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Mr. Tew has total of forty-three years criminal justice-related experience. His experience includes two years as a military policeman, twenty-nine years with the Lakeland Police Department, retiring with the rank of major, and twelve-years with Florida Department of Law Enforcement, retiring as a Senior Management Analyst II. He holds an A.A. degree from Polk Community College, B.S. and M.S. degrees from Rollins College. Mr. Tew currently serves in a part-time capacity as the coordinator for the assessment and selection of candidates applying for law enforcement and corrections academy classes at the Institute of Public Safety.
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Selection Center Process
Polk Community College's Kenneth C. Thompson Institute of Public Safety is an approved State of Florida selection center that conforms to Florida State Statute requirements. The center actively attracts, screens, and selects applicants for it's law enforcement, corrections, and corrections probation academy training programs. Florida State Statue 943 and Florida Administrative Code Rule 11B require that applicants for all Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training criminal justice academy programs complete an in-depth application, which includes a background investigation, prior to their admission in any basic training course or program. Requirements and procedure for applying to a criminal justice basic academy program through this selection center are as follows: * Must Pass a Required Florida Basic Abilities Test. This test is required by Florida State Statute. It is administered at this selection center on the first and third Wednesday of each month. This test must be successfully passed before proceeding to the next step. * Complete an Academy Application Applicants must complete the application in it's entirety. Directions tell the applicant what documents are to be completed and turned in with the application.
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* Complete a Physical Abilities Test (PAT) Applicants must complete a physical abilities test (PAT). This test is scheduled for applicants AFTER the applications are completed and returned to academy staff. * Appear Before an Oral Interview Board The final step before selections for the academy requires applicants to appear before an formal academy oral interview board consisting of three (3) members. Applicants will respond to a set of pre-determined questions relating to the criminal justice field. * Selection of Applicants for Academy The selection of applicants for an academy will be based on graded scores from the Basic Abilities Test, the Physical Abilities Test, and the Oral Interview Board. There are 28 seats available for LE academies. Agencies who have employed and sponsored applicants have first priority on academy seats. Walk-in applicants compete for the remaining seats. * County Detention and State Corrections Academies County Detention and State Corrections academies are offered on an as-needed basic to to agencies requesting an academy start-up. Fees for Law Enforcement Applicants Payment of the following fees are required of the applicant at this stage: (1) Basic Abilities Test...................45.00 (payable to PCC) (2) Applicant Screening Fee..........$100.00 (payable to PCC) (3)Drug Screen and Physical........Applicant is free to use own choice at applicant's expense (4)Criminal History Check.............$57.00 (payable to PCC) (5)Driving History Check.............(small charge payable to Clerk of Court's office by applicant)
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