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.
Explores non-negotiable moral traits inherent in ethical policing. Applies ethical decision-making skills to situations encountered in achieving the police mission.
Utilizes Wisconsin Statutes to conduct in-depth studies in criminal law. Areas of concentration are crimes against persons, property, morality, decency and governmental functions.
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.
Utilize effective communication techniques to build community relationships. Various problem solving methods will be examined as learners participate in scenarios.
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.
Examines proven strategies designed to help learners achieve greater personal, academic, and professional success. Learners will apply personal responsibility thinking and behaviors; self- management, awareness, and motivation strategies; as well as interdependence skills to develop a proactive life plan.
Introduces learners to the format and types of questions given in the math, chemistry, and anatomy & physiology portions of the HESI test. Sample questions and possible study materials will be discussed. Upon completion of the course, learners will have a greater understanding of the test. Additionally, course completion will assist in determining if learners feel ready to test, or would like to pursue additional study opportunities prior to testing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Analyzes the primary functions of federal, state and local law enforcement and corrections agencies. Learners prepare for employment in public and private sectors.
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.
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.
