Upcoming Events

 Many agencies rely on pre-911 pre-employment practices such as blindly accepting candidates with the highest physical and/or academic test results.  State law requires us to take those qualifications into account; but the law does not require agencies to ignore the more important qualifiers such as the candidate’s character and ethical history, financial responsibility, temperament, or [...]

Ocean County Departments only.  Course limited to 20. The Ocean County Regional SWAT Team is proud to announce that we will be conducting a handgun fundamentals course on Thursday April 22, 2021. This block of instruction will be conducted at the Manchester Township Firearms Training Facility from 0800-1600hrs. This course is designed to improve the [...]

Full as of 2/10/21 The Ocean County Police Academy COVID-19 protocols are as follows:  Each student must have their temperature taken each morning.  There is a temperature station in the lobby as you enter. You will stand and wait for photo and temp to register.  Students must remain masked while in the academy.  Basic Crash [...]

In-person class...numbers are limited. The Ocean County Police Academy COVID-19 protocols are as follows:  Each student/visitor must have their temperature taken each morning.  There is a temperature station in the lobby as you enter. You will stand and wait for photo and temperature to register.  Students/visitors must remain masked while in the academy.  Thank you [...]

Ocean County Departments only.  Course limited to 20. The Ocean County Regional SWAT Team is proud to announce that we will be conducting a rifle/carbine fundamentals course on Thursday April 29, 2021. This block of instruction will be conducted at the Manchester Township Firearms Training Facility from 0800-1600hrs. This course is designed to improve the [...]

Obtaining Confessions and Admissions This 2 day course teaches various techniques to enable the officer to gain information and determine the accuracy of it during interview and interrogation processes. This course covers the difference between interviews and interrogations, preparing for and conducting professional, structured criminal interviews and interrogations more effectively, and different styles and proven [...]

In-person class...numbers are limited. You may also attend remotely The Ocean County Police Academy COVID-19 protocols are as follows:  Each student/visitor must have their temperature taken each morning.  There is a temperature station in the lobby as you enter. You will stand and wait for photo and temperature to register.  Students/visitors must remain masked while [...]

Open Public Records Act (OPRA) for Practitioners A one day course designed as a practical, knowledge-centered curriculum for police officials, records clerks and other government officials designated as record custodians. Providing a wide range of OPRA related topics will be veteran instructors; Chief Denis E. Connell, Ed.D.(Ret.) and Mr. Robert P. O’Leary, Esq. Topics to [...]

In-person class...numbers are limited. The Ocean County Police Academy COVID-19 protocols are as follows:  Each student/visitor must have their temperature taken each morning.  There is a temperature station in the lobby as you enter. You will stand and wait for photo and temperature to register.  Students/visitors must remain masked while in the academy.  Thank you [...]

In-person class…numbers are limited. You may also attend remotely The Ocean County Police Academy COVID-19 protocols are as follows:  Each student/visitor must have their temperature taken each morning.  There is a temperature station in the lobby as you enter. You will stand and wait for photo and temperature to register.  Students/visitors must remain masked while [...]

Full as of 3/1/21.  Please call academy to be put on wait list. This six (6) day course of instruction is presented by the Firearms Training Cadre of the Ocean County Police Academy and will be conducted at the Jackson Township Police Department Range facility. The first day will be a prequalification followed by seven [...]

Course full as of 4/9/21.  Email: thutton@co.ocean.nj.us to be added to wait list. **  As per NJHTS One (1) seat per department ** ** Strictly limited to 30 students...all others will be added to a wait list ** Registration will be taken via email:  thutton@co.ocean.nj.us.  Include your rank, name, department and contact phone number.  Registrations [...]

In-person class…numbers are limited. You may also attend remotely The Ocean County Police Academy COVID-19 protocols are as follows:  Each student/visitor must have their temperature taken each morning.  There is a temperature station in the lobby as you enter. You will stand and wait for photo and temperature to register.  Students/visitors must remain masked while [...]

In-person class…numbers are limited. You may also attend remotely The Ocean County Police Academy COVID-19 protocols are as follows:  Each student/visitor must have their temperature taken each morning.  There is a temperature station in the lobby as you enter. You will stand and wait for photo and temperature to register.  Students/visitors must remain masked while [...]

In-person class…numbers are limited. You may also attend remotely The Ocean County Police Academy COVID-19 protocols are as follows:  Each student/visitor must have their temperature taken each morning.  There is a temperature station in the lobby as you enter. You will stand and wait for photo and temperature to register.  Students/visitors must remain masked while [...]

The Ocean County Police Academy COVID-19 protocols are as follows:  Each student must have their temperature taken each morning.  There is a temperature station in the lobby as you enter. You will stand and wait for photo and temp to register.  Students must remain masked while in the academy.  Attendees will be given a working [...]