Course Description

The student is introduced to educational and training requirements for employment in law enforcement, police community relations, the functions and objectives of a police department and the police response and responsibilities to the community. Student must be registered with LWE coordinator prior to class enrollment. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

4

Contact Hours

4

Lecture Hours

4

Required Prerequisites

Must be approved by MCOLES and registered with the Director of the Police Academy prior to enrollment.

General Education Outcomes supported by this course

Communications - Direct

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Describe the Police operations system.
• Articulate key concepts, terms, relationships and relative to police operations.

Application:

• Demonstrate competence in the role of Police Officer through field scenarios and Police Reports.
• Describe the relationship of police operations and the role within society.

Integration:

• Compare and contrast the relationship between the police organization and the community in which it serves.
• Critique real-life situations based on course material.
• Employ problem solving strategies and make decisions relative to police employment.
• I moved this here because this outcome requires students to use all that they know to problem solve and make decisions.

Human Dimension:

• Articulate how police interaction with the community affects the ability of the police office to fulfill their duties.
• Articulate how applying the relevant law appropriately will obtain the best outcome for police - society relations.

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Describe ethical implications to policing.
• Describe the societal changes and how they affect the expectations of police officers by society.

Learning How to Learn:

• Identify their best learning modality.
• Apply course concepts when interpreting police situations in real-life scenarios.