update their agency-specific Fair and Impartial Policing policy as soon as is practicable for the agency and its community. The VCJC, in consultation with the Attorney General’s Office, will review every agency’s updated FIP policy for compliance. This review needs to be completed within the next six months.
A copy of the policy can be found on our website: Model Fair and Impartial Policing policy | Criminal Justice Council (vermont.gov)
Important Dates
Firearms Instructor Updates for 2023-2024
- Any Firearms Instructor who was scheduled to re-certify in 2023 will be waived until December 31, 2024.
- All instructors will have the opportunity to re-certify at the Academy during 2024 with multiple dates available for the flexibility of both individuals and departments.
- Instructors will be able to attend a morning or an afternoon re-certification that will last approximately 3 – 4 hours depending on the number of instructors present.
- All instructors should arrive in appropriate duty attire for range, with eye protection, ear protection, cover, body armor and at least 100 rounds of range ammo.
- This re-certification will include classroom portion that will cover the statewide use of force policy and how it pertains to Firearms and Firearms instruction, current methods of instruction for the Level II and Level III classes, expectations for Firearms Instructors for the preparation of students who will be participating in the Level II or Level III courses, student remediation and coaching, familiarization with the new Academy Ti Training Simulator, range standards qualification at instructor proficiency level.
To sign up for the 2023/2024 Firearms Instructor Re-Certification please go to the Eventbrite posting here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/firearms-instructor-re-certification-tickets-777281228077
Annual Training Requirements for agencies are due March 1, 2024 for training obtained from January 1, 2023-December 31, 2023. All waivers for training needed outside of 2023 need to be submitted by December 31, 2023. Each agency has until March 1, 2024 to submit the 2023 annual training affidavit. See more information here: Annual Training Requirements for Certification (Rule 13) | Criminal Justice Council (vermont.gov)
Annual Training Requirements Summary
117th Basic Recruit Class Information
Graduation: Friday, May 31, 2024
118th Basic Recruit Class Information
Paperwork Deadline: Friday, June 21, 2024
Fitness Testing Dates:
- Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 0830
- Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 0830
- Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 0830
Orientation: Friday, July 12, 2024 at 0830
Day One: Monday, August 5, 2024, at 0800