242 Hour Basic Reserve

Monday, Tuesday & Thursday evenings 6-9pm and every Saturday.

Program Coordinators: Erin Farrell and Chief Richard Hurley, Ret.

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Schedule of Basic Reserve Training classes:

The night Basic Reserve Program runs from 6:00PM – 9:00PM  on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and every Saturday (Defensive Tactics classes are held 6:30-9:30).  Our class schedule is as follows:

Class #1 – Begins September 12, 2011 with Orientation. The first class session is scheduled for October 3, 2011.

Class #2 – Begins January 24, 2012 with Orientation.  The first class session is scheduled for February 21, 2012.

Tuition is set at $1200 plus uniforms, books and other training materials. Required texts can be ordered online from Commonwealth Police Service at www.commonwealthpolice.net. Texts include Basic Elements (Criminal Law) 2011 and Criminal Procedure for 2011 as well as the Motor Vehicle Law Text. The price for students at SSPI is set at $67.50 for Basic Elements and $67.50 for Criminal Procedure. The Motor Vehicle Law Text will be provided at no cost.

All classes will be held at the academy located at 35 Neponset Street in Foxborough. You may email Basic Reserve Coordinator Erin Farrell from this site or leave a message for her at 508-543-0632. Applications can be faxed to 508-543-0633.

* Classes may be canceled if enrollment is insufficient. Pre-registration is, therefore, essential! Applications should be submitted as early as possible to ensure a class will run as scheduled.

DOCUMENTATION NEEDED PRIOR TO ADMISSION TO THE 242 HOUR PROGRAM

  1. Properly executed MPTC Training Application (signed by the Chief Executive Officer and student officer). (original signatures only-faxed copies will only be used to reserve a seat in the course).
  2. Certification of emergency medical insurance coverage, issued resultant either from employment by the sponsoring agency or from a policy executed by and between the applicant and a private insurance carrier.
  3. No personal checks or credit cards accepted. Tuition is due on the first night of class.
  4. * Attire – The uniform for the Basic Reserve Program will be announced at Orientation. The dress code for this program will be strictly enforced.
  5. All correspondence should be mailed to:
    Erin Farrell, Program Coordinator
    South Suburban Police Institute, Inc.
    P.O. Box 205
    Millis, MA 02054

See Program Coordinators Erin Farrell and Chief Richard Hurley, Ret. in the staff office when classes are in session or leave a message at 508-543-0632.