At a glance
"We truly enjoy seeing these young men and women transition into quality police and peace officers that can go back and serve their communities. We take great pride in this knowing that we played a role in their development.”
Academy Director Scott Richardson
The Alfred State Police Academy will welcome their sixth class in May. The academy offers both Police Officer and Peace Officer training.
The Police Academy is designed to serve cadets pre-employment (Phase I) and employed (Phase II) while earning the Division of Criminal Justice Service Basic Course for Police Officers Certificate.
The Alfred State Police Academy serves as a regional training center to offer high quality training to current and future law enforcement professionals. The Academy directly benefits the Western New York region and provides police departments in Allegany and neighboring counties with high-quality law enforcement training opportunities.
Phase I of the academy begins on May 14 and runs until Aug. 16. Phase II begins on Aug. 19 and runs until Sept. 20. In the first phase, recruits learn about New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, DWI detection, essential response to calls for service and investigative services, and much more. Phase two covers qualification courses and requires recruits to have been hired by a police agency.
The 179-hour Peace Officer training course will begin on May 14 and run until June 28. Cadets learn the powers of a Peace Officer, NYS Penal Law, NYS Criminal Procedure Law, De-escalation (where they will learn ways to defuse a tense situations), ethics and professionalism, defensive tactics, how to use minimal force to gain compliance without causing injury to either party involved, and use of force. Cadets will also receive instruction on Laws of arrest, interview and interrogation, discretionary powers, use of Narcan for opioid overdoses, fundamental crisis intervention skills, report writing, and professional communications.
Academy Director, Scott Richardson, is excited to work with the next class. “We are excited about our upcoming Academy class. We have been getting a lot of requests for information about the Police Academy as well as our Peace Officer Academy. We truly enjoy seeing these young men and women transition into quality police and peace officers that can go back and serve their communities. We take great pride in this knowing that we played a role in their development.”
Nine cadets started positions at local sheriff or police departments from the 2023 class while another ten individuals graduated from the Peace Officer Academy.
Learn more about the 2024 Alfred State Police Academy. For more information contact the Office of Extended Learning by email extendedlearning@alfredstate.edu or contact Tammy Edwards 607-587-4017.