"Message from the Editor"

    As most of you are aware, the NJNEOA is a non-profit that has been in existence since 1965, with the purpose of providing either Free or Low-cost law enforcement training. With that being said, we are comprised of a volunteer staff, unlike the other training companies who have a full-time paid administration, staff and instructors, and charge hundreds of dollars to attend their trainings.

    For that reason, the NJNEOA has a policy that if training is being paid for by the use of a purchase order, it must be received within 7-business days of registering for training.

    The reason for this policy is that we do not have a full-time paid staff to keep track of each agencies purchase orders, payments, etc, especially since not all agencies operate within the same parameters regarding purchase orders. The other issue is that officers often register for a class several weeks in advance, then change their mind about attending and just don’t show up to the training. Thereby preventing the spot from being available to another prospective attendee.

    It has come to the point that beginning in 2026 we have reached the need to enforce that policy. Going forward, if a PO isn’t received within the required time frame, the individual(s) will be unregistered, to make room for individuals from agencies that can abide by the policy.

  I am sorry that it has come to this, but a good portion of my time lately has been reaching out to agencies who are over 9-months in arrears with their payments for training. Quite often we receive a PO, sign/date and return with the accompanying invoice, but the check is never received.

 If this doesn’t help, we will have to stop accepting purchase orders from some agencies, until they get their act together.

  Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

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