Early Modifications - known as the Reno Model and others - differ from the original COPS product and the earlier San Jose Model FTO Program. The modifications focus less on adult learning, Emotional Intelligence and Problem based learning. The 2015 upgraded version (PTO v2 - distributed through the non-profit  Police Society for Problem Based Learning and reworked by other agencies since the original national PTO model was designed to allow flexible tailoring by each agency.
Early versions of the program, known as the Reno Model and others, differ from the original COPS product and the San Jose Model FTO Program. These modifications focus less on adult learning, Emotional Intelligence, and Problem-based learning. The 2015 upgraded version (PTO v2) was distributed through the Police Society for Problem Based Learning and has been further modified by other agencies since the initial national PTO model was designed to allow flexible adaptation by each agency.