The training of criminal justice personnel throughout the Commonwealth has long been of concern to the Virginia State Crime Commission. Senate Joint Resolution No. 52, of the 1978 General Assembly, aptly provided the impetus for the Commission together with the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and the Secretary of Public Safety to conduct a meaningful review of the manner in which training is being delivered in the various parts of the state. Recommendations and observations are being submitted herewith in an overall effort to advance the training of our officers and thereby increase the effectiveness and service to the localities.

The members of the legislature and the executive branches have been ever mindful of the necessity to afford professional and competent training to those who enforce the laws of the Commonwealth. Conversely, funding and staffing of the facilities were of prime consideration of the Commission.

This docu4ment is hereby being submitted for executive and legislative guidance.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Stanley C. Walker
Chairman