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Our Mission
Penn State Fayette's Center for Community and Public Safety is an academic and continuing education unit that provides first responder, governmental, industrial, and corporate programs and services.
CCPS Services
Curriculum Development:
2004-present: The CCPS developed the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency-Act 44 (Constable) Statewide Curriculum.
Early 2006: The CCPS began developing a Survival Mindset course for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
1996-2000: The CCPS developed the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency-Act 44 (Constable) Statewide Curriculum.
Web-Based Course Development:
January 2007: The CCPS updated the Non-Lethal Weapons Certificate Program to Version 3.0. The new release includes many new video interviews, animations, updated course content, and a new course structure.
2004-present: The CCPS has developed the Less-Lethal Weapons: Policies, Practices, and Technologies Online Certificate Program for civilian law enforcement. More information about this program can be obtained by clicking on Less-Lethal Weapons Online Certificate in the menu to the right.
2004-present: The CCPS has developed the Non-Lethal Weapons: Policies, Practices, and Technologies Online Certificate Program for active/reserve military personnel. More information about this program can be obtained by clicking on Non-Lethal Weapons Online Certificate in the menu to the right.
The CCPS developed coursework for the Pennsylvania Department of Health-Emergency Medical Services Office.
Resource and Information Management:
The CCPS serves as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency's Western Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Crime Prevention Resource Center.
The CCPS is also looking into an initiative with the United Mine Worker's Association of America. More details on that project will be posted once they become available.
Conferences, Workshops, and Institutes
In December 2005, the CCPS conducted the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency's Statewide Crime Prevention Conference.
In May 2005, the CCPS hosted the First Annual Non-Lethal/Less-Lethal Weapons Seminar featuring keynote speaker Commander Sid Heal of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.
In November 2002, the CCPS conducted the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency's Statewide Crime Prevention Conference.
For more information about the center, please call 724-430-4215 or e-mail fayetteccps@psu.edu.
