Law Enforcement AAS
The term "police" has been defined as a governmental entity, whether city, county, state, or national that is relied upon to maintain order, keep the peace, detect and prevent crime, respond to and provide emergency services, and enforce criminal law. The North Idaho College (NIC) Law Enforcement program provides professionalism through training to newly hired officers of law enforcement agencies and students seeking employment in law enforcement. The Basic Patrol Academy is designed in a police academy format, accredited by the Idaho Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T) Council. The academy meets four days per week, approximately eight hours per day for eighteen weeks. Approximat
Courses
- CJ103 — Intro to Criminal Justice
- COMM101 — Fundamentals of Oral Comm
- ENGL101 — Writing and Rhetoric I
- ENGL101P — Writing and Rhetoric I
- ENGL202 — Technical Writing
- INTR250A — Death and Dying
- LAWE159 — Introduction to POST and Law
- LAWE160 — Basic Police and Orientatn II
- LAWE161 — Basic Law & Patrol Orient 1
- LAWE162 — Police Procedures
- LAWE163 — Enforcement and Field Skills
- LAWE166 — Enforcement/Field Skills II
- LAWE167 — Arrest Control and POST Chall
- PE226 — Stress Management
- PE288 — First Aid
- PHIL103 — Introduction to Ethics
- POLS101 — American National Government
- POLS275 — State and Local Government
- PSYC101 — Introduction to Psychology
- PSYC205 — Developmental Psychology
- PSYC211 — Abnormal Psychology
- SOC102 — Social Problems
- SOC220 — Marriage and Family
- SOC251 — Race and Ethnic Relations