Chautauqua County Corrections Academy
 Corrections Crime Scene PreservationBecause Corrections officers are responsible to watch society’s most dangerous individuals, they are trained to properly respond to prisoners in distress & crime scenes. |  Corrections Fingerprinting BasicsA person's fingerprints develop in the early stages of gestation and remain the same until death & decomposition.. unless they are altered intentionally or by accident. No two persons have the same fingerprints. Officers learn the proper techniques to capture an individual’s prints. |  Corrections Crime Scene PreservationCrime scenes can yield lots and lots of evidence such as DNA, fingerprints and footwear. |
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 Corrections Crime Scene PreservationDocumentation is pivotal in any crime scene investigation! The old saying if you don’t record it… it never happened! |  Corrections Crime Scene PreservationKeeping entry into a crime scene is important to minimize damage to evidence. |  Moot Court TestimonyTestimony is really an important part of being a Corrections Officer. |
 Corrections Crime Scene PreservationThis cell gives students real life experience at the new JCC Corrections Academy. |
The powers of a Peace Officer are not taken lightly and are only granted to those who have received sufficient training. The Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff’s Jail Division provides and offers this training to the zone three area to include Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties. The Basic Course for Peace Officers is comprised of select units of the Basic Course for Police Officers curriculum. All basic training programs are required, by regulation, to “meet or exceed” the minimum standards established by the Municipal Police Training Council (MPTC). Every Peace Officer in the State of New York must successfully complete a training program, a portion of which is prescribed by the MPTC and a portion of which shall be prescribed by the employer. The Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff’s Corrections Academy is partnered with Jamestown Community College as part of the Corrections Officer Technology Certificate Program. The corrections academy offers 17 credits of the 33 credit hours required for the Certificate Program. The corrections academy provides the core curriculum, a field training practicum, direct supervision, inmate classification and firearms training.
The Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff’s Correction Academy is currently an in-service academy but continues to work toward moving this academy to a pre-service academy for students pursuing a career in Corrections.