Academy Training
The Paterson Police Department partners with three police academies to train the next generation of officers. The Bergen County Police Department, Newark Police Academy, and Passaic County Police Academy, are all accredited by the Police Training Commission within the State of New Jersey.
- In any of these three academies, recruits receive 23 weeks of training covering a broad range of topics including criminal law, motor vehicle law, first responder instruction including CPR and first aid, opioid reversal training, use of force, handling incidents of domestic violence, working with individuals with special needs, firearm proficiency, physical fitness, and officer resiliency. Each officer has also completed an Integrating Communications Assessment and Tactics (ICAT) course, which provides law enforcement officers with the tools, skills, and options they need to successfully and safely defuse a range of critical incidents with limited use of force. ICAT became a requirement for all officers in late 2020 as a result of revisions to the state’s Use of Force Policy through AG Directive 2020-13.
- For more information on each of the academies, see below. There is no guarantee which academy an applicant will go to until they are hired by the Paterson Police Department.
- https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/law-and-public-safety/about-law-public-safety-institute
- https://www.passaiccountynj.org/departments/police-academy
