MyCAA-APPROVED CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM
LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL
Considering a career in law enforcement? Law enforcement officials conduct fascinating and difficult work across all American cities from street to street.
CERTIFICATION: MOS
PROGRAM COSTS: Varies
COURSE CONTACT HOURS: 375
PROGRAM DURATION: 6 Months
EXTERNSHIP AVAILABLE: Yes
COURSES AVAILABLE THROUGH
Tyler Junior College TJC-CJ-LEP
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Texas A&M TAMIU-CJ-LEP
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The Law Enforcement Professional
Considering a career in law enforcement? Law enforcement officials conduct fascinating and difficult work across all American cities from street to street. To give professionals the most in- depth look at law enforcement possible, this program examines the history, structure, actions and strategies of American police. Students will explore a number of interesting topics including the structure and purpose of federal, state and local police forces, their inner- workings and interconnectivity as well as the various ways each individual force plays a role in the collective effort to are on the front lines of everyday police functions, criminal accountability and the relationship between law enforcement and the community that maintains public order.
The Law Enforcement Professional Program
Law Enforcement Professionals operate every day inside an ever-evolving world of crime and violence. Facing an array of issues from localized criminal activity to emergency and public health issues that constitute a national or international threat can come up at a moment’s notice, Law Enforcement Professionals are on the front lines of defense for our communities. To this end, all professionals involved in law enforcement from must have an array of applicable skills from combating and preventing crime in the first place, to solving crimes through strategic interviewing and interrogation of involved individuals and proper, legal criminal procedures necessary for the success of the legal system as well.
Recognizing the need for skilled professionals that understand the difficult and highly-nuanced issues authorities face every day, the Law Enforcement Professional program takes students through the ins and outs of day-to-day police activity and introduce students to the complex criminal justice system. Students who complete this program will understand various police interviewing and interrogation techniques alongside investigation practices necessary to prevent crime and mitigate potential effects. Moreover, this career track ensures students come away from the program with a firm understanding of the criminal justice system as a whole and the ethical considerations that ensure its proper function every day.
Certification Opportunities
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Define terms related to law enforcement
- Examine the organization of law enforcement
- Examine the roles, functions, and styles of policing/li>
- Describe the impact that history has had on the current law enforcement system
- Analyze the use of forensic science and criminalistics in the criminal justice system
- Examine challenges faced by law enforcement
- Analyze laws as related to policing
- Appraise the use of technology in policing
- Analyze issues related to policing in foreign countries
- Describe the personal qualities that affect the interview process
- Research, using articles from the Internet, and describe how to successfully interview and interrogate witnesses
- Differentiate an interview from an interrogation
- Formulate a list of questions that can be used in purposeful interrogation
- Identify the steps in the interview process
- Compare the traditional interview method with the cognitive interview method
- Identify the constitutional and legal considerations that must be made during a criminal interrogation
- Using case studies, analyze the techniques used by officers in obtaining a confession and make suggestions for improvement
- Describe interview approaches for special populations
- Use Microsoft Office
Technical Requirements
WINDOWS USERS
- Windows 7, XP or Vista
- 56K modem or higher
- Soundcard & Speakers
- Firefox, Chrome or Microsoft Internet Explorer
MAC OS USERS
- Mac OS X or higher (in classic mode)
- 56K modem or higher
- Soundcard & Speakers
- Apple Safari
SUPPORTED BROWSERS
System will support the two latest releases of each browser. When using older versions of a browser, users risk running into problems with the course software.
- Windows Users: Firefox, Chrome, Explorer
- Mac OS Users: Safari, Chrome, Firefox
SCREEN RESOLUTION
We recommend setting your screen resolution to 1024 x 768 pixels.
SUGGESTED PLUGINS
- Flash Player
- Real Player
- Adobe Reader
- Java
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