Administration of Justice/Public Safety
Basic Police Academy, Intensive Effective SPRING 2000
DEPARTMENT:
Administration of Justice/Public Safety
TOTAL UNITS
16 Units
CONTACT:
Jerry Schoenstein, (707) 836-2910
gschoenstein@santarosa.edu
PROGRAM
The Intensive Basic Police Academy provides all academic and
physical skill training and assessment required by the State to meet
the minimum standards to be eligible for employment as a peace officer
in California. Provides the opportunity to observe, develop and
employ the behavioral traits of a professional peace officer in a
controlled setting.
DATE
The requirements for this certificate are effective beginning
the semester shown below. If you began working on this certificate
before the effective semester, you may not be affected by any changes
to the program. Consult with a counselor or department chair to
determine your eligibility to complete the certificate under previous
requirements.
Effective FALL 1995
REQUIREMENTS
| Semester | Notes | Class | Description | Semester Offered | Units |
|
| | AJ 200.1 | Basic Police Academy | | 16 units |
NOTES
A Certificate of Completion will be granted upon fulfillment of this
788-hour course.
Admission to the Program
Administration of Justice 200.1 is identified as an academy course.
The following prerequisites and requirements are applicable to this
course.
No applicant for admission shall be admitted to or retained in the
program unless he or she appears to be free from any physical,
behavioral, emotional or mental condition that would adversely affect
his or her behavior so as to create an undue risk of harm to himself
or herself, other students, instructors or other persons.
No student will be admitted to the program who cannot benefit from the
program.
The following is the procedure for admission:
- Student must have a valid Driver's License.
- Student must be fingerprinted for search of local, state and
national files to disclose any felony criminal record or indication of
violent behavior.
- Student must complete the POST Reading and Writing Skills
Assessment Examination at a level consistent with academic instruction
in the police academy. Student must pass the POST reading and writing test with a score of T-42 or higher to be accepted.
- Student must not have been convicted of a felony in the state
or
any other state or in any federal jurisdiction, or of any offense in
any other state or in any federal jurisdiction, which would have been
a felony if committed in this state.
- Student must attend orientation prior to registration to
determine
his or her suitability for the academy and police service, which
includes but is not limited to, the student's appearance, personality,
maturity, temperament, background, ability to communicate.
- Student is required to have a medical examination to
participate in
progressive strenuous physical activities.
- If an applicant disputes a determination that he or she is not
free
from such a physical, behavioral, emotional or mental condition, the
Program Director with agreement of the Dean of
Public Safety, shall, as soon as possible arrange for such
applicant or student to be examined by either a licensed physician
and surgeon, or by a licensed clinical psychologist who has a
doctoral degree in psychology and at least five years of postgraduate
experience in diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental
disorders to determine if the academy's denial of admittance or
retention was based upon reasonable grounds. If so, the applicants
admission or retention shall be denied. If not, the applicant shall
be admitted or retained. If the applicant wishes to dispute the
matter further, he or she shall appeal to the President of the
College.
