Police Traffic RADAR Instructor Classes (in-person)

2024 Basic, Advanced, and Specialty Crash Investigation Training
The NJDHTS-sponsored crash investigation training classes for 2024 are now scheduled. 

The schedule is posted on the NJDHTS website at njsaferoads.com

Kean University offers these courses through a grant from the NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety and are free of charge to NJ Police Officers.

Traffic Safety Related Training

The New Jersey Safe Routes to School Resource Center in the Rutgers Bloustein School of Public Planning has information for training School Crossing Guards.   For more information on the New Jersey Crossing Guard Program, go to njcrossingguards.org

Rutgers CAIT 

​​New Jersey Police Traffic Officers Association

The NJ Division of Criminal Justice has changed the Radar Instructor Refresher process.

Radar Instructor Refresher Classes will no longer be offered by DCJ. 

The Refresher classes will now be offered by various County Police Academies.

This refresher course is required for radar instructors once every three years.

A radar instructor/operator certificate is issued for three years.

In the third year, prior to expiration, each instructor must attend the refresher course.

DCJ will no longer send notifications to Radar Instructors that they are due for recertification.

It is the responsibility of the individual Instructor to renew and maintain their certification prior to expiration.


​Below is a list of academies offering the Radar Instructor Recertification courses.  If you are aware of other academies offering this course, please forward the information to Rich Maxwell at rmaxwell@njptoa.org​​

NJ School Crossing Guard Train the Trainer

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Location:         Ocean County Police Academy
Dates:              October 18, 2024
Times:             9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Click here to register for this course



Location:         Passaic County Police Academy
Dates:              November 14, 2024
Times:             8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Click here to register for this course

National TIM Awareness Materials

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Rutgers - Practical Traffic Engineering for Police Officers (In-Person)

Crash Class Training Updates!

Police Traffic RADAR Instructor Refresher Training

** New Procedures Starting in 2024 **

This three (3) day New Jersey Police Training Commission certified course is designed for police officers wishing to become Police Traffic RADAR instructors.  

The course will include basic principles of radar speed measurement, speed offenses, and enforcement, operation of specific radar devices, managing instruction,

and record keeping.
Prerequisite:
Radar Operator Certification
Two (2) years of Radar Operator experience


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Police LASER / LIDAR Speed Enforcement Operator’s Classes  (In-person)

Registration is now open for the Fall 2024 Class 

Cost - $806

This is an in-person class

​Location:  Rutgers Lifelong Learning Center                                 Dates: 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/2024

                  3 Rutgers Plaza                                                                                  

                  1St Floor Classroom                                                                                               

                  New Brunswick, NJ                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                         

Times - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (no lunch break)                                                                               

Registration is now open; click here for more information 


​The course consists of six classes, held one day a week for six weeks; there is no lunch break.


Rutgers' Center for Government Services is pleased to offer this 25-hour in-person course, which provides training in the following areas:
* Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; * Statutory requirements; * Speed limits; * Traffic signals; * Traffic surveys; * Site plan reviews; * Traffic management systems; and * Pre-construction meetings.

There are times when the traffic officer must work closely with government officials. This course will familiarize the traffic officer with traffic regulations, mandates, traffic control criteria, teamwork, and problem-solving.

Lessons for this course focus on how traffic officers manage their responsibilities. Students learn how to use the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUCTD), perform traffic surveys for traffic signals and stop & yield signs, post all types of signage, place adult school crossing guards, enhance bicycle safety, establish speed limits, delineate roadway parameters; write traffic ordinances and resolutions; develop written and verbal ​presentations for government officials and planning boards.

        ​Click Here to go to the Rutgers CAIT Training Website
Listed below are the titles of the current courses offered by Rutgers CAIT which are related to Police Traffic Safety.
Click the link above to go to the Rutgers CAIT Training website and search for the appropriate course


NJDHTS Crash Analysis Tool - Demonstration
Traffic Incident Management Training for Emergency Responders

Work Zone Safety Awareness for Local Police
NJDHTS - Police Work Zone Safety Train-The-Trainer
NJDHTS – NJTR-1 Crash Form Refresher
UAS Applications for Traffic Safety

This is a LASER Speed Enforcement Operator's Course (also known as LIDAR).  It is a one-day course involving both classroom and hands-on practical exercises outside.  The course is geared for the Laser Technology Inc (LTI) 20-20 products such as the UltraLyte, TruSpeed®, TruSpeed® S, and TruSpeed® SX series of laser units and follows the New Jersey case law regulating Laser Speed Enforcement.  Each student will receive a workbook in the class.
Upon completion of the 80 hours of unsupervised operation of your lidar device and submission of documentation, the operator's cards from LTI will be issued.
The prerequisite for this course is that you be a certified RADAR operator.  Please bring your LASER/LIDAR device with you to the class for use in the practical exercises.  These classes are sponsored by Laser Technology Inc. (LTI) and are offered free of charge.
For more information, contact Rich Maxwell at rlmax@att.net
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Time:                 Start 9:00 am                                                             

Cost:                 No Fee                                                            
 


If you are interested in hosting a class, contact Rich Maxwell at rlmax@att.net

Math Review Workshop for Crash Investigators

​          No workshops are scheduled at this time.

All Workshops are scheduled from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

​Kean University’s Statewide Comprehensive Traffic Safety Program is presenting these workshops, which are offered free to Law Enforcement Crash Investigators, with funding and support from the New Jersey Division of Traffic Safety.

The 2024 Math Review Workshop for Crash Investigators has been updated from the 2023 version.  These interactive workshops deal with the equations used in Crash Investigations.  Attendees will utilize these equations to solve a variety of crash-related scenarios.  Attendees are strongly encouraged to review the basic principles of math and physics found in the Advanced Crash Investigation Courses before attending this workshop.  A scientific calculator and traffic template will be needed to work out the problems during this workshop.

At a minimum, attendees must have completed one of the following courses:                                         Some Topics Covered in the Workshop
- NJ Advanced Crash Investigation                                                                                                            - Work and Energy                   - Work and Energy
- NJ Crash 2                                                                                                                                               - Airborne                                 - Time Distance
- Vehicle Dynamics                                                                                                                                    - 2D & 3D Momentum

 To register for one of the workshops, go to the following link:

https://form.jotform.com/241680941994165