Police/Corrections Academy
Mission
The Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy (E.S.C.J.A.) is certified by the Maryland Police and Correctional
Training Commissions. (M.P.C.T.C.) to conduct mandatory courses of training for law enforcement and
correctional officers. Emphasis is placed on four basic categories of training:
- Entrance-level certification courses,
- Annual in-service courses,
- Supervisor/Administrator courses, and
- Specialized/technical courses.
The academy remains committed to providing the shore's law enforcement community with contemporary training
at reasonable rates using highly skilled certified trainers.
History
The Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy, as it exists today, grew out of a need for a regional police
academy to serve law enforcement agencies on Maryland's Eastern Shore. In the fall of 1978, cosponsored
by the Ocean City Police Department, Salisbury Police Department, and the Criminal Justice credit program
at Wor-Wic, the Eastern Shore Police Training Center (E.S.P.T.C.) emerged.
Following two pilot entrance-level courses, the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions
certified the E.S.P.T.C. as the fifteenth police academy in the state of Maryland. This certification,
issued in June of 1979, was the first to authorize a community college in Maryland to operate a full-time
police academy.
By 1980, the criminal Justice Department at the college had assumed full responsibility for the operation
of the E.S.P.T.C. and course offerings were expanded to include entrance level, in-service, administrative
and supervisory training for police personnel.
Although the college service area included Wicomico and Worcester Counties, the E.S.P.T.C. served as
the regional police training center for eight Eastern Shore counties.
In 1982, at the request of correctional institutions in the area, the college undertook the lengthy
process of seeking state certification to operate an academy for jail and correctional personnel. In
1983, the Maryland Correctional Training Commission certified the E.S.P.T.C. as a correctional academy
making it the first institution in the state to receive dual certification.
Following this dual certification, the E.S.P.T.C's name was changed to the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice
Academy (E.S.C.J.A.).
The E.S.C.J.A. Is the primary vehicle for meeting the training needs of the more than 60 agencies on
Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Academy Schedule
Entry Level Certification Courses
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Course #70
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Entry Level Police
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January 07—June 17, 2013
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Course #71
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Entry Level Police
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July 08—December 17, 2013
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Course #88
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Entry Level Correctional Office Certification
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August 05—September 19, 2013
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Courses that are full are indicated as such.
Comparative Compliance Certification Courses
Courses that are full are indicated as such.
In-Service Courses
Courses that are full are indicated as such.
Registration Forms
To download the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy Registration Form which can be filled out and
faxed to our offices at (410) 572-8759, please make a selection below.
If this Registration Form is filled out in MS Word format, it can be attached to an email and submitted
to: esmith@worwic.edu.
Sample Lesson Plan Outline
You may download the Sample Lesson Plan Outline in Word Format .
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