Contra Costa College
Course Outline
Department & Number
Course Title
Prerequisite
Challenge Policy
Co-requisite
Challenge Policy
Advisory
ADJUS 127
Youth Police Academy
None
*HOURS BY ARRANGEMENT:
9
Number of Weeks
Lecture Hours By Term
Lab Hours By Term
*Hours By Arrangement
Units
18
27
27
9
2
Hours per term.
ACTIVITIES: (Please provide a list of the activities students will perform in order to satisfy the HBA requirement):
1. Use of force simulator
2. Physical agility course practicum
3. Evidence collections practicum
COURSE/CATALOG DESCRIPTION
This course will benefit young adults 14-19 who are interested in a career in Criminal Justice. The course will explain
the functions of a police department and its relationship to the Criminal Justice system. The course will examine
community involved policing and general practices. This is a career planning and prep tech bridge course primarily
for high school students and recent high school graduates who are interested in or are currently in positions as police
explorers, police cadets, police aids and community service officers in local police departments.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
Design a career plan for employment in the field of criminal justice.
Explain how a police department is organized and how its different bureaus operate.
Apply defensive tactic techniques employed by police departments.
Apply evidence collections skills to the processing of a crime scene.
Develop an introductory overview of various police practices and an over view of the Criminal Justice System.
INTENDED STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Explain the organizational structure of police departments and how they work.
Each student will understand the basic requirements and selection process for Law Enforcement Officers.
Students will be exposed to Police related scenario exercises.
COURSE CONTENT (Lecture):
5%
5%
10%
10%
10%
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Police department organization and mission.
Special units: Traffic, Swat.
Police Training: defensive tactics
Support Services: Crime scene tech, Jail Operations
Investigations
10%
10%
10%
5%
5%
5%
15%
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Youth Services
Firearms Safety
Drug/Alcohol Awareness
DARE Program
Communications Center
Crime Prevention
Career Planning
COURSE CONTENT (Lab):
Line up, marching and inspection
Defensive tactics
Firearms practicim
Evidence collection
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
Lecture
Guest Speaker
Online Resources
Learning exercises
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
NOTE: To be UC/CSU transferable, the text must be dated within the last 7 years OR a statement of justification for a text beyond the
last 7 years must be included.
Textbook Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Edition/Date:
Textbook Reading Level:
Justification Statement:
Work in Criminal Justice
Goodman/Grimming
Pearson Prentice Hall
2010
Same as previous text
OUTSIDE OF CLASS WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS:
Title 5, section 55002.5 establishes that a range of 48 -54hours of lecture, study, or lab work is required for one unit of credit.
For each hour of lecture, students should be required to spend an additional two hours of study outside of class to earn one
unit of credit.
 State mandates that sample assignments must be included on the Course Outline of Record.
Outside of Class Weekly Assignments
Hours per week
Weekly Reading Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
2
Weekly Reading assignment and homework, becoming familiar with P.C. sections used in the enforcement of
California laws.
Weekly Writing Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
2
Review and documentation of laws relative to California Statutes
Weekly Math Problems (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
Lab or Software Application Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
3
Other Performance Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
4
Exercise of military bearing and physical fitness
STUDENT EVALUATION: (Show percentage breakdown for evaluation instruments)
30
30
30
10
%
%
%
%
Career planning project
Exams
Practicum
Participation
GRADING POLICY: (Choose LG, P/NP, or SC)
Pass / No Pass
X Letter Grade
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
Prepared by: R. Ramos, K. Martin, C. Gibson
Date: 21 November 2013
Revised for
Student Choice
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
or
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass