PEACE OFFICER MINI-BASIC COURSE DESCRIPTION – 2008


TOPIC AREAS

CRIMINAL LAW

PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

PATROL PROCEDURES

ENFORCEMENT SKILLS

POLICE PHYSICAL FITNESS

ADMINISTRATIVE

 


 

CRIMINAL LAW - TOTAL = 50 HOURS    

A block of instruction which is designed to orient the student officer to the methods, practices and procedures in Wyoming Criminal Law, including the classification of crimes and punishments. Also examined are the continually changing powers and constraints derived from the U.S. Constitution as they affect the peace officer’s law enforcement functions.

Course Name

Class Room Hours

Independent Learning Hours

Basic Law and the Constitution

4

1

Civil Liability  2  
Investigative Detention 3
Juvenile Law 3
Laws of Arrest  4
Laws of Criminal Interrogation 4
Rules of Evidence 3
Search and Seizure 4
Traffic Law 4  
Use of Force Lecture 8
Wyoming Criminal Law (Procedures) 3  
Wyoming Criminal Law (Statutes)  4 3

Totals

46 4

PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION - TOTAL = 8 HOURS     

An examination of the role of the peace officer in a free society.  The problems and conflicts produced by the needs of society and freedoms of the individual are reviewed and discussed as they impact the peace officer's personal and professional conduct and responsibilities.

Course Name

Class Room Hours

Independent Learning Hours

Human Diversity 4
Intro to Community Policing 4  

Totals

8

0

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS - TOTAL = 5 hrs

A unit designed to examine and improve the student officer's personal and interpersonal coping skills.

Course Name

Class Room Hours

Independent Learning Hours

Interpersonal Communications 5

Totals

5 0

PATROL PROCEDURES - TOTAL = 47 HOURS

A block of instruction designed to familiarize the student officer with patrol operations in the community. This lecture-practicum block embraces varied facets of patrol procedures and techniques emphasizing the legal, moral, and procedural constraints as they apply to a variety of patrol situations.

Course Name

Class Room Hours

Independent Learning Hours

Clandestine Labs 8
Domestic Violence Intervention Training 14
Interaction with the Hearing Impaired 2  
Officer Survival 9
Vehicle Stops (Legal Aspects) 4
Vehicle Stops (Tactics/Assessments) 5
Vehicle Stops (Practical) 5

Totals

47 0

ENFORCEMENT SKILLS - TOTAL =  26 HOURS  

A series of instructional units designed to give the student officer a high degree of proficiency in the critical, high liability enforcement skills. Special attention is given to the legal, proper and timely use of force and the safe operation of emergency vehicles. Theoretical discussions of the legal constraints and technical requirements are augmented by continual evaluation of the student officer’s performance in stressed and non-stressed practical situations.

Course Name

Class Room Hours

Independent Learning Hours

Emergency Vehicle Operations (Lecture) 5 3
Emergency Vehicle Operations (Practical) 11  
OC Certification 3.5
Use of Force Practical 3 .5

Totals

22.5

3.5


POLICE PHYSICAL FITNESS - TOTAL =  3 HOURS     

This class is designed to educate and inform the student officer of the importance of physical fitness for law enforcement.

Course Name

Class Room Hours

Independent Learning Hours

Education and Awareness 3  

Totals

3 0

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS - TOTAL = 6 HOURS

Units of time set aside to perform the necessary administrative tasks associated with the training function. Throughout the course this time is used to monitor the knowledge and skills acquired by the officer through written examination and review.

Course Name

Class Room Hours

Independent Learning Hours

Examination/Review 4
Orientation 1
P.O.S.T. 1

Totals

6 0

2008 PEACE OFFICER MINI-BASIC TOTAL HOURS = 145