Tanana Valley Campus - Law Enforcement Academy

Law Enforcement Academy

About the Academy
Law Enforcement Application Information
Faculty Profile
Contact Information

About the Academy

The TVC Law Enforcement Academy conducts basic police training for interior and rural municipalities. The training will consist of both students who are current recruit employees of a law enforcement academy as well as students who are considering a career in law enforcement. All students in the program will be seeking Alaska Police Standards Certification, which will make them eligible for employment with any of the approximately 21 State Enforcement Agencies, or the 43 municipal police departments within the State of Alaska. In addition to these agencies, many private security companies will give enhanced consideration to hiring a candidate who possess an Alaska Police Standards Council certificate.

The Law Enforcement Academy is 13 weeks. Classes will begin at 8a.m. and end at 5pm. The Fall Academy begins in mid-August. The spring Academy starts in mid-February. There will occasionally be some training in evening hours, and some weapons training will occur on Saturday mornings. Training will be intense and disciplined. Students will be expected to attend every class, and be timely in both arriving for class and in the submission of assignments. Students will be required to maintain a 2.0 GPA in order to be awarded an Alaska Police Standards acceptable certificate. Students will be expected to maintain a sufficient degree of physical conditioning in order to participate successfully in classes that cover topics such as physical arrest, weapons retention, and handcuffing. Law1 In addition, most police departments in the state require applicants to pass a basic physical proficiency test prior to being hired.

Students in the UAF TVC Law Enforcement Academy will be expected to perform at his or her highest level of capability. Experience has demonstrated that there is a high level of correlation between high standards of discipline and motivation while in training, to success in one's chosen career. Those students who achieve certification will be deemed a more desirable or employable candidate if maximum potential has been achieved during the academy training.

For more information and to request an application packet, contact Assistant Professor Dusty Johnson at the phone number or email address listed below. Class

Application Information

Applicants to the program will have to be a high school graduate or possess a GED certificate. Students will have to fill out an application for the Law Enforcement Academy and agree to comply with the rules and regulations established by TVC and the Academy.

Additionally, all applicants must comply with the Alaska Police Standards Qualifications:

U.S. citizen or resident alien demonstrating intent to become a citizen
Must be 21 years of age to be employed as a Police Officer, however, students who are at least 18 years old may be admitted to the training program
Must possess a valid Alaska Driver's License
Must be free of physical defects that would interfere with the performance of the normal duties of a police officer (including certain vision, hearing, and/or emotional disorders.)

Alaska Law Enforcement Agencies are prohibited, by law, from hiring or employing any person who has:

Been convicted of a felony
Been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of dishonesty, moral turpitude, or other crime resulting in serious physical injury to another within the preceding 10 years
Been convicted of two or more DWI offenses
Been denied police certification, or had police certification revoked by the Alaska Police Standards Council.
Illegally transported, manufactured or sold a controlled substance within the 10 years prior to application or who has used marijuana within the last year prior to application.
Falsely applied for certification, lied, or omitted information from the APSC application.

NOTE: Entry into law enforcement tactics training may be denied to any person who, because of past criminal or social behavior, might represent a risk of harm to other students or to the general public.

Faculty Profile

Don P. “Dusty” Johnson is a graduate of Municipal Police Academy in Sitka, Alaska and began his career in law enforcement in Fairbanks in 1978. Dusty has worked in patrol, Metro, detectives and spent more than 20 years on the Tactical Police Team. In 2007, Dusty retired from the Fairbanks Police Department after 29 years of service. Dusty has been an instructor with the TVC Law Enforcement Academy since it was established.

Contact Information:

Dusty Johnson,
Coordinator and Assistant Professor
TVC Law Enforcement Academy
UAF Tanana Valley Campus
P.O. Box 758080
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-8080

email: ffdpj@uaf.edu
phone: (907) 455-2811

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