Basic POST Certification
Offered at the Following Campus Locations
Program Overview
The Basic Law Enforcement Certificate program is uniquely designed with students needing a flexible alternative to fulltime day classes in mind. The program provides students with the necessary skills, standards, and knowledge in order to become qualified, proficiently trained, ethical and competent peace officers (police) in criminal justice careers. Successful graduation from the program certifies the graduate as a Georgia Peace Officer by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (P.O.S.T.). This program only offers the basic foundational first step in law enforcement.
Entrance Requirements
Next Generation ACCUPLACER® minimum scores: Reading 224, Writing 236, Arithmetic 229
Course Overview
Occupational Courses:LETA 1011Introduction to Law Enforcement for POST Certification5Introduces students to the criminal justice system, ethics and professionalism, Peace Officer Standards and Training, Georgia criminal law and procedures, rules of evidence and Peace Officer Liability. This course is limited to students enrolled in the Basic POST Certification Technical Certificate of Credit.38012LETA1017Law Enforcement Skills for Basic POST Certification438014LETA1023Investigative Services for Basic POST Certification4This course presents the fundamentals of criminal investigation. The duties and responsibilities of the investigator both in field and in the courtroom are highlighted. Emphasis is placed on techniques commonly utilized by investigative personnel as well as the procedures used for investigating various crimes. This course is limited to students enrolled in the Basic POST Technical Certificate of Credit.38016LETA1027Law Enforcement Procedures for Basic POST Certification3Introduces the procedural law of the criminal justice system which governs the series of proceedings through which government enforces substantive criminal law. The course offers an emphasis on the laws of arrest and search and seizure; the rules of evidence, right to counsel, and the rights and duties of both citizens and officers. The course covers in depth appropriate Case Law and court rulings that dictate criminal procedure on the State and Federal Level. This course is limited to students enrolled in the Basic POST Certification Technical Certificate of Credit.38018LETA1029Traffic Services for Basic POST Certification4This course examines enforcement of traffic laws and procedures for traffic accident investigation. Emphasis is placed on Georgia traffic laws, traffic law enforcement, recognition of impaired driving, and traffic accident investigation. Topics include: regulations, impaired driving, and traffic accident investigation. This course is limited to students enrolled in the Basic POST Certification Technical
Certificate of Credit.38020LETA1031Community Relations for Basic POST Certification3This course examines the principles of the organization, administration, and duties of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Topics include: history and philosophy of law enforcement, evaluation of administrative practices, problems in American law enforcement agencies, emerging concepts, professionalism, community crime prevention programs, physical fitness and stress. This course is limited to students enrolled in the Basic POST Certification Technical Certificate of Credit.38022Minimum Credit Hours for Graduation: 23