Descriptions

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH POLICE ACADEMY

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH POLICE ACADEMY
Center Campus

The Law Enforcement with Policy Academy program prepares students for entry-level positions in agencies identified with the criminal justice system in the United States as well as offers opportunities to current practitioners for improvement of their skills, knowledge and abilities. The student will develop or improve skills and knowledge of criminal law, current issues in policing, evidence and criminal procedures and investigation as well as other facets of law enforcement.  

The program advisors are Professor Donna Sherwood 586.268.2071, Gino Hliebay 586.286.2159, and Jack Ramsdell 586.286.2152 

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
(Minimum 65 Semester Hours)

A. Career Preparation and Related Courses

Course Course Title Suggested Sequence Sem Hrs
BCOM-2080 Business Communications for Public Service X X X X 2
LAWE-1100 Criminal Justice X . . . 3
LAWE-1280 The Police Function X . . . 3
LAWE-1290 Current Issues in Policing . X . . 3
LAWE-1320 Interviewing . X . . 3
LAWE-2350  Criminal Investigation & Laboratory Techniques . . X . 4
LAWE-2680 Evidence & Criminal Procedures . . X . 4
LAWE-1400 Crime Causation . . .  X 3
LAWE-2690 Criminal Law . . . X 4
LAWE-2800 Police Academy . . . X 12
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AND two of the following courses

Course Course Title Sem Hrs
ITCS-1010 Computer & Information Processing Principles 4
LAWE-1120 Introduction to Corrections 3
LAWE-1300 Police Field Study 3
LAWE-1410 Delinquency Prevention & Control 3
LAWE-1500 Analysis of Terrorism 3
LAWE-2700 Advanced Court Procedures 3
LAWE-2903 Directed Study 3
LAWE-2912 Introduction to Death Investigation 3
SECR-1000 Introduction to Security 3
SECR-1120 Principles of Loss Prevention 3
SOCY-1100 Modern Social Problems 3
SOCY-2000 Sociology of Health & Human Behavior 4
SOCY-2450 Marriage & the Family 3
  6-8

AND

Required Arts and Sciences Course for Law Enforcement with Police Academy
Course Course Title Sem Hrs
PSYC-1010 Introductory Psychology 4
OR  
SOCY-1010 Principles of Sociology 4
  4

 

B. Arts and Sciences Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . minimum sem hrs 18

Students should plan Arts and Sciences courses with a counselor, academic advisor, or program advisor.

  • Group III requirement is met by successfully completing PSYC-1010 or SOCY-1010.

C. Elective Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none required

D. Certificate Option

Certificate in Law Enforcement with Police Academy

Course Course Title Suggested Sequence Sem Hrs
LAWE-1100 Criminal Justice X . . . 3
LAWE-1280 The Police Function X . . . 3
LAWE-1290 Current Issues in Policing X . . . 3
LAWE-1320 Interviewing X . . . 3
LAWE-2350 Criminal Investigation & Laboratory Techniques . X . . 4
LAWE-2680 Evidence & Criminal Procedures . X . . 4
LAWE-1400 Crime Causation . X . . 3
LAWE-2690 Criminal Law . X . . 4
LAWE-2800 Police Academy     X   12
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