CJS220 — Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC)
2 credit hours - RESTRICTED. Open only to Police Academy Option students. Covers classroom, simulator and actual driving practice mandated by the Maryland Police Training Commission for pre-employment certification as a sworn law enforcement officer. It is a capstone course of our Police Academy area of study and features classroom lecture, electronic simulator use and hands-on driver training. Students undergo an extensive defensive driving and emergency vehicle operation course. Included are driver attitude, defensive awareness and presence of mind, driver skills, physical forces that act on a vehicle, and safety of operator and the public in emergency response, pursuit driving and traffic enforcement stops. Lab includes operation of a police vehicle on a skill pad, skid pad, urban grid and a highway response course. Note: Class is restricted to AACC Police Academy students and will meet at a Driver Training Facility (DTF) of the Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commission (MPCTC) at Sykesville, Maryland. Location(s) Typically Arnold Main Campus (MC) Term(s) Typically all Course