ers ▁attend ▁a ▁peace ▁officer ▁training ▁a cademy ▁at ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁P rep ared ness ▁Training ▁Center ▁( SP TC ) ▁located ▁in ▁Central ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁" Pe ace ▁Officer ▁Basic ▁Cour se " ▁includes ▁training ▁in : ▁ ▁New ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Security ▁Offic ers ▁must ▁complete ▁a ▁minimum ▁six ▁week ▁on - the - job ▁field ▁training ▁super vised ▁by ▁a ▁Senior ▁Officer ▁from ▁their ▁respective ▁facility . ▁ ▁OP W DD ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Security ▁Offic ers ▁can ▁issue ▁summ ons es ▁and ▁can ▁effect ▁arrest ( s ). ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁duties ▁performed ▁by ▁these ▁officers ▁include , ▁but ▁are ▁not ▁limited ▁to , ▁enfor cing ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁laws , ▁protect ing ▁persons ▁and ▁property , ▁prevent ▁and ▁detect ▁crime , ▁conduct ▁investig ations , ▁search ▁for ▁and ▁eliminate ▁cont rab and , ▁performing ▁esc ort s ▁of ▁patients ▁to ▁off - site ▁facilities ▁and ▁app reh ending ▁abs cond ed ▁patients . ▁ ▁OP W DD ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Security ▁Offic ers ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁conduct ing ▁fire ▁service ▁procedures ▁which ▁include ▁conduct ing ▁fire ▁dr ills , ▁fire ▁safety ▁classes , ▁fire ▁ex ting u isher ▁ins pe ctions , ▁and ▁building ▁ins pe ctions . ▁Furthermore , ▁they ▁maintain ▁peace ▁and ▁security ▁in ▁an ▁OP W DD ▁State ▁facility . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁ag encies ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Office ▁of ▁M ental ▁Health ▁Police ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁U . S .