MPT 103 - Law and Procedures II

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Municipal Police Training

Description:

This course is a continuation of Law and Procedures I which teaches the police officer candidate to recognize and cite Pennsylvania criminal statute, the rules of criminal procedures and applicable Constitutional provisions. Instruction in this course will be on theory and skills associated with the significant steps in the arrest, post-arrest, pretrial, trial and post-trial processes. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Recognize and cite provisions of the Mental Health Act, Protection from Abuse Act, Liquor Control Act, and Crime Victims Compensation Act; Identify major provisions of the Controlled Substance Act pertinent to their enforcement capacity; Identify the major provisions of the cell phone laws; Recognize provisions of environmental laws, safety concerns, and jurisdictional issues; Identify circumstances when a search incident to arrest is authorized; Describe a suppression hearing; Identify ethical considerations in search and seizure; Identify consequences of conducting an unlawful search; Define the legal requirements to search a person, house, etc; Define a lawful frisk.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

MPT 102

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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