Schoool of Justice

Officee of the Direcctor of the Sch

hool of Justicce
113800 N.W. 27th Avenue
A
Miammi, Florida 33167
305.237.1327 O
305.237.1687 F

Marcch 23, 2011

MORANDU
MEM UM

To: Afffected Persoonnel

Scchool of Justtice

From
m: Drr. Hector Gaarcia
Diirector of thee School of Justice
J

Subjeect: Trraining Adviisor/Instructo

or Manual

As yoou are awaree, the Schooll of Justice (SOJ) has proomulgated ppolicies and pprocedures
that govern
g the co
onduct and expectations
e of SOJ staff
ff members ((SOJ Traininng
Advisor/Instructoor Manual, Revised,
R Febbruary, 2008)). These poliicies adhere to, support
and compliment
c Miami
M Dadee College Po olicies, Miam
mi Dade Colllege Proceduures, Miami
Dadee College Technical Man nual of Proceedures and S Students’ Rigghts & Responsibilities
(20088-2010) provvisions. Thesse documentts can be acccessed via thhe following websites:
www w.mdc.edu/po olicy ; www.mdc.edu/procedures; w www.mdc.eduu/techproceddures;
www w.mdc.edu/po olicy/studentt_rights_and d_responsibiilities.pdf

This Memorandu um will servee as an officiial communiication regarrding the maanner in

which h all Miami Dade Colleg ge students and
a especiallly those enroolled in any SOJ recruit
progrram shall be interacted with.
w Our pollicy clearly ccites and maandates that ““the policy iis
to treeat each recru
uit officer in
n a profession
nal manner bbefitting anoother officer of the law”
(p.5).. Furthermorre, “profanity y, personal humiliation,
h ridicule, harrassment (too include
sexuaal harassmen nt), or abusivve treatment of any kindd are counter-productive and have noo
placee in our training program m… unnecesssary stress orr harassmennt is not part of the
appro oved lesson plan,
p serves no beneficiaal purpose annd, in many instances, innhibits
honesst inquiry annd sets a poo or example foor the impressionable recruit officer” (p.5).

It is my
m expectatiion and that of the College Administtration that tthese clear mmandates andd
all other applicab
ble policies, procedures,
p regulations, etc., as mem morialized w
within the
aforementioned documents,
d are
a strictly addhered to unnder all circuumstances.
School of Justice
Office of the Director of the School of Justice
11380 N.W. 27th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33167
305.237.1327 O
305.237.1687 F

Furthermore, it is imperative to recognize that certain actions may be deemed as

perceptions of abuse and/or harassment by students or bystanders who may bear witness
to them, therefore, a strong cognition of these perceptions must be recognized and all
actions must depict positive and student-centered perceptions at all times.

Please re-read and review the Training Advisor/Instructor Manual again to refresh your
understanding of these policies. Please respond to me via email, by close of business on
03.25.11, that you have in fact read these policies and comprehend them. As always, feel
free to contact me with any questions regarding this matter. Your cooperation is both
anticipated, appreciated and expected.

CC: Dean Matilde Roig-Watnik