Criminal Justice Licensure
Basic Law Enforcement Academy
The Basic Law Enforcement Academy provides students with the training for the primary responsibility of law enforcement officers in protecting lives and property. All of their duties vary but are rooted in achieving this one responsibility. In almost all situations, law enforcement officers are expected to fulfill their responsibilities whether on or off duty.
Seminole State's Criminal Justice Academy offers a training program for law enforcement officers, which focuses on: emergency situations; defensive tactics and weapons; vehicle operation and traffic enforcement; law enforcement patrol; criminal investigations; relationships with the community; and legal issues.
This program prepares students for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) exam. Students cannot be employed as law enforcement officers in Florida unless they pass this training and the state exam. If you choose to become licensed in multiple states or practice in a different state, visit https://www.iadlest.org/ and select the states in which you intend to practice from the drop-down menu to view their licensing requirements.
Corrections Program
Our Corrections Program trains students to become corrections officers or detention officers. They work in prisons, jails, reformatories and penitentiaries. They may also work in courthouses or with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Their job is to oversee, secure and control individuals who have been arrested and are awaiting trial, or those who have been convicted and incarcerated. The Seminole State Criminal Justice Academy's correctional officers program trains students on: how to deal with emergency situations; Defensive tactics and weapons; how to communicate with the institution's population; how correctional institutions operate; and legal issues.
This program prepares students for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) exam. Students cannot be employed as a correctional officer in Florida unless they pass this exam. If you choose to become licensed in multiple states or practice in a different state, visit https://www.iadlest.org/ and select the states in which you intend to practice from the drop-down menu to view their licensing requirements.
Crossover Training Program
Our Crossover Training Program allows correctional or law enforcement officers to refocus to refocus their careers. The curriculum is not designed as a retraining program; rather, it builds on students existing experience by adding additional knowledge and skills. Our Correctional Officer to Law Enforcement Officer Program focuses on: vehicle operation and traffic enforcement; law enforcement patrol; criminal investigations; relationships with the community; legal issues; dealing with emergency situations; defensive tactics and weapons.
This program prepares students for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) exam. Students cannot be employed as a correctional officer in Florida unless they pass this exam. If you choose to become licensed in multiple states or practice in a different state, visit https://www.iadlest.org/ and select the states in which you intend to practice from the drop-down menu to view their licensing requirements.