Basic Peace Officer III Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

CJLE-1518-001 Basic Peace Officer III

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: CJLE 1506

Course Description

Basic preparation for a new peace officer. Covers Spanish for peace officers, use of force law and options, emergency medical care, emergency communications, family violence and mechanics of arrest.

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Hours

(5 sem hrs; 9 hours per week/144 actual clock hours)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

TX Criminal Law & Motor Vehicle Handbook (NEWEST EDITION); Elements of Crime (Newest Edition); TCLEOSE Basic Peace Officer Curriculum; and TCLEOSE Current Rules. 

Supplies

Refer to Panhandle Regional Law Enforcement Academy (PRLEA) Rules & Regulations

Student Performance

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to accomplish the following:

9.2 Traffic
\ 9.2.1. Explain when and where the TC applies in accident investigation.
\ 9.2.2. Apply the procedures for responding to and managing the accident scene.
\ 9.2.3. Describe procedures for interviewing driver, complainant, and witnesses.
\ 9.2.4. Identify and apply methods of measuring the accident scene and collecting any physical evidence.
\ 9.2.5. Recognize and use accident forms.
\ 9.2.6. Compile and apply methods of traffic collision management and investigation in a simulated situation.

16. Introductory Spanish
\ 16.1.1. List reasons for Spanish training of law enforcement officers.
\ 16.1.2. The student will be able to list common Spanish words and phrases that would signal danger or impending danger.
\ 16.1.3. The student will be able to recite common Spanish words or phrases that would assist an officer in the investigation and identification of suspects and witnesses:
\ 16.1.4. The student will be able to recite common Spanish phrases that will assist the officer conducting field interviews and traffic stops.
\ 16.1.5. The student will be able to recite common Spanish phrases that will assist the officer conducting accident investigations
\ 16.1.6. The student will demonstrate proficiency using common Spanish phrases for command and control.
\ 16.1.7. The student will demonstrate proficiency using common Spanish phrases for arrests.

20. Emergency Medical Assistance
\ 20.1.1. Discuss the legal aspects of providing emergency medical assistance.
\ 20.1.2. Identify the essential principles of patient assessment.
\ 20.1.3. Demonstrate emergency aid procedures to control bleeding.
\ 20.1.4. Demonstrate emergency aid procedures for burns.
\ 20.1.5 Demonstrate the emergency aid procedures for treatment of shock.
\ 20.1.6. Demonstrate the emergency aid procedures for broken bones and severe sprains.
\ 20.1.7. Demonstrate the emergency aid procedures for poisoning.
\ 20.1.8. Demonstrate the emergency aid procedures for illness related to exposure to the elements.
\ 20.1.9. Demonstrate the emergency aid procedures for breathing emergencies.
\ 20.1.10. Demonstrate the emergency aid procedures for victims of diabetic emergencies, strokes, and seizures.
\ 20.1.11. Demonstrate CPR.
\ 20.1.12. Explain emergency aid procedures for childbirth.
\ 20.1.13. Identify universal precautions for preventing transmission of communicable diseases.
\ 20.1.14. Identify methods of preparation of a patient for transportation.
\ 20.1.15. Identify factors associated with treatment of different cultures in emergency medical assistance.

18. Strategies of Defense - Mechanics of Arrest
\ 18.1.1. Identify the three basic concepts of weaponless strategies.
\ 18.1.2. Identify methods of weaponless defense.
\ 18.1.3. Demonstrate techniques of weaponless defense.
\ 18.1.4. Identify methods of weapons defense.
\ 18.1.5. Demonstrate techniques of weapons defense.
\ 18.1.6. Identify basic concepts of weapons retention.
\ 18.1.7. Demonstrate techniques for weapons retention.
\ 18.1.8. Identify the differences between deadly and non-deadly use of force.
\ 18.2.1. Identify factors influencing an officer’s discretionary authority in arrest and non-arrest situations.
\ 18.2.2. Identify risk factors and appropriate response.
\ 18.2.3. Evaluate the advantages of the various methods of approaching, confronting, and interviewing the suspect.
\ 18.2.4. Explain methods of applying handcuffs and other restraining devices.
\ 18.2.5. Demonstrate techniques of applying handcuffs and other restraining devices.
\ 18.2.6. Explain methods of the physical search of suspects.
\ 18.2.7. Demonstrate techniques of physical search of suspect.
\ 18.2.8. Explain methods of escorting and transporting suspects.
\ 18.2.9. Demonstrate techniques of escorting and transporting suspects.
\ 18.2.10. Demonstrate the ability to affect an arrest.

10.0 Intoxicated Driver and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
\ 10.1.1. Explain the laws related to driving while intoxicated and related offenses.
\ 10.1.2. Discuss the development of “reasonable suspicion” for the intoxicated driver stop/temporary detention.
\ 10.1.4. Recognize and prepare necessary forms concerning the intoxicated driver.
\ 10.1.5. Identify the laws regarding allowing dangerous drivers to borrow motor vehicles
\ 10.2.1. State the goals and objectives of the course.
\ 10.2.2. Describe the course schedule and activities.
\ 10.2.3. Demonstrate their pre-training knowledge of course topics.
\ 10.3.1. Describe the frequency of DWI violations and crashes.
\ 10.3.2. Define “general deterrence.”
\ 10.3.3. Describe the relationship between detection and general deterrence.
\ 10.3.4. Describe a brief history of alcohol.
\ 10.3.5. Identify common alcohol types.
\ 10.5.1. Discuss all elements of DWI offenses.
\ 10.5.2. Discuss the provisions of the implied consent law.
\ 10.5.3. Discuss the relevance of chemical test evidence.
\ 10.5.4. Discuss precedents established through case law.
\ 10.6.1. Describe the three phases of detection.
\ 10.6.2. Describe the tasks and key decision of each phase.
\ 10.6.3. Discuss the uses of a standard note-taking.
\ 10.6.4. Discuss guidelines for effective testimony.
\ 10.7.1. Identify typical cues of Detection Phase One.
\ 10.7.2. Describe the observed cues clearly and convincingly.
\ 10.8.1. Identify typical clues of Detection Phase Two.
\ 10.8.2. Describe the observed clues clearly and convincingly.
\ 10.9.1. Describe the role of psychological and preliminary breath tests.
\ 10.9.2. Describe the concepts of divided attention and nystagmus.
\ 10.9.3. Discuss the advantages and limitations of preliminary breath testing.
\ 10.9.4. Discuss the arrest decision process.
\ 10.10.1. Discuss the development and validity of the research and the standardized elements, clues and interpretation of the three standardized field sobriety tests.
\ 10.10.2. Discuss the different types of nystagmus and their effects on the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test.
\ 10.10.3. Discuss the three standardized field sobriety tests.
\ 10.10.4. Properly administer the three standardized field sobriety tests.
\ 10.10.5. Discuss the clues of the three standardized field sobriety tests.
\ 10.10.6. Recognize the clues of the three standardized field sobriety tests.
\ 10.10.7. Describe in a clear and convincing manner the results of the three standardized field sobriety tests.
\ 10.10.8. Properly record the results of the three standardized field sobriety tests on a standard note-taking guide.
\ 10.10.9. Discuss the limiting factors of the three standardized field sobriety tests.
\ 10.11.1. Demonstrate the appropriate administrative procedures for the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Battery.
\ 10.12.1. Demonstrate the proper administration of the three standardized field sobriety tests.
\ 10.13.1. Properly administer the SFSTs.
\ 10.13.2. Properly observe subject’s performance utilizing the standard note-taking guide.
\ 10.13.3. Properly record subject’s performance utilizing the standard note-taking guide.
\ 10.13.4. Properly interpret subject’s performance.
\ 10.13.5. Properly make use of the SFST Field Arrest Log.
\ 10.13.6. Properly maintain the SFST Field Arrest Log.
\ 10.14.1. Discuss the importance of correct processing and report writing procedures in DWI arrests.
\ 10.14.2. Discuss the correct sequence of DWI suspect processing procedures.
\ 10.14.3. Discuss the essential elements of the DWI arrest report.
\ 10.14.4. Discuss the importance of pretrial conferences and presentation of evidence in the DWI trial.
\ 10.15.1. Discuss the required information on a narrative arrest report.
\ 10.15.2. Successfully complete a narrative arrest report.
\ 10.15.3. Discuss the need for competent courtroom testimony.
\ 10.15.4. Demonstrate the proper techniques of courtroom testimony.
\ 10.16.1. Properly administer the SFSTs.
\ 10.16.2. Properly observe subject’s performance.
\ 10.16.3. Properly record subject’s performance utilizing the standard note-taking guide.
\ 10.16.4. Properly interpret subject’s performance.
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By the end of this course, in combination with Basic Peace Officer I, II, IIV, and V the student will be able to sit for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer’s Standards and Education state examination.

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