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The orientation program allowed family and friends of the recruits a chance to meet the academy staff and other university leaders who described the program and its blend of academic and tactical development.

They will spend the summer training in a variety of areas including defensive tactics, weapons qualification, emergency vehicle operations and applied patrol procedures.

All 11 members of the group have already been hired by municipal and collegiate police departments.

Visitors from the Srpska Republic learned about Fitchburg State's groundbreaking approach to police training.

Family and supporters of the 6th Recruit Officer Course met with staff and visiting officials during the session.

In September, those who finish the ROC will be certified as police officers ready to report to municipal police departments in Massachusetts and neighboring states.

The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences conference included topics like court processes and post-conviction treatment and re-entry.

The university welcomed a delegation from the nation of Moldova to campus this week to demonstrate its groundbreaking police program.

Fitchburg Police Chief Ernest Martineau told the police students they represent "the best and the brightest," and encouraged them to take this opportunity to be paid to acquire skills while pursuing their degrees.

The graduating class included students from 30 states and four countries.