The Basic Peace Officer certificate is designed for state certified entry-level positions in law enforcement agencies. Successful completion of this program and subsequent completion of the hiring agencies probationary period in a Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (POST) certified agency qualifies the student for a California POST certificate. This program meets Penal Code §832 requirement of training as a peace officer in the state of California.
This program is offered in two formats: The Intensive Format (approximately 24 weeks) and the Extended Format (approximately 50 weeks). Students working for certificates must have a basic knowledge of arithmetic, reading and writing in order to learn and work in the occupations they select.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| POLICE 002 | Basic Law Enforcement Academy | 26 |
| POLICE 100 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| POLICE 101 | Procedure and Evidence | 3 |
| POLICE 102 | Community Policing | 3 |
| POLICE 103 | Introduction to Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| Total Units | 38 | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Course: | ||
| POLICE 001 | Police Academy Preparation | 1.5 |
Students working for certificates must have a basic knowledge of arithmetic, reading and writing in order to learn and work in the occupations they select.
This is a Gainful Employment Program
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply to any law enforcement agency in the State of California as a peace officer.
- Apply knowledge and skills required in completing a Field Training Program (FTO).
- Apply understanding and skills essential in patrol procedures, firearms, administration of justice, defensive tactics, physical training, First Aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, traffic investigation, water safety, and driver training.
- Recognize the importance of community policing, cultural diversity, victim awareness, and the development of positive community relationships.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify and understand key crime prevention techniques; and to accurately read and recognize circumstances under which search and seizures can be conducted.
- Analyze the relationships between law enforcement, corrections, and courts.
- Identify and assess criminal law and the criminal justice system; and the origin, philosophy, concepts, and procedure of evidence; the judicial decisions and theories, degrees of evidence, individual rights, and case studies.
- Identify and evaluate the requirements for an Administration of Justice degree.