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| Formed | July 1, 1970 (1970-07-01) |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Glynco, Georgia 31°14′02″N81°28′08″W / 31.23389°N 81.46889°W /31.23389; -81.46889 |
| Employees | 1,068 |
| Annual budget | US$242 million (2017) |
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| Parent department | U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
| Website | fletc |
TheFederal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC;[1] pronounced/ˈflɛtsi/) are law enforcement training schools operated by theUnited States Department of Homeland Security, serving 105federal law enforcement agencies within theUnited States federal government.[2] Through the Rural Policing Institute (RPI) and the Office of State and Local Training, it also provides tuition-free and low-cost training to state, local, campus, and tribal law enforcement agencies.[3]
Studies conducted in the late 1960s revealed an urgent need for training by professional instructors using modern training facilities and standardized course content. The Congress authorized funds for planning and constructing theConsolidated Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (CFLETC). In 1970, the CFLETC was established as a bureau of theUnited States Department of the Treasury (Treasury Order #217) and began training operations in temporary facilities inWashington, D.C.[4]
The permanent location of the center was originally planned for the Washington, D.C., area. However, a three-year construction delay resulted in Congress requesting that surplus federal installations be surveyed to determine if one could serve as the permanent site. In May 1975, after a review of existing facilities, the formerNaval Air Station Glynco was selected. In the summer of 1975, the newly renamedFederal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) relocated from Washington, D.C., and began training in September of that year at Glynco, Georgia. Glynco is the headquarters site and main campus for the FLETC and houses the senior leadership of the organization.[4]
On March 1, 2003, FLETC was transferred from the United States Department of the Treasury to the newly establishedUnited States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with some 22 other federal agencies and entities.
The FLETC headquarters are at the formerNaval Air Station Glynco in theGlynco area ofunincorporatedGlynn County, Georgia, near the port city ofBrunswick, Georgia, and about halfway betweenSavannah, Georgia, andJacksonville, Florida.[5] The FLETC Orlando team located atNaval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division inOrlando, Florida trains with branches of theUnited States Armed Forces evaluating new and existing training technologies for their ability to meet law enforcement training needs. The Los Angeles Regional Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center inLos Angeles, California has worked a partnership with FLETC along with theLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department along with state and local agencies to develop comprehensive maritime training. FLETC has oversight and program management responsibilities for theInternational Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA) inGaborone,Botswana;San Salvador,El Salvador; andLima,Peru. It also supports training at ILEAs inBudapest,Hungary andBangkok,Thailand.
The FLETC's parent department, the DHS, supervises its administrative and financial activities.[6] As an interagency training organization, FLETC has professionals from diverse backgrounds to serve on its faculty and staff. Approximately one-third of the instructor staff are permanent FLETC employees. The remainder are federal officers and investigators on short-term assignment from their parent organizations. Agencies take part in curriculum review and development conferences and help develop policies and directives.
Partner organizations have input regarding training issues and functional aspects of the Center. The current partner organizations are:[7]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from websites or documents of theUnited States Department of Homeland Security.
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