Anyone who wants to serve as a police officer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must first achieve and maintain Act 120 certification. The Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission (MPOETC) is responsible for establishing certification standards and overseeing police academies across the state. The MPOETC-mandated curriculum for basic recruits is 919 hours of training. The basic training program culminates with 40 hours of live scenario evaluation. Recruits respond to a host of mock scenarios and are graded on their ability to respond, assess, and control a given situation. Cadets are challenged to resolve these scenarios peacefully or with a minimal amount of force, just as officers are expected to do during actual incidents in the course of their duties.