phase 1: enrollment process

Phase I: Students must meet the age and education requirements to apply for this course (see application). Students must complete the 40-Hour on-line Law Enforcement Pre-Service Training Program. 

The 40-Hour On-Line Training Program consists of 20 on-line courses plus an acknowledgment of process for a total of 21 courses. Students must complete the MCJA application for the MCJA LEPS Phase I and send it along with the $350 fee, cash or check made payable to Treasurer, State of Maine to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy at 15 Oak Grove Road, Vassalboro, Maine 04989. Students will be given a Log-In and Password to complete the training with the vendor of their choice.

This training must be completed before attending Phase II and there is no time limit to complete the Phase I of the training, however at the completion of the Phase I training the student will need to contact MCJA and take a final exam in Vassalboro. From the Phase I completion date, the student will have two years to start Phase II.

 

Maine Criminal Justice Academy Contact Information 

Address: 15 Oak Grove Rd, Vassalboro, ME 04989

Phone: (207) 877-8000

Email: Nellie.Raymond@maine.gov

MCJA LEPS Phase One Class Catalog

  1. Orientation 
  2. Ethics: Career Training Survival
  3. Power, Authority, and Discretion
  4. Maine Criminal Procedures 
  5. Maine Criminal Law
  6. Vehicle Law
  7. Maine Juvenile Law and Youth Services
  8. Civil Liability
  9. Use of Force
  10. Variant Behavior
  11. Identifying the Predominant Aggressor in Domestic Violence Cases
  12. Child Abuse
  13. Issues Relating to Sexual Assault
  14. Cultural Diversity
  15. Community Policing
  16. Courtroom Procedure Laws of Evidence, Courtroom Testimony, and Demeanor
  17. Stress Management
  18. Report Writing
  19. Traffic Law Enforcement/Traffic Direction and Control
  20. Driving Dynamics
  21. Acknowledgment of Process