The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board ispleased to announce it granted academy reaccreditation to the U.S. ArmyMilitary Police School (USAMPS), initial program accreditation to theSpecial Victims Unit Investigations Course and the Staff and FacultyTraining Course, and program reaccreditation to the Civilian PoliceAcademy at the April 25, 2013 meeting in Brunswick, Georgia.
The USAMPS is located in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and trains over20,000 students annually in both basic and advanced law enforcementpractices and processes. The USAMPS is committed to ensuring militarypolice leaders, soldiers, and Department of the Army civilians receivetop-quality, realistic training in an environment that fosterslearning. The USAMPS training programs prepare these soldiers,civilians, and leaders to effectively perform their duties in MP andlaw enforcement units.
The Special Victims Unit Investigations Course provides servicemembers with the skills required to serve as an investigative memberwithin criminal investigation organizations. The trainingprovides service members the ability to conduct the full array ofspecial victims operations and to generate associated products within the full spectrum of operations as they relate to sensitive victiminterviews and sexual assaults.
The Staff and Faculty Training Course prepares graduates of the ArmyBasic Instructor Course for assignment as an instructor,instructor/writer, or training developer at the U.S. Army MilitaryPolice School. The Staff and Faculty Training Course is two days inlength, following the three-week Army Basic Instructor Course. Fundingfor the program is not provided by the Army or any other agency. Allactivities for this program are taken from current resources andpersonnel.
The Civilian Police Academy is the sole training for all Departmentof the Army Civilian Police and Security Guards. In recent years, ArmyMilitary Police personnel have been deployed to high-threat areas insignificant numbers. As a result, the Department of the Army hasincreased the number of civilian police and guards to protect Armygarrisons and guard critical secured facilities. The Civilian PoliceAcademy includes over 400 academic hours. The program focuses onlaw enforcement core competencies, antiterrorism, force protection,first responder skills, and compliance with Army and Department ofDefense directives.
The FLETA Board is the accrediting body for all federal lawenforcement training and support programs. To achieve accreditation,agencies submit to an independent review of their academy and/orprogram to ensure compliance with the FLETA Standards and Procedures inthe areas of: Program Administration, Training Staff, TrainingDevelopment, and Training Delivery, with an additional 20 standards forAcademies. Accreditation is a cyclical process occurring every threeyears. Each year, agencies must submit annual reports in preparationfor reaccreditation, which is a new and independent review of theacademy/program.