Mansfield University Home PageConstables and deputy constables must successfully complete the 20-hour continuing education course in order to renew their certifications for 2010. Based upon successful completion of continuing education by October 2009, constables and deputy constables will be issued certification cards in December 2009, which will indicate certification for 2010.
CONTINUING EDUCATION SUBJECTS FOR 2009
Legal Updates
This 4-hour course will include a segment on constable responsibilities pertaining to the Election Code for Polling Place Activities as well as a review of Protection from Abuse procedures. The issue of constables possessing emergency vehicle equipment and the legal implications and risks of conducting vehicle stops will be discussed. In addition, a case study of a recent incident involving a constable will be presented in detail as per the status of the case within the judicial system. The cornerstone of the course will be an interactive fee bill exercise that will be included in the take-home CD provided to each constable upon their completion of the 20-hours of continuing education for 2009.
Infectious Diseases
This 4-hour block of instruction is designed to present Pennsylvania's constables with the information they need to avoid, reduce, and/or eliminate their risk of exposure to infectious diseases. The course will focus on prevention (precautions, immunizations, screenings and on-the-job risks) and post exposure procedures (recordkeeping and medical follow-up) as well as providing an overview of exposure symptoms, transmission methods, and treatment options for each disease. Finally, the course will include discussion on Avian and Pandemic Influenza and the possible impacts those diseases pose to Pennsylvania's communities.
Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB)
This 4-hour course presents principles, techniques, and skills for recognizing, reducing, and managing violent and aggressive behavior. The program also provides humane and compassionate methods of dealing with aggressive people. MOAB provides nonverbal, verbal and physical technique strategies for preventing and diffusing a crisis.
Transporting the Resistive Prisoner (8 hours)
This class focuses on techniques used to control and place a combative individual in a vehicle and also extract them and move them to a given location on foot. The course will deal with equipment selection, verbal skills, positioning dynamics, control techniques and use of force. Situations involving multiple actors will also be addressed.