Criminal Justice—Law Enforcement
Program No: 10-504-1
Associate Degree in Applied Science
Degree Completion Time: Four Terms
In general, an academic year consists of two terms; however, degree completion time may vary based on student
scheduling needs and class availability.
2008-2009
Term 1
10103158
10504110
10504113
10504133
10809198
10801195
Intro to Microsoft Office
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Professional Communication
Report Writing
Introduction to Psychology
Written Communication
Total
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
18.00
Traffic Theory
Community Policing Strategies
Criminal Law
Juvenile Law
Introduction to Sociology
Oral/Interpersonal
Communication
Total
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
Constitutional Law
Criminal Investigation Theory
Standard Field Sobriety Testing
Introduction to College Math
Speech
Abnormal Psychology
Healthy Lifestyles for Law
Enforcement
Total
10504154
10504156
10504157
10504158
10999992
Unified Tactical Skills EVOC/
Vehicle Contact
Emergency Responder for Law
Enforcement
Law Enforcement Practical
Applications
Unified Tactical Skills - Firearms
Unified Tactical Skills: DAAT UOF
Elective*
Total
Program Total
3.00
3.00
1.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
19.00
Admissions Steps
•
•
•
•
Application
Application Fee
Entrance Assessment Scores
Transcripts
4.00
2.00
• Program Advising Session
1.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
13.00
68.00
Catalog numbers assigned to
“elective” classes are for
administrative use only. Consult with
program counselor regarding your
elective selection.
Program start dates vary; check with
your counselor for details.
Curriculum and program acceptance
requirements are subject to change.
Approximate Costs
• $92 per credit (resident)
• $563 per credit (out-of-state resident)
• Other fees vary by program (books,
supplies, materials, tools, uniforms, healthrelated exams, etc.)
Approval
LTC's Criminal Justice–Law Enforcement
program is approved by the Wisconsin
Department of Justice, Training and Standards
Bureau.
Special Note
Eligible students will complete law enforcement
certifiability training in the fourth semester.
Entrance Assessment Scores
• Private Investigation
• Background Check (no felony arrests or
domestic violence convictions)
• Have a valid driver’s license.
• U.S. citizenship.
* It is recommended that students take 10504190
Internship between terms 2 & 3. A one, two, or threecredit internship is available for qualified students.
Note:
• Corrections Fields with State and County
Agencies
• Private Security/Loss Prevention Agencies
Term 4
10504152
Criminal Justice–Law Enforcement graduates are
prepared for positions in:
• City/County/State/Federal Law Enforcement
Agencies
• Law Enforcement Management
18.00
Term 3
10504121
10504140
10504153
10804106
10801198
10809159
10504155
To serve and protect. These words define the
commitment of law enforcement personnel. If
you're a law-abiding individual who values
honesty, order, detail, and you possess the desire
and ability to work with and assist people in a
variety of situations, you may want to consider
dedicating yourself to an ever-changing career in
law enforcement.
Careers
Term 2
10504114
10504116
10504120
10504135
10809196
10801196
About the Career
Accuplacer
Credit(s)
ACT
Class Title
Assessment
Areas
Catalog No.
Math
Read
Write
16
17
16
79
79
88
• Must meet Federal Firearms Qualifications
Program Goals
You'll learn to:
• Handle the tasks faced in the role of law
enforcement or security.
• Prevent and detect crime.
• Interview and interrogate victims, witnesses,
and suspects.
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Write accurate reports.
Handle crime and accident scenes.
Apply State of Wisconsin tactical skills.
Effectively communicate with the public.
Other Program Expectations
You’ll need to:
• Be in and maintain good physical condition.
• Participate in self-defense training.
• Bend, jump, run, lift weights (for fitness).
• Speak, hear, and have normal or corrected
vision.
gotoltc.edu
Lakeshore Technical College
1.888.GO TO LTC
info@gotoltc.edu
1290 North Avenue • Cleveland WI 53015
(1.888.468.6582) • TTY: TTY: 920.693.8956
Transfer agreements are available with the following institutions:
Capella University
Cardinal Stritch University
Concordia University
Lakeland College
Marian College
Marquette University
Mount Mary College
Silver Lake College
Upper Iowa University
UW-Platteville
UW-Stout
IMPORTANT: For more information on these agreements, visit gotoltc.edu/transfer.
10103158 Intro to Microsoft Office
...is a self-paced/hands-on course that introduces popular
microcomputer applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
10504110 Introduction to Criminal Justice
...prepares the learner to diagram law enforcement agencies and
the courts; defend professionalism in law enforcement; outline
modern policing; analyze constitutional rights vs. preventing
crime; plan a career; debate the code of ethics; make effective
decisions; outline mental health resources; analyze law
enforcement agencies; select a resource to assist with a cultural
barrier; debate the pros and cons of diversity; appraise
communication barriers; and respond to hate crimes.
10504113 Professional Communication
...provides the learner with the skills to communicate the goals of
law enforcement; apply communication techniques; integrate
verbal and physical intervention skills; classify the roles of
officers of the court; act as a witness in court; gather identifying
information in a variety of situations; conduct an interrogation;
consider information as collaborative evidence; document
testimonial evidence; communicate with differing age groups,
ethnic groups, or genders; and perform a verbal arrest.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504114 Traffic Theory
...prepares the learner to enforce traffic law; direct traffic; issue
traffic citations; respond to a non-medical incident; manage and
follow up a scene response; complete a Wisconsin MVA report;
manage, investigate, and collect evidence at an accident scene;
take traffic enforcement action; interpret driving behaviors that
suggest OMVWI; photograph/videotape an accident scene;
determine accident scene response resources; and determine
hazardous response requirements at a scene. A basic
understanding of speed detecting devices (radar and laser) is part
of this course.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504116 Community Policing Strategies
...prepares the learner to identify common disabilities, intervene in
a crisis, employ emergency protective measures, manage a person
in crisis, evaluate a policing strategy, relate the components of
community policing, evaluate a crime prevention program, apply
problem-solving policing strategies, analyze trends in policing and
community support programs, locate community resources,
analyze working relationships with community agencies, and
analyze police response to quality of life issues.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504120 Criminal Law
...prepares the learner to classify the elements of a crime,
determine the type of crime, fill out a misdemeanor citation,
evaluate tribal law, analyze defenses to prosecution, apply
criminal statutes, identify federal offenses, evaluate types of
immunity from prosecution, analyze officers' legal protection and
good Samaritan laws, analyze limitations to prosecution, and write
a criminal complaint.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504121 Constitutional Law
...prepares the learner to apply law enforcement procedures and
policy; distinguish ministerial and discretionary duties; show the
structure of the criminal justice system; analyze arrest, search, and
seizure powers; analyze confession and statement powers;
evaluate the admissibility of evidence in court; determine
information necessary to obtain warrants; analyze the legal
requirements for taking a statement; and utilize resources
available to answer questions of constitutional law.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504133 Report Writing
...provides the learner with the skills to prepare effective field
notes, compose reports for specific audiences, prepare various
uniform report forms, organize information in reports, write
narratives, complete an investigative statement, dictate a report to
audiotape, analyze reports for required components, and describe
systematically people and property for a report.
COREQUISITE: 10801195 Written Communication or
10801195TV Written Communication ITV and CONDITION:
105041 Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Admission
Requirements Met
10504135 Juvenile Law
...prepares the learner to compare the juvenile justice system to
the rest of the justice system, apply constitutional law and
procedures to a juvenile, take a juvenile into custody, respond to a
case of child maltreatment, analyze the issues with transporting
juveniles, research child placement agencies, debate the theories
of juvenile delinquency causes, assess juvenile delinquency
prevention programs, and analyze "status" offenses.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504140 Criminal Investigation Theory
...prepares the learner to analyze the importance of evidence;
process and document a crime scene; handle evidentiary items;
outline the unique investigative issues for crimes against life;
investigate a death; assist a crime victim; apply the Wisconsin
Statutes to victims and witnesses of a crime; interview a victim;
respond to a domestic disturbance; respond to a sexual assault;
obtain additional resources at the scene; release a crime scene;
and photograph/videotape a crime scene.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504152 Unified Tactical Skills EVOC/Vehicle Contact
...prepares the learner to handle common driving situations,
poperly operate a vehicle in emergency situations, assess a
vehicle's capabilities and limitations, and assess their driving
capabilities and limitations; prepares the learner to decide when
an officer should make a contact with a vehicle and its occupants
and how to do it safely. Enrollment in this course requires
Criminal Justice Coordinator's permission; minimum grade of "C"
in all program courses; and Department of Justice, Training and
Standards attendance requirements.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504153 Standard Field Sobriety Test
...prepares the learner to determine the potential presence of
alcohol or drugs based on driver behaviors. Enrollment in this
course requires Criminal Justice Coordinator's permission;
minimum grade of "C" in all program courses; and Department of
Justice, Training and Standards attendance requirements.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504154 Emergency Responder for Law Enforcement
...prepares the learner to responde to emergencies such as dealing
with hazardous material spills at an accident scene and responding
to medical emergencies. Enrollment in this course requires
Criminal Justice Coordinator's permission; minimum grade of "C"
in all program courses; and Department of Justice, Training and
Standards attendance requirements.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504155 Healthy Lifestyle for Law Enforcement
....prepares the learner to deal with stress through physical
exercise, nutrition, and health lifestyle decisions.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504156 Law Enforcement Practical Applications
...will require the student to demonstrate overall program mastery
through participation in various scenarios. The student is required
to be successful in two use-of-force and five non-force scenarios.
COREQUISITE: 10504157 Unified Tactical Skills Firearms, 10504158 Unified Tactical Skills: DAAT-UOF and
10504152 UTS-EVOC/Vehicle Contact and 10504154
Emergency Responder for Law Enforcement
10504157 Unified Tactical Skills - Firearms
…prepares the learner to use their weapons safely, understand
how the weapon functions, and how to maintain it. Enrollment in
this course requires Criminal Justice Coordinator's permission;
minimum grade of "C" in all program courses; and Department of
Justice, Training and Standards attendance requirements.
CONDITION:: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10504158 Unified Tactical Skills: DAAT - UOF
...prepares the learner to use the legitimate amount of force to
achieve and maintain control of resistive subjects, detain persons
suspected of criminal behavior, make lawful arrests, defend
themselves and others, and prevent suspects from escaping.
Enrollment in this course requires Criminal Justice Coordinator's
permission; minimum grade of "C" in all program courses; and
Department of Justice, Training and Standards attendance
requirements.
CONDITION: 105041 Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement
Admission Requirements Met
10801195 Written Communication
...teaches the writing process, which includes prewriting, drafting,
revising, and editing. Through a variety of writing assignments,
the student will analyze audience and purpose, research and
organize ideas, and format and design documents based on subject
matter and content. Keyboarding skills are required for this
course. It also develops critical reading and thinking skills
through the analysis of a variety of written documents.
10801196 Oral/Interpersonal Comm
...provides students with the skills to develop speaking, verbal and
nonverbal communication, and listening skills through individual
speeches, group activities, and other projects.
10801198 Speech
...explores the fundamentals of effective oral presentation to small
and large groups. Topic selection, audience analysis, methods of
organization, research, structuring evidence and support, delivery
techniques, and other essential elements of speaking successfully,
including the listening process, form the basis of the course.
10804106 Introduction to College Math
...is an introductory level course designed to review and develop
fundamental concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and
statistics. Emphasis will be placed on computational skills and
applications of rational numbers; problem solving skills with
ratios, proportions, and percent; basic principles and application
of algebra, geometry, graphing, and statistics; measurement skills
in U.S. Customary and Metric Systems; and the use of calculators
as a tool.
PREREQUISITE: Accuplacer Math minimum score of 79 or
Equivalent
10809159 Abnormal Psychology
...surveys the essential features, possible causes, and assessment
and treatment of the various systems of abnormal behavior from
the viewpoint of the major theoretical perspectives in the field of
abnormal psychology. Students will be introduced to the
diagnosis system of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). In addition, the history of the
psychology of abnormality will be traced. Cultural and social
perspectives in understanding and responding to abnormal
behavior will be explored as well as current topics and issues
within abnormal psychology.
PREREQUISITE: 10809198 Psychology-Introduction, or
10809199 Psychology of Human Relations
10809196 Sociology - Intro
...introduces students to the basic concepts of sociology: culture,
socialization, social stratification, multi-culturalism, and the five
institutions, including family, government, economics, religion,
and education. Other topics include demography, deviance,
technology, environment, social issues, social change, social
organization, and workplace issues.
10809198 Intro to Psychology
...introduces students to a survey of the multiple aspects of human
behavior. It involves a survey of the theoretical foundations of
human functioning in such areas as learning, motivation,
emotions, personality, deviance and pathology, physiological
factors, and social influences. It directs the student to an
insightful understanding of the complexities of human
relationships in personal, social, and vocational settings.
LTC is an equal opportunity/access employer and educator.
Revised
8-15-07