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PCPP Training

Overview

Governor Mark R. Warner established the Private Crime Prevention Practitioner (PCPP) certification program in October 2003. The PCPP program trains and certify professionals in the private security industry in the area of crime prevention and homeland security. The PCPP program is modeled after the successful Crime Prevention Specialist program for law enforcement officers. The Department of Criminal Justice Services administers and operates the program. Certification will be awarded based on successful completion of 24 hours of basic crime prevention training, 16 hours of specialized training and 8 hours of instructor certification training (if not already instructor certified). The process also requires a national fingerprint-based criminal history records check; and at least one year of experience in the private security field.

Individuals interested in the Private Crime Prevention Practitioner Certification can complete the training requirement for 24 hours of Basic Crime Prevention training by attending the first 3 days - 24 hours of the Basic Crime Prevention course offered by the VCPA. This is the course that the VCPA has been offering to law enforcement and other crime prevention practitioners for over 10 years. The VCPA crime prevention trainers are current or former law enforcement officers and crime prevention specialists who have an average of twenty years experience in developing and delivering crime prevention services. 


Basic Crime Prevention Course Outline

Monday 

 

 

8:00 am - 8:30 am

 

Welcome and Introduction

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Session 1

Crime and Opportunity

10:00 am - Noon

Session 2

Crime Prevention History and Theory

Noon - 1:00 pm

Lunch

 

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Session 3

Crime Prevention Law and Policy

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Session 4

Crime Prevention and Liability

Tuesday

 

 

8:00 am - Noon

Session 5

Business Crime Prevention

Noon - 1:00 pm

Lunch

 

1:00 pm  - 5:00 pm

Session 6

Security Devices and Hardware

Wednesday

 

 

8:00 am – 10:00 am

Session 7

Security Lighting

10:00 am  - Noon

Session 8

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Noon - 1:00 pm

Lunch

 

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Session 9

Conducting Security Assessments

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Session 10

Exercise - On Site Security Assessment

Training Fees: The fee to attend the first 3 days - 24 hours of the VCPA Basic Crime Prevention training course is $225. The fee for VCPA Corporate Members is $150 per person for the first five (5) individuals registered during a calendar year.Please link to the PCPP Training Payment Form for course payment.

Training Registration: Please link to the VCPA Training and Service Application to register for training.

2007 Crime Prevention Training Schedule - Basic Crime Prevention (24 hours)        DCJS PCPP Website

February  26 - March 2

Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Law Enforcement Training Center
April 23 - 27 Weyers Cave Central  Shenandoah Criminal Justice Academy
May 7 - 11 Richmond Virginia State Police Academy
July 9 - 13 Fredericksburg Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy
date to be announced Bristol Southwest Virginia Law Enforcement Academy
 
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