- A. Recertification is required every three years.
- B. Applicants for recertification shall be recommended by the agency administrator or his designee. Application shall be made on the Crime Prevention Specialist Recertification Application-Form B.
C. Applicants for recertification must complete 40 hours of additional crime prevention training after initial designation as a crime prevention specialist. This additional training must address at least two of the following topics:
- 1. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
- 2. Community-Policing
- 3. Crime Analysis
- 4. School Safety and Security
- 5. Security Lighting
- 6. Computer Security
- 7. Managing Volunteers
- 8. Grant and Proposal Writing
- 9. Legislation, Ordinance and Regulation Development
- 10. Prevention of Youth Violence
- 11. Prevention of Family Violence
- 12. Drug Abuse Prevention
- 13. Public Speaking
- 14. Media Relations
- 15. Homeland Security/Terrorism Prevention
- 16. White Collar Crime
- 17. Identity Theft
- 18. Victim Witness Services
- 19. Crime Prevention for Seniors
- 20. Code Enforcement/Nuisance Abatement
- 21. Other topics approved by the department
- D. Individuals whose certification expires shall comply with the requirements set forth in 6VAC20-180-40 and meet any certification requirements in effect at that time.
E. The department may grant an extension of the recertification time limit and requirements under the following conditions:
- 1. Illness or injury
- 2. Military service
- 3. Special duty required and performed in the public interest
- 4. Leave without pay or suspension pending investigation or adjudication of a crime
- 5. Any other reason documented by the agency administrator
- F. Requests for extensions of the time limit must be requested prior to certification expiration.
Statutory Authority
§§ 9.1-102 and 9.1-161 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR240-04-4 § 5, eff. December 14, 1994; amended, Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 14, eff. April 20, 2005.