Law Enforcement Course Descriptions
LE 100 (F, S) 3 hrs. cr.
Introduction to Criminal Justice Administration
Introduction to Criminal Justice Administration Municipal, county,
state, and federal police organizations. History and administration
of justice. Responsibilities and opportunities in the field of
criminal justice.
LE 180 (F, S) 13 hrs. cr.
Basic Law Enforcement
Academy
The pre-certification training course for new law enforcement
officers in Missouri, approved by P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer Standards
and Training) Office of the State Department of Public Safety.
The broad range of topics includes Missouri criminal law, traffic
law, criminal investigation, reports, defensive tactics, firearms,
legal subjects, and human relations. The topics are designed and
required by P.O.S.T. under Section 590.100 et. seq. RSMo. Prerequisites:
Permission of Training Director. (Additional lab fee for course.)
LE 181 (F, S) 13 hrs. cr.
Basic Law Enforcement Academy II
The
pre-certification training course for new law enforcement officers
in Missouri, approved by P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer Standards and
Training) Office of the State Department of Public Safety. The
broad range of topics includes Missouri criminal law, traffic law,
criminal investigation, reports, defensive tactics, firearms, legal
subjects, and human relations. The topics are designed and required
by P.O.S.T. under Section 590.100 et. seq. RSMo. Prerequisites:
Permission of Training Director and LE 180 (Additional lab fee
for course.)
LE 190 (Demand) 2 hrs. cr.
First Responder
Provides
basic emergency care knowledge and skills to the student. Designed
to prepare students to recognize traumatic injuries and deliver
quality emergency medical care to victims.
LE 200 (F, S) 3 hrs.
cr.
Crime Scene Investigation I
An introduction to the basic protocol
of crime scene investigation to include first response, diagramming,
photography, fingerprinting, and the preservation and collection
of physical evidence.
LE 210 (F, S) 3 hrs. cr.
Criminal Procedure
Overview of criminal justice process and procedure from first contact
with law enforcement through the criminal trial. Topics include "stop
and frisk", arrest, search and seizure, interrogation, identification,
and the criminal trial.
LE 225 (Demand) 3 hrs. cr.
Patrol Procedures
Covers numerous areas confronting today’s law enforcement
officer during tours of duty and the proper techniques and procedures
used in handling each area.
LE 230 (Demand) 3 hrs. cr.
Community
Policing
An introduction to and analysis of theories, techniques,
and programs involving police image and public response. Special
attention will be paid to problems of crime prevention, community
oriented problem solving policing, police-public interaction, and
public safety.
LE 232 (F, S) 3 hrs. cr.
Ethics in Criminal Justice
A comprehensive investigation of ethical problems confronting criminal
justice professionals. Focus is placed on the philosophical and
practical dilemmas surrounding the modern criminal justice system,
in the United States and foreign countries, to include the police,
courts, and correctional subsystems. Examines various value systems
and historical theories as well as promotes discussions of moral
and ethical behavior from personal, social, and criminal justice
perspectives.
LE 250 (F) 3 hrs. cr.
Criminal Law
Criminal law purposes
and functions; rights and duties of officers and citizens in relation
to local, state, and federal laws. The development, application,
and enforcement of laws.
LE 260 (Demand) 3 hrs. cr.
Legal and Technical
Aspects of Firearms
History and development of firearms. The nomenclature
of the most commonly used police firearms and the duties and requirements
of a rangemaster. The laws concerning firearms acquisitions, ownership
and use. Three hours lecture per week. Lab fee and additional lab
time arranged.
LE 280 (F, S) 3 hrs. cr.
Report Writing (Writing
Intensive)
Introduces various methods and styles of report writing
and professional communication in the criminal justice field together
with use of basic report forms and follow-up reports. Prerequisites:
English 101 and 102.
LE 290 (Demand) 3 hrs. cr.
Police Supervision
and Management
Principles of personnel management as applied to
law enforcement agencies: evaluation, promotion, discipline, training,
employee welfare, and problem-solving leadership.
LE 298 (Demand)
1-8 hrs. cr.
Topics in Law Enforcement
Course content varies and
is designed to meet current needs and interests in the rapidly
changing field of law enforcement. Precise topics to be announced
and prerequisites stipulated in course syllabus |
