PAX Centurion - January / March 2016

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • January/March 2016 • Page 17 To the men and women of the BPD and BEMS, It was, and is, a great pleasure to raise awareness, on your behalf, of the annual scholarship by securing advertisers to offer their services to you, the members of the BPPA, in 2016 and beyond. It is most important to keep in mind that many of these advertisers are happy to support our cause just because they are appreciative of your efforts, but many, while appreciative, need to drive additional sales as well. Please try to keep this in mind as you shop for groceries, fill prescriptions, buy cars, dine in restaurants or when you might be in need of any services you see advertised within the pages of this, or past and future issues of the Pax. Also, as always, as you go about your daily routines, if you see or hear of a potential candidate for advertising, I can be reached at 617-989-2772 (office) or my cell 617-529- 9288. Thank you in advance and thank you for the opportunity to represent you in this endeavor. Sincerely, Mike Joyce Advertisers in this issue of the Pax Centurion : Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Boston Bruins Foundation Boston Firefighters Credit Union Burke Distributors Byrne & Anderson, LLP, Attorneys at Law City of Boston Credit Union Eire Pub Embroidery Clinic Law Firm of Scott D. Goldberg, P.C. Law Offices of Donald E. Green Guaranteed Rate Mortgage Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Neponset Preschool New England Benefits Connect Safety Insurance Shawmut Design and Construction H ere at the Boston PoliceAcademy we have several missions. Obviously, recruit training is the main focus of what we do. Professional development and support for all department members is another major part of our operation. In addition, we produce training for other law enforcement agencies and for portions of the private sector. There is one question, however, that is constantly asked of the academy staff (and, honestly, it drives us a little crazy). That question is, “What do you do when there is not a recruit class in?” In June of 2015, we graduated Recruit Class #54-15. In June and July of 2015, we conducted a Sergeants Advanced Leadership Training (SALT), while concurrently providing training for newly hired Boston Park Rangers. Throughout the summer of 2015, a teen academy, led by Police Officer Darryl Owens, was held in our building. Seventy middle school and high school students went through the program, taking classes, training in physical fitness, and performing community service. Since the inception of the program, the total number of participants is now up to two hundred and twenty. Beginning in September of 2015, the academy staff conducted daily in-service training. These one day courses included subjects such as legal updates, FIOE updates, and Narcan/tourniquet classes. When that training was completed in November, the academy staff had trained 1,256 police officers and superior officers. Academy staff members are on hand to answer questions related to the focus of their training specialties, but remember that we are an outfit that works the day tour on the administrative schedule. If you need help outside of those hours, we cannot answer your calls, but we can provide assistance in the form of our eLearning program. The BPD’s eLearning program, which has been in place since 2009, is constantly changing and growing. Since 2014, the academy staff and the eLearning staff have added many course materials to eLearning, in order to keep the patrol force up-to-date and informed. To find those books, go to the eLearning site and look under the heading entitled “Reference Material” and then “Academy Books.” The books stored there include: Constitutional Law 2015, Criminal Law Books 2015, Domestic Violence 2015, Ethics 2015, Field Sobriety Training, Harassment Policy, Juvenile Law, Motor Vehicle Law 2016, Municipal Law 2016, Patrol Procedures, Use of Force 2016, and several others. Additional resources on the eLearning site include both the 2013 and the 2015 In-Service materials, Detective Training, Characteristics of anArmed Gunman, the Drug Recognition Chart, LED Drug Training, Legal Updates, theAcademy Newsletter, OUI information, and the Sergeant’s Promotional Training information. The academy gym and weight room are open for department employees. The hours run from 9:30am-7:00pm every weekday when a recruit class is in the building, and 6:30am-7:00pm when there is no recruit class. Remember, department employees can always bring a family member with them to work out, as long as that family member is accompanied by that department employee while in the gym or the weight room. We know that people will keep asking about what we do when a recruit class is not in the building … probably more now that we’ve mentioned it … but when we smile and answer, remember that we are keeping very busy so that the department, as a whole, can run just a little more smoothly. Be safe! By P.O. William Shaw & P.O. James F. Lydon, Jr., Boston Police Academy The Academy Corner