POST Module III Academy Training

Catalog description

Units: 8 Hours: 179 (131 lecture, 48 laboratory) Satisfies Module III training requirements of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training Module III. Covers professionalism and ethics, report writing, preservation of evidence, crimes against the justice system, vehicle operations, traffic enforcement, laws of search and seizure, custody, arrest/control/baton, emergency care, firearms/chemical agents, community policing, information systems and cultural diversity issues. Students are required to obtain California Department of Justice certification of no disqualifying criminal history preventing attendance, due on the first day of instruction. Students must also possess a valid driver's license and vehicle insurance during the course. Safety and materials fees required. May be repeated for credit to meet legally mandated education/training requirements. (not transferable)