Ocean County

Department of Corrections

The Ocean County Department of Corrections, in conjunction with the Ocean County Police Academy, recently graduated Class #1 of the Basic Course for County Correction Officers.

The course was made possible through a determined effort by Freeholder John P. Kelly, County Administrator Alan W. Avery Jr., Warden Theodore J. Hutler, Jr., and Director Joseph Perna.

This fourteen week state-mandated basic training course was attended by eighteen recruits from Ocean, Cape May and Gloucester counties.

The Basic Course for County Correction Officers is an intensive program of instruction, including:

• Academic Instruction
• Criminal Law
• Constitutional Law
• Physical training
• Crime scene preservation and evidence identification
• Courtroom demeanor
• Defensive tactics
• Firearms training
• Riot and disturbance control

The course was taught by New Jersey Police Training Commission certified instructors from the private sector and several agencies throughout the state, including:

• Ocean County Department of Corrections
• Ocean County Sheriff's Department
• Ocean County Fire Marshal's Office
• Ocean County Office of Emergency Management
• Ocean County Prosecutor's Office
• Jackson Township Police Department
• Lakehurst Police Department
• Lakewood Police Department
• Hunterdon County Department of Law and Public Safety
• Point Pleasant Beach Police Department
• New Jersey Department of Corrections

Copyright © 2005 Ocean County Department of Corrections

Last modified: 04/02/09