Training Programs

  • The Criminal Justice Training Center (CJTC) is part of the Criminology Department in the College of Health and Human Services at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. It is dedicated to training in areas relative to the criminal justice system. Programs offered include the Municipal Police Academy as well as mandatory and non-mandatory in-service training.

    This training can only be offered through a school certified by the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission (MPOETC) in Hershey. Certified schools must meet the standards established by MPOETC regarding the curriculum, school policies, instructor certification, and even school environment. Learn more about MPOETC.

  • Act 49: Pa. Constable Training
    The Criminal Justice Training Center of Indiana University of Pennsylvania is an authorized training provider for the Pennsylvania State Constables’ Act 49 Training Courses offered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and the Constables’ Education and Training Board.
    Program Fees
    Fees for the Act 120, Act 180, Act 235, and non-mandatory in-service training programs at CJTC.
    Non-Mandatory In-Service Training
    Police departments may apply through a certified school for a grant from the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission to sponsor an in-service training program.
    Act 180: Mandatory In-Service
    Information for mandatory in-service training for Pennsylvania municipal police officers
    Act 120: Municipal Police Academy
    The center offers full-time and part-time Act 120 programs, required programs for employment as a police officer in Pennsylvania.
  • Criminal Justice Training Center
  • S.W. Jack Bldg., Suite 300
    57 South 9th Street
    Indiana, PA 15701
  • Phone: 724-357-6943
  • Fax: 724-357-3989
  • Office Hours
  • Monday through Friday
  • 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.