Law and Public Safety

Law and Public Safety

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CMPA Receives CALEA Re-accreditation
Tuesday, December 06, 2011 (885 reads)

The St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy has been re-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc (CALEA) effective December 6, 2011. The CMPA remains the only police academy in the state of Missouri to have achieved this distinction.

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P.O. Keith Emerson Joins Academy Staff
Monday, November 07, 2011 (1144 reads)

Instructor Keith Emerson of the Maryland Heights Police Department has joined the instructional staff of the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy effective November 3, 2011. He will be replacing Sergeant Grant Crawley who is returning to Maryland Heights after two and one-half years on the Academy staff.

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CMPA Successfully Completes POST Audit
Tuesday, November 01, 2011 (1001 reads)

Program Manager Jeremy Spratt and Gayla Kempker of The Department of Public Safety's Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Program conducted an on-site audit of the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy's Basic Recruit Training and Continuing Education programs for the reporting period 2009-2011. The audit took place on October 27th and 28th. The Academy was found to be in compliance with POST rules and procedures.

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Basic Recruit Classes for 2012 Announced
Friday, October 14, 2011 (964 reads)

Lieutenant Kevin Lawson, Director of the CMPA, and the Academy Board of Managers has announced two classes for basic recruit training in 2012.

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CMPA Passes CALEA On-Site Inspection
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 (509 reads)

The Academy successfully prepared for an on-site assessment for renewal of its accreditation in August of 2011. We hope to receive the re-accreditation at the CALEA conference in Colorado Springs, CO in November.

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Recent Staff Changes
Monday, August 15, 2011 (623 reads)

The Academy has had several personnel changes recently. New additions and transfers to other assignments are included here.

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Other Information

  CALEA Accreditation
On December 6, 2008, the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy was granted Accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Public Safety Training Academies. This page explains the process, and the value of this accreditation to the Academy, our trainees and their departments, and the community.
  PLS Training
Check here for announcements regarding the legal and interpersonal training provided by Police Legal Sciences and POST certified by the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy, as well as general information about the program.
 
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