• Funding Available - Solve Cases with Forensic Genetic Genealogy!
• 2025 Physical Fitness Coordinator Class (PFCITP)(Certification and Recertification) Eastern Pennsylvania*
• Response to the Non-Criminal Barricade
• PCPA Lunch & Learn Series – “Building Your Knowledge” with Assistant Director Matthew Hershey and Chief Inspector Brett Hall
• Critical Incident Response
• The School of Police Staff & Command-Northwestern Center for Public Safety
• PERF Law Enforcement Training for Defusing Critical Incidents
• LEJIS Training
• On Demand Training Now Available: Organized Vehicle Theft
• All-in One Livescan and CPIN Booking Workstation online training on the PAVTN
• PCPA Lunch & Learn Series – “Building Your Knowledge” with David MacMain, Managing Partner of MacMain Leinhauser PC. “Lessons Learned from 30 years of Defending Law Enforcement”
• Achieving PLEAC Accreditation - A Formula for Success webinar by Lexipol
• PCPA Lunch & Learn Series – “Building Your Knowledge” with Alicia Wetzel, Management and Program Analyst, FBI and Joshua Kembel, PA State Police "Pennsylvania Participation within the Use-of-Force Data Collection"
• PCPA Lunch & Learn Series – “Building Your Knowledge” with Truleo CEO, Anthony Tassone and Chief Art Acevedo (Ret.) "Measuring Police Professionalism with Body Camera Analytics"
• PCPA Lunch & Learn Series – “Building Your Knowledge” with Bobby Merhaut, Sales Manager, CARFAX for Police "CARFAX for Police Investigative Tools"
• PCPA Lunch & Learn Series - “Building Your Knowledge” with Chris Boyle, Esq., Chris Boyle Law Enforcement Consulting, LLC"Medical Marijuana and Law Enforcement in Pennsylvania"
• ABLE Project Executive Session 04/05/22
• PCPA Lunch & Learn Online Series-"Building Trust in Law Enforcement - Through Internal Affairs Policies & Procedures"
• PCPA Lunch & Learn Online Series - "Being First Matters" - Firstnet
• Roll Call Training - Illicit Trade and Trafficking
• Keith Lamont Stith Consultancy and Training
• Chris Boyle Law Enforcement Consulting, LLC 2024-2025 Monthly Caselaw Updates

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The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association*
presents
2025 Physical Fitness Coordinator Class (PFCITP)
(Certification and Recertification)
Eastern Pennsylvania Location

Full Certification: Monday, April 21 thru Friday, April 25, 2025 (5 days / 40 hours).
Full Certification Class size is capped at 18 participants.
Cost is $ 400.00

PFCITP Recertification: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 (1 day / 8 hours).
Re-certification Class size is capped at 12 participants.
Cost is $ 100.00

Deadline: April 14, 2025 - 4:00 PM
Class Includes: Health & Fitness Textbook, Classroom Manual, and Body Fat Calipers.
Location: The Boys and Girls Club of Harrisburg
1227 Berryhill Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104

Sponsoring Agency: The Harrisburg Bureau of Police
Agency POC: Sgt. Marc McNaughton
Training Coordinator
Technical Services Division
Harrisburg Bureau of Police
123 Walnut Street, Harrisburg PA 17101
Office: (717) 255 - 6625

Prerequisites: Must be current law enforcement personnel or academy instructor with a current Basic First Aid certification including CPR & AED.  Some exceptions do apply for security personnel.  If additional information is needed, please call.

Instructor: Michael P. Grogan, Supervisory Physical Fitness Coordinator

Both classes run from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. each day with a 45-minute lunch break.  The first day will be casual business attire and gym clothes for the rest of the week.  All other classroom materials will be provided.

This class is certified by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and recognized by the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers’ Training & Education Commission. The PFCTP is designed to present the student with information pertaining to the legal issues concerning physical fitness testing and training for law enforcement personnel. This includes the development and implementation of an annual incumbent physical fitness testing program. The student will also receive instruction in regard to anatomy, bio-mechanics, exercise physiology, aerobic & strength training prescriptions, body composition, injury management, health & wellness, nutrition, and physical fitness test battery protocols & standards. All training is consistent with the American College of Sports Medicine’s Standard of Ordinary Care. This course meets the qualification criteria established by Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 37, Section 203.72(a)(2)(ii)(C) for Special Instructors working as a Physical Fitness / Conditioning Instructor in a Municipal Police Officers Education & Training Commission certified police academy.

Click here to register: https://www.pachiefs.org/2025 physical fitness coordinator class and recertification eastern PA

Questions: Email Mike Grogan at [email protected]

Hotel Location: STAYBRIDGE SUITES HARRISBURG
920 Wildwood Park Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 233 - 3304

Response to the Non-Criminal Barricade:
Disengagement & Special Relationships ®
Savage Training Group

May 27, 2025
Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania State Troopers Association Headquarters
3625 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, PA 17110
8am - 5pm
Hosted by the Pennsylvania State Police
PA MPOETC Certified #CLE01994
Instructor: Lt. John Morris, Winston-Salem Police Department (NC)(Ret.)
$299/student
Click here to download the class brochure for more information and to register: STG-RNCB-20250527.pdf

PCPA Lunch & Learn Series – “Building Your Knowledge”
with
Assistant Director Matthew Hershey and Chief Inspector Brett Hall
presenting
"Overview of U.S. Marshal Service & the Utilization of  Evidence-Based Officer Safety Training"

Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025 Time: 11:00 AM
Where: Zoom Call in the comfort of your office
Host: PCPA Executive Director, Scott Bohn
Presenters: Assistant Director Matthew Hershey and Chief Inspector Brett Hall 

Critical Incident Response
SAVAGE Training Group

April 3 - 4, 2025, 8am - 5pm

Pennsylvania State Troopers Association Headquarters
3625 Vartan Way, Harrisburg PA 17110
Hosted by the Pennsylvania State Police
PA MPOETC Certified #CLE01994
Instructors: Deputy Chief Dan Flippo, Santa Cruz Police Department (CA)(Ret.)
Lt. John Morris, Winston-Salem Police Department (NC)(Ret.)
$459/student

Click here to download the course brochure and how to register: STG-CIR-20250403.pdf

Law Enforcement Training for Defusing Critical Incidents
An innovative, evidence-based approach to use-of-force training, ICAT provides first responding police officers with the tools, skills, and options they need to defuse a range of critical incidents successfully and safely.

ICAT was developed by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) with input from hundreds of law enforcement professionals nationwide. It is currently being taught in police agencies of all sizes and in all parts of the country. The training focuses on situations involving persons in crisis and those who are unarmed or armed with weapons other than firearms.

Research confirms the effectiveness of ICAT training in several areas of officer performance. PERF is offering train-the-trainer sessions to law enforcement agencies interested in implementing ICAT for their officers.

About the Train-the-Trainer sessions
• A l½-day, hands-on exploration of all ICAT modules, including a new module on handling Suicide-by-Cop situations, and a new "Step Up and Step In" module that trains officers to exercise leadership and identify best tactics and communications in dynamic situations.
• Led by experienced trainers who have taught ICAT in their own agencies and others.
• Following the course, participants will be prepared to train their agency's personnel in ICAT and facilitate scenarios that develop officer competency using these principles in action.

Who Should Attend?
Because ICAT presents entirely new ways of handling many types of situations, participants should:
• Be well-respected informal leaders in your department, with credibility among line officers.
• Be receptive to implementing new ideas.
• Be currently working as trainers or able to assist in training for as long as it will take to train your department on ICAT.

Download the training anouncement brochure here: ICAT IACP Flyer v2.pdf

Decatur video: https://youtu.be/rPUzH7h-QnA?si=xPxa3mEy73Y2yUMN

Implementation Guide: https://www.policeforum.org/assets/ICATImplementation.pdf

On Demand Training Now Available: Organized Vehicle Theft

As part of PACOP’s ongoing commitment to support Pennsylvania agencies, we are pleased to offer access to this week’s Investigating Trends series on Organized Vehicle Theft. NICB indicates that 2022 set near-record high for vehicle thefts totaling $6.6 billion in losses. In this training, CARFAX for Police hosts a panel of experts for a collaborative discussion on trends and solutions. Topics include: Assembly Plant and Railyard Theft, Rental Vehicle Theft, Hybrid and Synthetic Identities Used in Vehicle Theft, and Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing Theft.

Panelists include:

• Nate Bradley, MVI Operations Supervisor, Missouri State Highway Patrol
• Jenny Dusenbery, Director Corporate Security US, Sixt
• Brandon Eldridge, Special Agent, National Insurance Crime Bureau
• Sr. Trooper Robert Ivey, Criminal Investigator, Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Intelligence, Florida Highway Patrol – Troop Q
• Trooper Specialist Joseph Marcum III, Criminal Investigator, Florida Highway Patrol

Click here to access the training. To register for additional trainings, visit carfaxforpolice.com/trainings. You can also access previous episodes of the Investigating Trends by emailing [email protected]. Topics include:

• Catalytic Converter Theft
• Human Trafficking
• Using Digital Data to Solve Homicides
• Fraudulent Temporary Tags

The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association presents
PCPA Lunch & Learn Series – “Building Your Knowledge”
with
David MacMain, Managing Partner of MacMain Leinhauser PC.
“Lessons Learned from 30 years of Defending Law Enforcement”

David J. MacMain is the Managing Partner of MacMain Leinhauser, PC located in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
His practice focuses on defending a wide variety of civil rights, employment and school claims - with a particular emphasis on law enforcement and corrections claims - and is often specially retained to defend §1983 and municipal liability cases throughout the country.

David has tried over 150 cases to verdict in favor of his clients - most of which are law enforcement and corrections claims - and has been named a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer” each of the past 20 years in the field of Civil Rights and is rated “AV” Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. David currently serves as Solicitor to both the Chester County Sheriff’s Office, and the West Chester Borough Civil Service Commission. Prior to his legal career, David served as a Pennsylvania State Trooper.

Achieving PLEAC Accreditation
A Formula for Success
by Lexipol

Pennsylvania law enforcement leaders face a growing expectation to achieve agency accreditation through the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (PLEAC). This mark of distinction helps to build community trust by creating greater accountability to recognized best practices.

In this presentation, Lexipol and the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association focus on the why and the how of accreditation and provide strategies for how your agency can simplify the process. You’ll also learn about Lexipol’s new Law Enforcement Accreditation Service, designed to help your agency maneuver the accreditation process and successfully achieve PLEAC accreditation.

You’ll learn:

• The benefits of and challenges to achieving accreditation.
• How accreditation can help your agency meet evolving community expectations and provide better service to your constituents.
• PLEAC accreditation requirements and processes, including recent changes.
• Information on Lexipol’s comprehensive solution that provides all the components needed to achieve accreditation—and integrates with PowerStandards, PLEAC’s required assessment platform.

Presenters:
James Adams
Accreditation Program Coordinator
Pennsylvania Chiefs of
Police Association

Mark Anderko
Manager, Strategic Partnerships
Lexipol

Chief Jennifer Brubaker
East Hempfield Township Police Department

Chief Ken Truver
Castle Shannon Police Department​

Click here to View On Demand (Recorded November 1, 2022):  https://info.lexipol.com/PCPA-WBN-PLEAC

PCPA Lunch & Learn Series – “Building Your Knowledge”
with
Alicia Wetzel, Management and Program Analyst, FBI
and Joshua Kembel, PA State Police

"Pennsylvania Participation within the Use-of-Force Data Collection"

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Time: 11:00 AM
Where: Zoom Call in the comfort of your office
Host: PCPA Executive Director, Scott Bohn
Presenters: Alicia Wetzel, FBI and Joshua Kembel, PSP
Zoom Invite Link
No Registration Necessary.
This presentation will be a collaboration between the FBI and the Pennsylvania State Police, UCR Manager. The topics of discussion will be as follows:

• History of data collection
• What kind of data is collected
• The Pennsylvania State Police data repository & how agencies can submit their data

An informative presentation that you will not want to miss!
Alicia Wetzel's contact information is:
Email: [email protected]
Joshua Kembel's contact info is:
Email: [email protected]

PCPA Lunch & Learn Series – “Building Your Knowledge”
with
Truleo CEO, Anthony Tassone and Chief Art Acevedo (Ret.)

"Measuring Police Professionalism with Body Camera Analytics"

PCPA Lunch & Learn Series - “Building Your Knowledge”

with
Chris Boyle, Esq., Chris Boyle Law Enforcement Consulting, LLC
"Medical Marijuana and Law Enforcement in Pennsylvania"

Slideshow in Printable PDF version
04/13/22

Roll Call Training

Illicit Trade and Trafficking

We need a united front to stop black-market criminality and trafficking in Pennsylvania. “The best way to put a halt to illicit trade in Pennsylvania and across the country is for law enforcement, the business community, and other leaders to work together, sharing information and expertise. By doing so, we have more eyes on the problem and more ways to root it out and stop it. Criminals who traffic in counterfeit and fraudulent products also traffic narcotics, guns, and even human beings. The black-market fuels organized criminal networks—including terror groups and drug cartels—while damaging our economy, businesses, and our communities.

Illegal trade fuels a $2.2 trillion-per-year industry of transnational crime and directly impacts communities across the Commonwealth:

• In 2016, Pennsylvania ranked 2nd in the country for reports of heroin usage and third for reports of Fentanyl with 17,222 and 3,173 reports, respectively.
• Ports in Philadelphia, Erie, and Pittsburgh facilitate the transport of commodities into and through Pennsylvania, providing drug traffickers with another method for smuggling drugs into the state.
• Total revenue lost due to tobacco smuggling in Pennsylvania: $178 million.

The pervasive threat of illegal trade and black-market profiteering is pervasive amid supply shortages and the increase of e-commerce.  Far too often, unsuspecting consumers fall victim to nefarious actors looking to peddle counterfeit and stolen goods, putting consumers’ health in danger and harming legitimate businesses and, ultimately, taxpayers.

Scott L. Bohn
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association