It used to be a constant struggle for the Crescent City Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police to convince the administration, whoever that happened to be at the time, that the men and women of the New Orleans Police Department deserved an opportunity to get this time-and-grade promotion, that the necessary functions were in place to make the promotions, and that making the promotions will have a positive effect on the retention of valued, veteran officers.
These days, we do not have to make those arguments. What we do have to do is remind our members — more than 92% of all NOPD employees — that in order to get promoted, they have responsibilities and that there are deadlines for doing those things.
This past Friday, Dawnella Adams of NOPD Human Resources sent a very informative email concerning SPO promotions via the NOPD.GOV email system. If you are an NOPD Police Officer seeking to be promoted to Senior Police Officer, please take the time to read over this important information. To read the full email sent by Ms. Adams, check your NOPD emails for Friday, November 3, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Here are the highlights of that email:
Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is proud to announce online training modules for the promotional position of Senior Police Officer.
Minimum qualification requirements for this application include:
- Permanent status as a Police Officer with NOPD.
- Three (3) years of experience with NOPD in any combination of Police Officer or Police Officer I.
- Successful completion of the current New Orleans Police Academy Police Officer II, III, IV, or Senior Police Officer training program. A letter from the Police Education and Training Division certifying the successful completion of this training must be submitted.
*After the above requirements are met, CLICK HERE.
SENIOR POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
The Academy has formulated a SPO curriculum that will be delivered in a series of web-based training courses. Candidates are required to complete a total of five interactive courses offered by the Virginia Center for Policing Innovation (sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services – COPS Program). The VCPI “E-Learn Center” offers 24/7 access to these courses which include a variety of learning tools, multi-media segments, and exercises. Officers may access this training website on personal time from any computer with
Internet connectivity. The modules can be paused and resumed to the location where discontinued. Participants will be able to print a certificate of training upon successfully passing each course examination.
HERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSING THE ON-LINE TRAINING (CORRECTED):
Eligible SPO candidates may CLICK HERE to access the VCPI website, CREATE AN ACCOUNT and REGISTER AS A NEW USER. Once registered, you’ll be able to access the Student Dashboard to view and register for Courses and to download evaluations and training certificates.
Upon accessing the E-Learn Center officers will be presented with a menu of 13 Events, Courses and Resources from which to choose. Officers should click on the button REGISTER MYSELF and BEGIN for each of the SPO required training modules listed below.
A tutorial on how to use the commands is provided initially and can be viewed at any time by clicking on the “help” button on the top right of the screen. Officers taking the courses must complete all pages and each tab/insert within each page to be eligible for the certification exam. If at any time you exit the modules, reentry will allow you to go back to the location where you left off.
SUBMITTAL OF TRAINING CERTIFICATES:
Upon completion of the modules and the course exams, you will be able to click on the final section to print the “Certificate.” The five completed certificates (in total) shall be personally delivered to the front desk receptionist at the Police Academy Monday through Friday between the hours of 8AM and 3PM.
DO NOT EMAIL CERTIFICATES.
If you experience any difficulties with the online training, contact Duane Johnson, Academy Curriculum Director, dujohnson@nola.gov .
The Fraternal Order of Police urges all eligible members to visit the VCPI E-Learning Center as soon as possible and to register for the required courses. Each course listed states the course is the 2023 version and lists an End-Date of 12/31/2023 at 11:59pm. We are not sure if that is an actual end-date for course availability, but will check and report back to members.
Here is an outline of the SPO Curriculum as provided in Ms. Adams nopd.gov email:
SENIOR POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
The Academy has formulated a SPO curriculum that will be delivered in a series of web-based training courses. Candidates are required to complete a total of five interactive courses offered by the Virginia Center for Policing Innovation (sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services – COPS Program). The VCPI “E-Learn Center” offers 24/7 access to these courses, which include a variety of learning tools, multi-media segments, and exercises. Officers may access this training website on personal time from any computer with Internet connectivity. The modules can be paused and resumed at the location where they were discontinued. Participants will be able to print a certificate of training upon successfully passing each course examination.
SENIOR POLICE OFFICER CURRICULUM:
I. ETHICAL DECISION MAKING: POLICING WITH PRINCIPLED INSIGHT
Synopsis – EDM explores the practice of decision-making and the ethical principles that support effective policing. EDM stresses that police ethics are not just an afterthought or a means of discouraging bad behavior, with public trust integrity and liability hinging on each and every decision. Ethics are a controlling insight that informs and guides police practitioners from an internal personal capacity while exploring realistic modern-day challenges faced in the policing profession.
Run Time: 2 hours Completion Time: 4 hours
II. COMMUNITY POLICING DEFINED
Synopsis – Provides participants with a basic awareness and understanding of the fundamental principles and best practices of community policing. Describes the practice of community policing while also examining how it can be effectively applied. The course explores partnerships, problem-solving, and organizational transformation as they relate to specific issues and challenges facing today’s law enforcement professionals and the communities they serve.
Run Time: 4 hours Completion Time: 8 hours
III. COMMUNITY POLICING: IMPROVING POLICE EFFICACY AND BUILDING TRUST
Synopsis – Explores how emerging issues necessitate a commitment to the key components of community policing: partnerships, organizational transformation, and problem-solving. The course includes an examination of the current state of policing—locally and nationally— addressing the current and emerging issues that challenge the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies and the well-being of the communities they serve. CPIPEBT challenges participants to explore the principles and practices of community policing as a means of achieving the public safety mission with greater efficiency by gaining and maintaining public trust and engaging the community in the shared responsibility of effective policing.
Run Time: 3 hours Completion Time: 6 hours
IV. PROBLEM-ORIENTED POLICING: THE SARA MODEL
Synopsis – Provides participants with a basic awareness and understanding of the fundamental principles of a common approach used by many community policing agencies to identify and solve repeat crime and community problems: the SARA model. The SARA model allows agencies to scan through multiple data sources, conduct a thorough analysis of a problem through the lens of the crime triangle, formulate a response, and continuously assess the impact of the response to the problem.
Run Time: 1 hour Completion Time: 2 hours
V. CRIME REDUCTION: ENFORCEMENT AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Synopsis – Designed to provide participants with an overview of best practices for crime reduction, including guidelines for implementing an organizational model for crime reduction at all levels within a police department. The course offers useful strategies for problem-solving in order to develop immediate, short-term, and long-term responses to crime within a community.
Run Time: 2 hours Completion Time: 4 hours
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE TRAINING:
Eligible SPO candidates shall access the VCPI website at VCPI (vcpionline.org) and click on the “LOG-IN” screen. From there, click on the “CREATE AN ACCOUNT” heading to register as a new user.
Upon access to the E-Learn Center, you will be prompted to a menu in the left corner titled “STUDENT DASHBOARD,” from there access the “VIEW/REGISTER FOR COURSES” and then click “REGISTER MYSELF” to take each of the SPO required training modules.
A tutorial on how to use the commands is provided initially and can be viewed at any time by clicking on the “help” button on the top right of the screen. The modules are sequential and cannot be opened out of order. Officers taking the courses must complete all pages and each tab/insert within each page to be eligible for the certification exam. If you exit the modules at any time, reentry will allow you to go back to the location where you left off.
SUBMITTAL OF TRAINING CERTIFICATES:
Upon completion of the modules and the course exams, you will be able to click on the final section to print the “Certificate.” The five completed certificates (in total) shall be personally delivered to the front desk receptionist at the Police Academy Monday through Friday between the hours of 8AM and 3PM. DO NOT EMAIL CERTIFICATES.
If you experience any difficulties with the online training, contact Duane Johnson, Academy Curriculum Director, dujohnson@nola.gov.
Dawnella Adams, B.S., M.A
Management Development Analyst I
New Orleans Police Department
Human Resources
715 South Broad St.
1st Floor
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 658-5400
deadams@nola.gov
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