Overview
The Penn State Justice and Safety Institute (JASI) was formed in 1971 to meet the professional development needs of law enforcement and public safety professionals. Since then, hundreds of municipal, county, state, and Federal police agencies have entrusted the training of more than 3,000 law enforcement professionals to the Institute.
Today, in addition to specialized programs for law enforcement officials, the Institute operates the Pennsylvania Deputy Sheriff Academy, the Pennsylvania Child Support Enforcement Training Institute (PACSETI), and family and domestic relations programs.
The Institute's mission is to provide educational and training programs, related consulting services, and research that enables clients to serve more effectively their increasingly diverse constituencies. Programs are comprehensive, but provided in a streamlined format, so that professionals do not have to be away from their workplace any longer than necessary.
For the convenience of our customers, all of the Institute's programs are available through the following arrangements:
- Public programs—open enrollment
- Co-sponsored programs—open enrollment, but local organizations that agree to serve as co-hosts receive special considerations
- Contracted programs—enrollment restricted to members of the contracted organization
- Consulting services—expert on-site consulting services
See Arrange a Program for more detailed information about arranging Institute services via any of the above methods.