This course is mandated by the State Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) for all persons exercising Limited Peace Officer Powers as well as Institutional, Park Ranger and other Peace Officer positions. Topics include history of law enforcement, professionalism, ethics, community relations, the criminal justice system, presentation of evidence, criminal law, preliminary investigations, laws of arrest, use of force (de-escalation) and search and seizure.
This course is mandated by State Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) for all persons exercising Limited Peace Officer Powers as well as Institutional, Park Ranger and other Peace Officer positions. This course covers such topics as history of law enforcement, professionalism, ethics, community relations, the criminal justice system, presentation of evidence, criminal law, preliminary investigations, laws of arrest, use of force and search and seizure. This course also requires 10 hours of defensive tactics, which will be held on a Saturday in April. Specific schedules will be determined by the instructor at the beginning of the semester. Due to policy changes with POST, students are now required to pay a fee to take the PC 832 certification exam. The defensive tactics portion of the course to be taught by Instructors Castagnola and Engler.