POLICE
PATROLMAN’S ASSOCIATION
“U.T.P.P.A.”
Report on Education
The University of Toledo Police Patrolman’s Association (UTPPA) members value the importance of higher education. Twenty-five of the twenty-six members in our union have, at the minimum, obtained an associate degree.
Our union members have obtained a total of eighteen associate degrees and
seventeen bachelor degrees. Four
officers are currently working on their bachelor’s degree.
Two members have their master’s degree and three are in the process of
achieving one.
The twenty-six members in U.T.P.P.A. have completed thirty-six degrees in
higher education. Our members also
have spent thousands of hours improving their skills through on the job
training. Officers have been and
continue to be trained in all aspects of law enforcement and campus crime
prevention.
It is the philosophy of our association that the best way to serve the
university community is to have a well educated and well trained staff.
The following pages are a breakdown of the various degrees earned and a
sample of training that our officers have attended.
Law
Enforcement (12)
Applied
Science (2)
Associate
of Arts
Applied
Business in Food Service Mgt.
Political
Science
Business
Management
Criminal
Justice (8)
Psychology
(2)
Administrative
Services
Criminology
Arts
& Sciences
Fine
Arts
Interdisciplinary
Studies/Business
Political
Science
· 4 in progress
Master
Degrees (2)
Sociology
Education
· 3 in progress
Certifications
Earned By U.T.P.P.A.
Scientific
Content Analysis of Written Statements
REID
Interview/Interrogation Techniques
Advanced
REID Interview Skills
Center
for Terrorism Preparedness
Responding
to Terrorism
Traffic
Accident Investigation
A.S.P.
Instructor Certification
S.T.O.P.S.
Instructor Certification (traffic stops)
R.A.D.
Instructor Certification (self defense)
Responding
to Calls of Domestic Violence
E.M.T.
Certification
F.TO.
Certification
Basic
Supervision & Management
T.P.D.
Tactical Operations
Child
Safety Seat Educator Certification
Mountain
Bike Certification (all officers)
B.A.C.
Operator
Beretta
Gun School
S.R.T.
Swat Training
T.I.P.S.
Trainer Certification (alcohol education)
Unarmed
self defense Trainer Certification
First
Line Supervision
Background
Investigation Training
Responding
to Weapons of Mass Destruction
A.D.A.P.
Basic (alcohol detection)
Street
& Club Drug Recognition
First
Aid Instructor Certification
CPR
Instructor Certification
AED
Instructor Certification
I.P.M.B.A.
Bike Instructor Certification
NRA
Firearms Instructor
Officer
Survival School
C.O.P.S.
(community policing)
Responding
to Crimes of Sexual Assault
D.U.I.
case law & Standard Field Sobriety Testing
U.T.P.P.A.
Executive Board Member Rod Theis completed the survey and report. The survey was
conducted in the first two weeks of January and the report was compiled on
January 15, 2004. Any questions can be directed to
rtheis@utnet.utoledo.edu