School
Liberal Arts
Division
Social Sciences
Department
Criminal Justice
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Criminal Justice
Course Number
287
Course Title
Police Academy
Cross-Referenced Course
Credit Hours
21.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
330.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
330.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
Instructor Permission
Catalog Course Description
Designed to prepare recruits in the proper techniques of investigation, crime scene process, patrol procedures, operations and techniques. Emphasis will be placed on conflict mediation, report writing, detention and prosecution of prisoners. First aid, investigations, evidence collection, disaster control, civil disorders and tactical operations will be covered in the course. (40 hrs. minimum weekly)
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- Introduction to Investigation
- Substantive Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedures
- Investigation
- Court Functions and Criminal Law
- Crime Scene Processing
- Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations
- Patrol Procedures
- Ethics In Policing and Interpersonal Relations
- Organization and Management
- Report Writing
- Juvenile Law
- Detention and Prosecution
- Police Skills
- First Aid
- Fitness and Wellness
- Traffic Laws and Investigation
- Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Control
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
- Demonstrate an understanding of investigation, including constitutional law, criminal procedure, types of investigation, court functions and civil law, the crime scene process, and special investigations.*
- Demonstrate an understanding of patrol procedures, including patrol procedures, interpersonal relations and conflict mediation, patrol techniques, report writing, and dealing with juveniles and their families.*
- Demonstrate an understanding of detention and prosecution, including receiving and booking, case prosecution, and the civil process.
- Perform the required skills of a police officer in the areas of first aid, use and care of firearms, and physical skills such as the mechanics of arrest and search, police tactical techniques, defensive tactics, and driving.*
- Demonstrate an understanding of the various aspects of traffic control, including the motor vehicle law, vehicle stops, traffic control and enforcement, operating under the influence of liquor and motor vehicle accident investigation.*
- Demonstrate an understanding of special operations, including emergency preparedness/disaster control, civil disorders, and tactical operations.*
- Recite the law enforcement officer’s code of ethics by the 15th day of class.
- Pass a state-mandated physical training exit test prior to successful completion of the police academy.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
Students must sucessfully take and pass all exams as directed by the Director of the Police Academy at Schoolcraft Community College.
Outcomes
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Summer 2014
Review Semester
Summer 2014