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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This is an introductory course designed to provide students with an overview of the problems and ethical dilemmas that face America's correctional system. The institution of corrections is not only a study of our prison system, it is myriad complex inter-relationships among many components and institutions of society. This course will uncover the factors that influence corrections, both those who work and administer in corrections and the forces outside of the corrections industry. Prerequisite: Placement into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052; placement into ENGL 1110 or completion of ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0051.
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5.00 Credits
5.00 credits (5.00 lec) This course is intended to provide students with the Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board learning objectives for Professional Peace Officer Education (PPOE) for Police and Community, Juvenile Justice, and Introduction to Criminal Justice. Students will learn the critical points of these subject areas to allow them to meet the prerequisites for admission to the Professional Licensing program at MCTC's Center for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement. If they have not attended a POST Board-accredited PPOE, students must have already earned a minimum two-year degree from a regionally accredited school. If they are recent graduates of a POST Board PPOE, this course would be a good refresher in these subject areas prior to taking the POST Peace Officer Licensing Examination. Prerequisites: Minimum two-year college degree from an accredited institution or completion of a Minnesota POST Boardcertified PPOE.
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This course provides learners with an overview of crime scene management techniques, as well as examining the scope and importance of preliminary investigations. Basic investigative techniques for crimes against property and crimes against persons are covered. Crime scene protection, collection and preservation of evidence, police report writing and other associated duties as they relate to the investigative process are provided. Open only to students admitted to the Professional Licensing program. Students will be required to take courses in a prescribed sequence.
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This course reviews the criminal justice system and provides students with the ability to know, understand, explain and apply the highlighted section of the U.S. Constitution and the Minnesota Criminal Justice Code. An introduction to the laws relating to juveniles is included. Open only to students admitted to the Professional Licensing program. Students will be required to take courses in a prescribed sequence.
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This course is an overview of the Minnesota Criminal Code and Minnesota Traffic Laws. Emphasis is on coverage of statutes emphasized in Minnesota POST learning objectives. Open only to students admitted to the Professional Licensing program. Students will be required to take courses in a prescribed sequence.
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This course is designed to provide learners with an in-depth review of the basic patrol functions for an officer. Topics include, but are not limited to, roles and duties of a patrol officer, squad car familiarization, principles of traffic enforcement, officer safety issues, radio communications, police ethics, and citizen contact and public relations. Open only to students admitted to the Professional Licensing program. Students will be required to take courses in a prescribed sequence.
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3.00 Credits
1.00-3.00 credits (1.00-3.00 lab)Service learning in Law Enforcement encourages students to develop an appreciation for individual rights and diversity within the community. Learning occurs in a variety of settings, including community-based organizations, lawenforcement- community-oriented policing units and criminal-justice-service organizations. Students provide a variety of services while learning through faculty-facilitated experiencees.
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9.00 Credits
9.00 credits (9.00 lab) This course is the final phase of the associate in science, Law Enforcement degree program. It includes basic police officer skills (hands-on) training in the areas of defensive tactics; firearms and the use of deadly force; in-progress crime response; low- and high-risk traffic stop techniques; advance driving techniques; crime scene investigation; fingerprinting and booking procedures; domestic abuse and crisis intervention; and report writing. Students must successfully complete all phases of this 9-credit course (approximately 300 hours) to be eligible to take the Peace Officer Licensing Examination in the state of Minnesota. Open only to students admitted to the Professional Licensing program. Students will be required to take courses in prescribed sequence.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: One course in LAWE.
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits (4.00 lec) This course is designed to prepare students for algebra and technical programs. They are expected to be competent in whole numbers and decimals before taking this course, and to need only a brief review of fractions and ratios. Topics include: percents, applications of ratio and percent, interpreting and constructing graphs, statistics (mean, median, mode), metric and English measurement, basic geometry concepts, and preparation for algebra. Class activities include short lectures, small group work and lab activities. Must be taken pass/no credit. Prerequisites: placement into MATH 0060 OR pass the on-campus Adult Basic Education exit test. ESOL students: Complete ESOL 0032 or place into ESOL 0042. Native language students: placement into READ 0100 or above.
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