The Missouri Sheriffs' Association

MSATA Training

The Missouri Sheriffs' Association Training Academy (MSATA) plays a vital role in the training and education of law enforcement and emergency services professionals statewide.

As a full-service, state-licensed training academy, the MSATA offers basic peace officer training, continuing education and grant-funded training through a variety of training options including classroom presentations and online distance learning.

From report writing to arrest procedures, intake booking to inmate supervision, fundamentals of survival stress to active school shooter response, the professional staff of the MSATA is training Missouri.

The MSATA has:

  • Over 190 full-time, part-time and adjunct personnel
  • Trained more than 1,600 new peace officers since 1997
  • Basic Academy classes in 14 different locations across Missouri
  • Trained more than 24,000 continuing education students from 2005 through 2007.
MSA Training Academy Continuing Education


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