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Physical Readiness Test 98LEAFIT

0.00 credits

Criminal Justice

All LE academy candidates and law enforcement recruits must complete and pass the physical readiness test. The test must by completed at a DOJ certified law enforcement academy. This test will meet that standard.

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#PS011 Fall	Open	08/04/2025	08/04/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 4 Monday 08:00 AM - 11:30 AM D150 - DAAT Room Wausau - D Building	View Rates

Professional Communications Instructor Course 47504810

0.40 credits

Criminal Justice

$225.00

This class deals with developing effective communication tactics for dealing with the public, your clientele, and fellow staff members to include supervisors, peers, and subordinates, and well as other professionals.Course Objectives: Display PCS; knowledge and comprehension, skills application and analysis ability, performance synthesis and evaluation /articulation ability in the Professional Communications Skills Curriculum.. This curriculum is endorsed by the Law Enforcement Standards Board (LESB) and is required for instructors seeking LESB certification.

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#PD001 Fall	Open	08/11/2025 – 08/12/2025	08/08/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 11 – Aug 12 Monday, Tuesday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM A165 - WTPD Innovation Classroom A - A Building Mark Wagers	$225.00

Overview Of Patrol Response 30504500

2.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture, and on-campus lab, and WI Department of Justice integration exercises students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following WI Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework Phase I topics: Critical Thinking and Decision-Making, Basic Response (RESPOND), Radio Procedures, Introduction to TraCS, Traffic Law Enforcement I, First Aid, CPR/AED, and Naloxone/Narcan, and Physical Fitness. This course will also include the WI DOJ 720 Academy Integration Exercises.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/14/2025 – 09/19/2025	08/05/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 14 – Sep 19 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Matthew Kecker	View Rates

Overview Of Tactics 30504510

1.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture, and on-campus lab and WI Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework Phase I topics: Fundamentals of Firearms, Vehicle Contacts I, Officer Wellness, and DAAT.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/14/2025 – 09/19/2025	08/05/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 14 – Sep 19 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Eric Soberg	View Rates

Physical Fitness 30504501

1.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture and on-campus lab students will apply Phases I-III Physical Fitness WI Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework program requirements and Officer Wellness Suicide Prevention.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/14/2025 – 09/19/2025	08/05/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 14 – Sep 19 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Eric Soberg	View Rates

Overview Of Criminal Justice 30504503

1.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture and WI Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following WI Department of Justice 720 Academy Phase I curriculum framework topics: Academy Orientation, Fundamentals of Criminal Justice, Ethics, Cultural Competency, Agency Policy, and Professional Communication.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/14/2025 – 09/19/2025	08/05/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 14 – Sep 19 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Koua Thao	View Rates

Overview Of Investigations 30504506

2.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture, on-campus lab, and WI Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework Phase I topics: Constitutional Law I, Crimes I, Interviews, and Report Writing. The DOJ Phase I Written Examination will be administered in this course.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/14/2025 – 09/19/2025	08/05/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 14 – Sep 19 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Matthew Kecker	View Rates

Police Ethics 10504101

2.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Explores non-negotiable moral traits inherent in ethical policing. Applies ethical decision-making skills to situations encountered in achieving the police mission.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/15/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 25 – Dec 15 Monday 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM F207 - Classroom - F Building Matthew Kecker	View Rates

Criminal Legal System 10504176

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Utilizes Wisconsin Statutes to conduct in-depth studies in criminal law. Areas of concentration are crimes against persons, property, morality, decency and governmental functions.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/15/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 25 – Dec 15 Monday 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM F207 - Classroom - F Building Koua Thao	View Rates

Criminal Investigation 10504180

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Prepares the learner to recognize, process and preserve physical evidence with emphasis on domestic abuse, sexual assault and crimes against life. Includes a three hour lab in which students develop investigative skills and apply them in various scenarios.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/17/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 25 – Dec 17 Wednesday 08:00 AM - 11:00 AM D159 - CJ Lab Wausau - D Building Eric Soberg Aug 25 – Dec 17 Monday 12:00 PM - 01:50 PM D128 - CJ Classroom - D Building Eric Soberg	View Rates

Police And Your Community 10504182

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Utilize effective communication techniques to build community relationships. Various problem solving methods will be examined as learners participate in scenarios.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/15/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 25 – Dec 15 Monday 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM D128 - CJ Classroom - D Building Eric Soberg	View Rates

Current Events In Criminal Justice 10504173

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Explore nine current issues related to law enforcement of today. Learners will be given scenarios that speak to those issues and will be expected to research, reflect and eventually respond to those scenarios in a manner that effectively addresses the issues being explored.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/17/2025	08/30/2025	Online Required Due Dates	Online	Aug 25 – Dec 17 - Online Koua Thao	View Rates

Communication For Law Enforcement Professionals 10504175

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Apply communication techniques and present a professional image.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/15/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 25 – Dec 15 Monday 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM F213 - Classroom - F Building Matthew Kecker	View Rates

Media Relations 10504153

2.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Employ techniques to maximize the positive relationship that can be developed between public entities, the media, and the community.

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#01VC Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/15/2025	08/30/2025	Online Flexible Due Dates	Online	Aug 25 – Dec 15 - Online Matthew Kecker	View Rates

Criminology 10504114

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Analyze certain abnormal human behaviors leading to criminal activity and study cases that demonstrate classic symptoms. Learners identify common motives behind criminal activity, and examine various methods of and effectiveness in deterring criminal activities.

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#01VC Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/15/2025	08/30/2025	Online Flexible Due Dates	Online	Aug 25 – Dec 15 - Online Matthew Kecker	View Rates

Interviews/Interrogations 10504142

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Develops skills in interviewing crime victims, witnesses and suspects. Provides role play experience in interviewing and interrogation techniques for a variety of offenses, including sexual assault, robbery, theft, battery and other types of criminal offenses.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/26/2025 – 12/16/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 26 – Dec 16 Tuesday 08:00 AM - 10:50 AM A216 - Classroom - A Building Eric Soberg Aug 26 – Dec 16 Tuesday 08:00 AM - 10:50 AM A241 - Helping Skills Lab - A Building Eric Soberg	View Rates

Report Documentation 10504178

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Develops a variety of law enforcement reports, utilizing field notes to accurately and fairly convey necessary information for use by investigators, prosecutors and the public.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/26/2025 – 12/16/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 26 – Dec 16 Tuesday 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM D128 - CJ Classroom - D Building Koua Thao	View Rates

Traffic Investigation 10504181

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Investigates traffic crashes to determine cause. Learners utilize traffic incident management and investigative principles to complete investigations and necessary follow up to determine appropriate level of enforcement. Learners prepare documentation including Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Accident Report, Uniform Traffic Citation, photographs and drawings. Learners administer field sobriety tests and interpret indicators of impaired driving.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/26/2025 – 12/16/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 26 – Dec 16 Tuesday 09:00 AM - 11:50 AM A236 - Computer Lab - A Building Matthew Kecker	View Rates

Juvenile Justice And Jurisdiction 10504186

2.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Utilizes Wisconsin Statutes to conduct in-depth studies in juvenile law. Areas of concentration are crimes against children, children in need of protection and services, and the juvenile justice code. Analyzes the role of law enforcement and other agencies in responding to and investigating juvenile procedures. Methods and models of prevention and rehabilitation are evaluated.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/26/2025 – 12/16/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person Zoom Only	ZOOM	Aug 26 – Dec 16 Tuesday 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM ZOOM Brent Olson	View Rates

Professional Fitness 10504152

1.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Prepares learners for meeting LESB entry requirements for fitness. Learners will focus on nutrition and mental and physical wellness.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/26/2025 – 12/17/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 26 – Dec 17 Wednesday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM D150 - DAAT Room Wausau - D Building Eric Soberg Aug 26 – Dec 17 Tuesday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM D150 - DAAT Room Wausau - D Building Eric Soberg	View Rates

Careers And The Criminal Justice System 10504151

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Analyzes the primary functions of federal, state and local law enforcement and corrections agencies. Learners prepare for employment in public and private sectors.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/26/2025 – 12/16/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 26 – Dec 16 Tuesday 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM D128 - CJ Classroom - D Building Eric Soberg	View Rates

Patrol Procedures 10504140

2.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Emphasis on emergency radio communications, suspect identifications and decision making requiring the use of deadly force.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/27/2025 – 12/17/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 27 – Dec 17 Wednesday 09:00 AM - 10:50 AM D128 - CJ Classroom - D Building Koua Thao	View Rates

Criminal Justice Portfolio 10504148

2.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Upon completion of this class, learners will have a portfolio to use in the job search process. Learners will be required to supply previous work or current in-progress work for critique and adjustment, will examine the job search process, interview skills and work ethics.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/27/2025 – 12/17/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 27 – Dec 17 Wednesday 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM F207 - Classroom - F Building Koua Thao	View Rates

Principles Of Constitutional Law 10504179

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Explore the foundational principles of constitutional law as they apply to the criminal justice system. Students will examine the structure of the U.S. court system and the development of case law that shapes modern legal practices. The course will focus on the constitutional amendments most relevant to law enforcement, including the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments, and their implications for search and seizure procedures, the use of force, the rules of evidence, and the conduct of interviews and interrogations.

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#01 Fall	Open	08/27/2025 – 12/17/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Aug 27 – Dec 17 Wednesday 01:00 PM - 03:50 PM D128 - CJ Classroom - D Building Eric Soberg	View Rates

Principles Of Emergency Vehicle Response 30504504

2.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture, and on-campus lab, and WI Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Department of Justice 720 Academy Phase II topics: Emergency Vehicle Operation and Control (EVOC) and Vehicle Contacts II.

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#01 Fall	Open	09/22/2025 – 10/31/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Sep 22 – Oct 31 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Koua Thao	View Rates

Principles Of Investigations 30504508

1.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture, and on-campus lab, and WI Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Phase II topics of the WI Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework: Constitutional Law II, Physical Evidence Collections, and Crisis Management. The Phase II Written Exam will be given in this course.

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#01 Fall	Open	09/22/2025 – 10/31/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Sep 22 – Oct 31 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Matthew Kecker	View Rates

Principles Of Tactics 30504509

5.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture and on-campus lab and integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Phase II topics from the Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum frameworks including: Professional Communication Skills II, DAAT, Firearms II, Tactical Response, and Tactical Emergency Critical Care For Law Enforcement Officers.

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#01 Fall	Open	09/22/2025 – 10/31/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Sep 22 – Oct 31 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Eric Soberg	View Rates

Instructor Development Course 47504700

0.80 credits

Criminal Justice

$250.00

Prepares criminal justice instructor-candidates to create a learning environment that supports learners. Competencies include planning and managing learning, training and evaluation methods and delivering teaching scenarios. This curriculum is endorsed by the Law Enforcement Standards Board and is required of instructors seeking LESB certification. This is a pre-requisite course for all LESB-approved specialized training courses.

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#PD004 Fall	Open	09/30/2025 – 10/02/2025	09/29/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Sep 30 – Oct 1 Tuesday, Wednesday 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM A165 - WTPD Innovation Classroom A - A Building Mark Wagers Oct 2 Thursday 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM A165 - WTPD Innovation Classroom A - A Building Mark Wagers	$250.00

High Risk Vehicle Contact Instructor 47504805

0.60 credits

Criminal Justice

$225.00

This course prepares WI LESB certified officer's to effectively administer and teach the vehicle contacts training program. This class emphasizes the legal basis for making vehicle contacts, how to conduct a threat assessment to help determine the appropriate type of contact, and, how to conduct different types of vehicle contacts, how to coach students, manage the classroom, and manage practical skills training. The goal of this program is to prepare certified officers who are proficient in making vehicle contacts to delivery the LESB-approved vehicle contact curriculum.

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#PD002 Fall	Open	10/28/2025 – 10/30/2025	10/27/2025	In-Person	Public Safety Center of Excellence	Oct 28 – Oct 30 Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM PS110 - Command Center Classroom - Public Safety Center of Excellence Mark Wagers	$225.00

Application Of Investigations 30504502

1.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture, on-campus lab, and WI Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Phase III topics of the Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework: Ethics II: Moral Reasoning and Professional Conduct, Cultural Competence II, Interrogations, Testifying in Court, Crimes III and Physical Evidence Collection.

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#01 Fall	Open	11/03/2025 – 12/16/2025	10/25/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Nov 3 – Dec 16 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Koua Thao	View Rates

Sensitive Crimes 30504505

2.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture, and on-campus lab and WI Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework Phase III topics: Domestics, Juvenile Law, Victims, Sexual Assault, and Child Maltreatment. The DOJ Phase III Written Examination will be administered in this course.

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#01 Fall	Open	11/03/2025 – 12/16/2025	10/25/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Nov 3 – Dec 16 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Matthew Kecker	View Rates

Application Of Traffic Response 30504507

3.00 credits

Criminal Justice

Through classroom lecture, and on-campus lab and WI Department of Justice integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Phase III topics from the WI Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework: Traffic Law Enforcement - Core and Radar, Traffic Crash Investigations & Incident Management, Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated (OMVWI), Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST), Hazardous Materials and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Incident Command Systems and NIMS, and Report Writing.

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#01 Fall	Open	11/03/2025 – 12/16/2025	10/25/2025	In-Person	Wausau Main Campus	Nov 3 – Dec 16 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 07:30 AM - 07:00 PM D129 - CJ Classroom - D Building Eric Soberg	View Rates