Cost - $881

This is an in-person class

​Location:  Rutgers Lifelong Learning Center                            Spring 2025 Class is FULL at this time
                  3 Rutgers Plaza                                                           Check back here often to see when the fall class is scheduled                                                                                  

                  1St Floor Classroom                                                                                               

                  New Brunswick, NJ                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                         

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

​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.

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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


Location:         Gloucester County Police Academy
Dates:             June 16 - 18, 2025
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Cost:               $150

Registration:  Click here

Police Traffic RADAR Instructor Refresher Training

** New Procedures Started in 2024 **

        ​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

Math & Physics Review Workshop for Crash Investigators

​          Check back here often, as workshops will be posted once scheduled.

Location - Somerset County Emergency Training Academy                                   Location - AAA Facility in Hamilton Twp (Mercer County)

​Dates - June 4, 5, & 6, 2025                                                                                   Dates - August 11, 12, & 13, 2025


​     Kean University’s Statewide Comprehensive Traffic Safety Program presents these workshops, which are free to Law Enforcement Crash Investigators, with funding and support from the New Jersey Division of Traffic Safety.
     The Math & Physics Review Workshop for Crash Investigators was updated in 2024.  This interactive workshop deals 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 include:
- 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


Location:                                                                 

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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.
The operator's certificate will be issued upon completion of the 80 hours of unsupervised operation of your lidar device and submission of documentation.
The prerequisite for this course is that you be a certified RADAR operator.  Please bring your LASER/LIDAR device 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
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Location:    South Brunswick Township      West New York, NJ          West Windsor Township          Galloway Township           Mt Holly

Date:           June 3, 2025                                June 30, 2025                   September 4, 2025                    October 3, 2025                 November 18, 2025

Time:           Starts @ 9:00 am                        Starts @ 9:00 am             Starts @ 9:00 am                       Starts @ 9:00 am              Starts @ 9:00 am         

Cost:           No Fee                                          No Fee                               No Fee                                       No Fee                               No Fee

Click this link to register for any of these classes: https://form.jotform.com/233338796051057                              
 

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

Crash Class Training Updates!

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

Police Traffic RADAR Instructor Classes (in-person)

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

Below is a list of academies offering the Radar Instructor Recertification courses.  If you are aware of other academies providing this course, please forward the information to Rich Maxwell at rlmax@att.net

NJ School Crossing Guard Train the Trainer

Est. 1974

The 2025 Basic, Advanced, and Specialty Crash Investigation Training Are Scheduled and posted on the NJDHTS Website
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