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 Regular Basic Course Training Specifications
 

 

In July 1993, the Commission adopted training specifications as its method of specifying the minimum, mandated curriculum for the Regular Basic Course. Listed below are the individual learning domains that make up the course curriculum.

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Regular Basic Course Minimum Hourly Requirements (doc)
  LD 01 Leadership, Professionalism & Ethics (doc)

LD 02 Criminal Justice System (doc)

LD 03 Policing in the Community (doc)
  LD 04 Victimology/Crisis Intervention (doc)

LD 05 Introduction to Criminal Law (doc)
  LD 06 Property Crimes (doc)
  LD 07 Crimes Against Persons (doc)
  LD 08 General Criminal Statutes (doc)
  LD 09 Crimes Against Children (doc)
  LD 10 Sex Crimes (doc)
  LD 11 Juvenile Law and Procedures (doc)
  LD 12 Controlled Substances (doc)
  LD 13 ABC Law (doc)

LD 15 Laws of Arrest (doc)

LD 16 Search and Seizure (doc)
  LD 17 Presentation of Evidence (doc)
  LD 18 Investigative Report Writing (doc)
  LD 19 Vehicle Operations (doc)
  LD 20 Use of Force (doc)
  LD 21 Patrol Techniques (doc)
  LD 22 Vehicle Pullovers (doc)
  LD 23 Crimes in Progress (doc)
  LD 24 Handling Disputes/Crowd Control (doc)
  LD 25 Domestic Violence (doc)
  LD 26 Unusual Occurrences (doc)
  LD 27 Missing Persons (doc)
  LD 28 Traffic Enforcement (doc)
  LD 29 Traffic Accident Investigation (doc)
  LD 30 Preliminary Investigation (doc)
  LD 31 Custody (doc)
  LD 32 Lifetime Fitness (doc)
  LD 33 Arrest Control/Baton (doc)
  LD 34 First Aid and CPR (doc)
  LD 35 Firearms/Chemical Agents (doc)
  LD 36 Information Systems (doc)
  LD 37 People with Disabilities (doc)
  LD 38 Gang Awareness (doc)
  LD 39 Crimes Against the Justice System (doc)
  LD 40 Weapons Violations (doc)
  LD 41 Hazardous Materials Awareness (doc)
  LD 42 Cultural Diversity/Discrimination (doc)
  LD 43 Emergency Management (doc)