{"id":5429,"date":"2023-11-07T21:38:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T21:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=5429"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:33:32","slug":"delaware-is-home-to-first-state-run-animal-control-officers-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/07\/delaware-is-home-to-first-state-run-animal-control-officers-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware is Home to First State-Run Animal Control Officers Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column5429_6f2922-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column5429_6f2922-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5429_6f2922-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column5429_6f2922-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5429_6f2922-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5429_6f2922-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5429_6f2922-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5429_6f2922-43{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5429_6f2922-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column5429_6f2922-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5429_6f2922-43 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-wilmington-university-criminal-justice-institute-in-partnership-with-delaware-animal-services-created-the-firststaterun-animal-control-officers-academy\">The Wilmington University Criminal Justice Institute, in partnership with Delaware Animal Services, created the first state-run Animal Control Officers Academy.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 110-hour (or three-week) course, several animal control officers and a Delaware Department of Agriculture investigator earned five certifications, including handcuffing techniques, Law Enforcement Information Sharing Service (LEISS);&nbsp;Armament Systems and Procedures (batons, better known as ASP),&nbsp;and Oleoresin Capsicum (pepper spray), and taser.&nbsp;Trainees were also educated in topics such as animal cruelty, laws of arrest search and seizure, Rabies protocol, and&nbsp;de-escalation technique for special populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructors included&nbsp;Delaware Animal Services Chief <strong>Mark Tobin<\/strong> and a host of highly&nbsp;regarded state and county police. \u201cWorking with Wilmington University and the CJI has helped build a foundation for the State of Delaware and the service we provide to its residents,\u201d says Tobin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wilmington University Criminal Justice Institute, in partnership with Delaware Animal Services, created the first state-run Animal Control Officers Academy. 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