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Community Policing for the Patrol Officer

Course ID: CJC-5045S4
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This 40-hour certification course includes 16 hours of classroom instruction followed by eight hours of online assignments (over a four-week period) and 16 additional classroom hours. It is a condensed version of a highly-acclaimed Community Policing Certification Course developed for the Raleigh PD by a police officer who was embedded in an at-risk community for five years. It is a mix of "boots on the ground" experience and research, integrating different policing strategies to produce a functional, real-world application for everyday patrol operations. It covers beat management, crime prevention through environmental design, apartment community policing and landlord/tenant relationships, and how to use HUD regulations as a tool in law enforcement.

Course Objectives

Have a fundamental understanding of the current policing methods and philosophies such as Community Oriented Policing (COP), Problem Oriented Policing (POP), Intelligence Led Policing (ILP) and Community Oriented Government (COG).

Have a basic understanding of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design and the ways that it can be implemented into patrol operations.

Understand the potential barriers to implementing COP, POP, ILP and COG and the best-practices approach to overcoming them.

Have a basic understanding of 21st century skills and how they are applied in policing.

Define problems as they relate to COP and POP.

Have an understanding of how to police an apartment community through the use of HUD policies and procedures as well as North Carolina law.

Have an understanding of the eviction process in civil court, as it pertains to law enforcement, and what documented information is necessary for police reports, supplemental reports or emails.

Have basic knowledge, skills and abilities to effectively implement the methods learned in the course into patrol routines and patrol areas.

Complete, and present to the class, a problem-solving model focused on an inherent issue in the student's own patrol area.

Outline of Instruction

Have a fundamental understanding of the current policing methods and philosophies such as Community Oriented Policing (COP), Problem Oriented Policing (POP), Intelligence Led Policing (ILP) and Community Oriented Government (COG).

Have a basic understanding of Crime Prevention Through Law Enforcement Design and the ways that it can be implemented into patrol operations.

Understand the potential barriers to implementing COP, POP, ILP and COG and the best-practices approach to overcoming them.

Have a basic understanding of 21st century skills and how they are applied in policing.

Define problems as the relate to COP and POP.

Have an understanding of how to police an apartment community through the use of HUD policies and procedures as well as North Carolina law.

Have an understanding of the eviction process in civil court, as it pertains to law enforcement, and what documented information is necessary for police reports, supplemental reports or emails.

Have basic knowledge, skills and abilities to effectively implement the methods learned in the course into patrol routines and patrol areas.

Complete, and present to the class, a problem-solving model focused on an inherent issue in the student's own patrol area.

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CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

Prerequisites

None

Learning Supplies Needed

Student lesson plan, pen/pencil and paper. Students will also need internet access for online portion of course.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

attendanceClass participation. Online forum participation. Complete and present a problem-solving model to the class. Students must pass the final exam with a minimum score of 70%.