Program Code: 0548
RECRUIT COURSES AVAILABLE AT THE ST. AUGUSTINE CAMPUS ONLY
This program is designed for certified correctional probation officers who are planning lateral movement between the criminal justice disciplines probation and corrections. The curriculum is prescribed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, in accordance with Florida Statute. Upon completion of the program, candidates will be eligible to take the state exam for corrections officers.
The program is intended to facilitate the lateral movement and to reduce the duplication if instructional content. It requires only those courses encompassing the corrections discipline and the high liability proficiency skills demonstrations not previously taken in the Florida Correctional Probation Academy.
For additional information, visit our website at SJRstate.edu/criminaljustice or call (904) 808-7490.
To be eligible for acceptance into the correctional probation to corrections program, the applicant must:
- Be a certified correctional probation officer or have successfully completed the Basic Correctional Probation Officer Academy and passed the state certification examination within 4 years of the beginning of the crossover program
- Have passed the Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT) for law enforcement
- Not have been convicted of, pled guilty or nolo-contendere to any felony or a misdemeanor involving perjury or false statement
- Not have been convicted of any crime involving domestic violence nor is under the provisions of a domestic violence injunction
- Not have received a dishonorable discharge from any of the Armed Forces of the United States
- Be able to pass a physical examination by a licensed physician
- Not have used any substances or prescription medication in violation of state or federal law within 12 months prior to application
- Complete the Criminal Justice Academy application process
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