P.O. BOX 4386, Spartanburg, SC 29305
State constables are commissioned by SLED and support SC law enforcement in times of emergency and/or crisis. Prior to registering, candidates must take their application to SLED and receive approval to take the training. You must pass a comprehensive test and qualify with firearms. Yearly in-service training updates are required. Curriculum: firearms, laws of arrest, searches and seizures, evidence, crisis intervention, human/community relations, SLED policies and procedures affecting constables. Academy does not control any part of the constable program or tuition, only provides the training manuals.
In order to enter this class, each participant must submit a letter from the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) stating eligibility for the training. Topics Include:
Physical Evidence (A)
Laws of Arrest
Physical Evidence Crime Scene (B)
Constitutional Law
Investigations (A)
Searches I
Searches II
Searches III
Officer Survival
Juvenile Procedures
Prisoner Control & Transport
Ethics
Auto-Pistol Range Orientation (A)
Police Revolver Training (B)
Diverse Communications
Police Communications
Shotgun Familarization (C)
Criminal Domestic Violence
Contacts:
Deputy Scott Hawkins (Instructor)
Email: Scott Hawkins
Spartanburg Community College
Lynn Camp
Email: Lynn Camp
Cost per student: $799.00
Check back in the spring as this course has been completed.
CONSTABLE BASIC TRAINING SCHEDULE