Capital Area Technical Center

* Students will gain knowledge in procedures regarding probable cause, arrest, arrest warrants, and search warrants.

* Students will gain skills in community policing which includes problem solving skills and implementation of new police programs.

* Students will be acquainted with specialized investigations in the field of Drugs, Explosives and Computer crimes.

* Students will gain knowledge in Fire & Rescue procedures including CPR training.

* Students will gain skills in Defensive tactics and apply them within the Use of Force Continuum.

* Students will gain leadership skills in all aspects of training.

* Students will learn to conduct criminal investigations with skills gained in collecting and handling evidence, interviews and interrogations.

* Students will gain experience in the fundamentals of police report writing including defending those reports in a court of law.

* Students will gain knowledge and be able to apply concepts of constitutional law as it relates to the police professional.

* Students will gain knowledge in Maine traffic laws and be able to apply those laws in police patrol setting including investigating traffic accidents and OUI investigations.

* Students will gain knowledge in Maine criminal law and the application of those laws in the police patrol setting.

* Students will gain knowledge in the area of police communications with skills gained in handling high stress situations encountered while dispatching.

* Students will gain a general understanding of concerns facing police including personnel, discretion, civil liability, decision-making and police community relations.