Crossover from Correctional Probation Officer to CMS Correctional Basic Recruit Training Program

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Law, Public Safety and Security career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Law, Public Safety and Security career cluster.

The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission has established basic recruit crossover training programs to provide lateral movement of Florida officers between criminal justice disciplines. The Correctional Probation Officer Crossover Training to Florida CMS Correctional Basic Recruit Training program (version 2016.07) curriculum consists of two textbooks (Florida Basic Recruit Training Program: Corrections, Volume 1 and Florida Basic Recruit Training Program: High Liability, Volume 2) and their accompanying Instructor Guides.

Program Code: PSVC-PTC

CJK 0300Introduction to Corrections

1.07 tech. cr. (32 clock hours)

CJK 0310Officer Safety

.53 tech. cr. (16 clock hours)

CJK 0315Facility and Equipment

.27 tech. cr. (8 clock hours)

CJK 0320Intake and Release

.60 tech. cr. (18 clock hours)

CJK 0325Supervising in a Correctional Facility

1.33 tech. cr. (40 clock hours)

CJK 0330Supervising Special Populations

.67 tech. cr. (20 clock hours)

CJK 0335Responding to Incidents and Emergencies

.53 tech. cr. (16 clock hours)

CJK 0040CMS Criminal Justice Firearms

2.67 tech. cr. (80 clock hours)

CJK 0393Crossover Program Updates

.27 tech. cr. (8 clock hours)

Total Credit Hours:7.94

Total Credit Hours: 7.94