Hosting Agency:                     Orangetown NY Police Department

Location of Training:             Dominican College

                                       Rockland County

                                                   470 Western Highway  

                                      Orangeburg, NY 10962

Dates:                                       October 16-17 , 2008

Registration/Check-in:         Thursday, October 16, 2008

                                                   7:30AM-8:00AM                                                

Class Hours :                          8:00AM - 4:00PM

Recommended Hotel:           TBA

Directions:                              www.mapquest.com

This 2-day course will teach a proactive approach to locating graffiti, identifying it’s origins and author, deciphering, and documenting graffiti of all types plus proven techniques for enforcing local laws, conducting graffiti interdiction initiatives, graffiti investigations,  and using graffiti as an investigative tool.  The instructors will expose the connection between graffiti, gangs, crime, and violence and how to identify the difference between gang graffiti, tagger graffiti, and graffiti artists. Graffiti history, trends, techniques, related criminal activity, and international perspectives will be discussed.  This class will include trips into the community to locate and decipher graffiti and to show officers how to develop a graffiti database in which evidence can be obtained and filed for future investigations and sharing with other law enforcement agencies based upon the model currently being used by the NYPD.

Testimonials:

I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for the work that you put into training Law Enforcement personnel.  It is GREATLY appreciated.  The graffiti course is the first SRR training course that I've had the pleasure to attend.  Every instructor from this point on has some very big shoes to fill.  SGT. Mattola was, by far, the best instructor I've had in my 10 years on the job.  The knowledge that I have gained in the last 2 days will no doubt have a great impact on, not only myself, but the CT DOC as well.

Officer Chris Sweet, CT Department of Corrections

“I thought it would be similar to other training that I have had.  It was not, it was excellent.”

Lt. John Goodwin, Revere, MA PD

“One of the best classes I have attended in 18 years on the job.”

Off. Tim Stanton, Gang Unit  Boston, MA PD

“This is the best graffiti course in the area.”

Off. Michael Rae, MBTA Transit Police

"Enjoyed all instructors. Tony kept the class interesting. Very funny instructor. Really enjoyed the class." Debra Creasy, Albemarle/Charlottesville Regional Jail, VA

“Very informative. Learned a lot. Did not realize that you could learn so much info from a tag. Would like to attend more classes offered by this group.”

Jason Sullivan, Culpeper PD VA

"Excellent class! I hope to get you guys to Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy."

Detective Ray Betts, Fairfax County Police Department, VA

 Who should attend:   This course is designed for Police Officers, Probation Officers, Corrections Officers, Federal Agents, Parole Officers, and other Law Enforcement Officers.  

Instructor:.  Sgt Anthony Mottola, is from a large Northeastern metropolitan police agency where he is his agency's gang intelligence commander and expert on Graffiti.  He is currently engaged in proactive gang investigations on violent street gangs.  Sgt Mottola has trained countless street officers, detectives, other law enforcement officers and civilians on gang identification and deciphering. He has trained gang investigators and street enforcement officers on graffiti enforcement and interdiction. He trains law enforcement officers on the techniques of using graffiti to solve crimes.   

Tuition $ 269 US

If you wish to pay for this course by means of a credit or debit card, please register for the course first, then return to this page and click on the PayPal icon below and fill in the required information. Thank you

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