V.C., Law Enforcement Officer Cross-over Training to Traditional Correctional Basic Recruit Training Program
V.C., Law Enforcement Officer Cross-over Training to Traditional Correctional Basic Recruit Training Program
Certificate Type: V.C.
Major Code: LETCO-VC
CIP: 0743010205
This program prepares certified law enforcement officers to become certified corrections officers without having to attend the entire corrections academy. It prepares students for the State Certification Examination for Corrections Officers approved by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Standards and Training Commission.
Total program hours: 199
| Major Courses |
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 CJK0101 | Interpersonal Skills II This course will provide the student with knowledge about human adjustment to imprisonment. The criminal types and careers are studied. Special population subgroup needs and programs are explored and inmate supervision techniques are examined. Lab fee required. | 50 |
| CJK0102 | Correctional Operations In this course students learn the operation of a correctional facility. Safety and health care for inmates, inmate control procedures, property and classifications procedures are learned along with bonding and release regulations. Inmate disciplinary functions are taught according to state rules and regulations. Accountability and bookkeeping procedures, patrol techniques and hazards to the officer are also covered. Lab fee required. | 64 |
| CJK0204 | Law Enforcement Cross-Over to Correctional Introduction This course introduces the CMS law enforcement officer to competencies needed to qualify as a traditional corrections officer. This course covers the criminal justice communications and interpersonal skills necessary for a CMS law enforcement officer. This includes interactions with youth offenders and the mentally or physically handicapped along with crisis intervention techniques and suicide prevention training. It also includes the history and philosophy of corrections; prisoner and correction officer rights and responsibilities; ethical and professional behavior; classification of offenses; legal terms and courtroom procedures and the use of force, search and seizure concepts. | 59 |
| CJK0480 | Emergency Preparedness This course will cover facility tensions, such as riots, by teaching students prevention procedures and techniques. It will also explore the handling of unusual disturbances, firefighting principles and emergency procedures for natural or man-made disasters. Lab fee required. | 26 |
Textbook information will be available online for each term's courses 45 days prior to the first day of classes for the term.
Each course offered by Seminole State is listed alphabetically and organized by the course prefix, catalog number and description. The courses in this catalog are identified by prefixes and numbers that were assigned by Florida's Statewide Course Numbering System, a system used by all public postsecondary institutions in Florida and 32 non-public institutions. Seminole State controls the description, credit and content of its own courses.
