Law Enforcement / Police Science Cluster

PREPARATION LEVEL COURSES

I310  LAW  ENFORCEMENT / POLICE  SCIENCE  I  (ACC)

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 11, 12

Law Enforcement / Police Science I is a skill – level course designed to prepare students to enter into the fields of law enforcement and the criminal justice system.  Instruction will include the history of law enforcement and the legal system, report writing and record keeping, criminal investigation techniques, and routine police procedures.  Students will learn how to use communications and dispatch equipment, perform search and seizure techniques, conduct basic criminal investigations, and execute correct pursuit and arrest procedures.  Instruction will also include patrolling techniques, private security operations, traffic investigations, and community relations.

I410  LAW  ENFORCEMENT / POLICE  SCIENCE  II  (ACC)

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 12

Law Enforcement / Police Science II is a skill – level course for students who have completed Law Enforcement / Police Science I.  Students will learn basic investigative techniques for crimes against people and property.  Instruction will include how to conduct a preliminary investigation and protect a crime scene.  Students will learn how to collect and preserve physical evidence including dusting latent prints, casting, fingerprint classification, and use of portable crime laboratory equipment.  Students will learn how to conduct interviews, complete police reports, use police equipment and testify in court.  Instruction will also include traffic control, personal security and law enforcement administration.  Course curriculum will be articulated with the law enforcement programs and curriculum at the Black Hawk Community College and Western Illinois University.