| The North Carolina
Detention Officer Certification
Course is a State accredited program
designed to prepare entry level
individuals with the cognitive
and physical skills to become
certified detention officers.
The course is comprised of twenty-one
separate blocks of instruction.
The Sheriff’s Commission
mandated course, upon completion,
will enable the graduate to be
certified to work as a sworn detention
officer in the State of North
Carolina. This course is governed
by the North Carolina Sheriffs'
Education and Training Standards
Commission and the North Carolina
Criminal Justice Education and
Training Standards Commission.
The North Carolina State Detention
Officer Certification exam will
be administered on the last day
of each class.
Entry Requirements:
Students employed by a Law Enforcement
Agency must be given priority
admission according to the North
Carolina Administrative Code.
All other students will be considered
in the order in which initial
contact with the school was made
and criteria met.
To pre-register, all prospective
students must submit an application
(F-3) and a signed Sponsorship
letter to the School Director
at REQUIRED
DOCC Meeting. Also, all
completed medical forms F-1, F-2A,
F-2 should be submitted to the
School Director by the agency
or student. Satisfactory health
documented by a physician is mandatory
for acceptance into the program.
| The following
items must be submitted on
the first day of class or
at required meeting. |
| • |
A copy of high school diploma/GED |
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A certified copy of arrest
and driver history record
for the past five years. (If
sponsoring/employing agency
has this information in their
files, they must indicate
on the Verification of Sponsorship
or Employment form) |
Next session:
Day:
DOCC Meeting: February
16, 2010 – 10 a.m. (required)
All required paperwork and books
will be ordered at this time.
Students will be required to pay
for books at this time or having
billing letter from agency.
Class Begins: March
8, 2010 at 8a.m.
Classes will meet 8:00 a.m. -
6:00 p.m., Mon-Fri, with some
evenings.
| ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS: |
| (All
requirements must be met prior
to admission to the program) |
| 1. |
Must be a United States
Citizen. |
| 2. |
Complete
a Detention
Officer Certification
Course (DOCC) application
for admission and
submit it to the Public
Safety Training Center
indicating the session
for which the applicant
is applying.
Applicants must at
least 20 years of
age and age 21 if
applying as a Deputy
Sheriff.
Along with your application
for admission, please
also provide: |
| · |
certified
copy of birth certificate
(from
the registrar of deeds
or the bureau of vital
statistics) |
| · |
evidence of a high
school diploma/GED |
| · |
copy of valid drivers
license |
| · |
certified copy of
driving record. Get
it here -complete
the form DL-DPPA-1 at
http://www.ncdot.org/dmv/other_services/recordsstatistics/copyDrivingRec.html |
|
| 3. |
Provide a certified
criminal record check
for local and state records
for the time period since
you became 16 years of age
from all locations of residence.
An Administrative Office of
the Courts criminal record
check or a comparable out-of-state
criminal record check will
satisfy this requirement.
|
| 4. |
A letter
of sponsorship
from a North Carolina law
enforcement agency signed
by the Chief or Sheriff which
states that your character
is appropriate for the law
enforcement profession, and
that a background check has
been performed (preferably
with histories attached),
and that no reason was found
to deny sponsorship, must
be submitted. This letter
must be on agency letterhead.
NOTE: The sponsor has the
right to withdraw sponsorship
based on actions of the trainee. (see
sample letter) |
| 5. |
Medical
forms, provided
to the applicant, must be
completed by a physician,
physician’s assistant,
or a nurse practitioner and
submitted to determine fitness
to perform the essential job
functions of a law enforcement
officer. The physical should
not have been performed no
more than six-months
before the beginning
date of the session applied
to attend. If attending Detention
Officer Certification or Basic
Law Enforcement Training,
physical must be completed
in North Carolina. |
| 6. |
Take the TABE
Entrance Examination.
The TABE exam will be given
during the required DOCC Meeting
scheduled prior to the beginning
of the training. At that time,
a reading comprehension test
will be administered. Applicants
will then be ordering books
and uniforms and payment will
be required at that time.
Attendance is required. |
Any applicant who would
not be eligible to be sworn as
a detention officer in the State
of North Carolina is ineligible
to enroll in the DOCC Training.
The DOCC program requires
physical activities that can be
strenuous in nature. It is advisable
to begin an exercise program before
beginning DOCC that includes “military
type” push-ups, sit-ups,
and running/jogging, especially
if an exercise routine is not
a normal activity.
DRESS:
Uniform type shirts
and pants are required for all
classroom and practical activities.
The requirement is that trainees
present themselves with a neat,
clean appearance. Trainee’s
will be required to wear physical
training clothing, i.e. shorts
and t-shirts when conducting PT.
PT attire must be presentable
and neutral with nothing that
may be considered offensive. Shorts
must come down to above knees
and t-shirts must be short sleeve
and ability to be tucked in. Trainee’s
who attend any activity relative
to DOCC without the appropriate
attire could be dismissed from
training. The trainee will be
required to wear black, rubber
soled shoes that can be polished.
The trainee will also need to
have either running or cross training
style sneakers for physical training.
GENERAL
INFORMATION:
For information regarding
application status or specific
questions concerning DOCC, contact
Curtis Dowdle at the Jerry Sutton
Public Safety Training Center,
828.369.0591.
E-mail: cdowdle@southwesterncc.edu
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COURSE
CONTENT: |
|
| · |
Orientation |
| · |
Criminal Justice System |
| · |
Legal Aspects of Management
& Supervision |
| · |
Contraband Searches |
| · |
Processing Inmates |
| · |
First Aid & CPR |
| · |
Medical Care in the
Jail |
| · |
Patrol & Security
Functions of the Jail |
| · |
Key and Tool Control |
| · |
Supervision &
Management of Inmates |
| · |
Suicides & Crisis
Management |
|
| · |
Introduction to Rules
& Regulations Governing
Jails |
| · |
Stress |
| · |
Investigative Process
in the Jail |
| · |
Subject Control Techniques |
| · |
Aspects of Mental
Illness |
| · |
Transportation of
Inmates |
| · |
Fire Emergencies |
| · |
Physical Fitness for
Detention Officers |
| · |
Communication Skills
for Detention Officers |
| · |
Ethics for Detention
Officers |
|
COST:
| *Registration
Fee |
$175.00 |
| * fee exempt if sponsored
by an agency |
|
Trainees
must provide duty belt, handcuff
case and handcuffs with keys.
Handcuffs must be either chained
or hinged and common brand.
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DETENTION OFFICER CERTIFICATION
COURSE REQUIRED BOOKS -
| Detention Officer Certification
Course - Student Edition |
$175.00 |
| Student Insurance: (Optional)
|
$15.00 |
For information regarding application
status or specific questions concerning
DOCC, contact Curtis Dowdle at
the Jerry Sutton Public Safety
Training Center, 828.369.0591.
E-mail: cdowdle@southwesterncc.edu
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