Law Enforcement Career Preparation Certificate of Achievement

The program will enable students to explorevarious careers in law enforcement including police officer, deputy sheriff,and 9-1-1 dispatcher. Students will gain work experience while learning aboutthe greater criminal justice system.

Course Code	Course Title	# of Sections	Enrollment Total	# of Sections	Enrollment Total
ADMJ-120	Intro Admin Just	1	30	1	30
ADMJ-121	Intro Crim Law	1	30	1	30
ADMJ-123	Intro Com Police	1	30	1	30
ADMJ-190	Internship	1	30	1	30
ADMJ-191	Internship	1	30	1	30

The Law Enforcement Career Preparation Certificate ofAchievement Program supports the mission Napa Valley College to provide“open-access” to certificate programs that prepare students for entry to theworkforce.  The courses in the programconnect to each of the institutional learning outcomes and contribute a student’sability to develop and strengthen skills related to communication andcollaboration, critical thinking, information competency, civil responsibility,and personal responsibility. 

 

This program connects directly with the local lawenforcement workforce including cadet, explorer, and other related youthprograms designed to prepare future applicants by providing real-life,on-the-job work experience. There is currently an unprecedented number of jobvacancies that local law enforcement agencies are having difficulty filling.This program supports a “grow your own” approach by partnering with local lawenforcement agencies, area high schools, and the college to provide educationand experience to increase the number and qualification of job applicants.  This program was specifically requested byour advisory committee and is supported by Barbara Nemko, superintendent ofNapa County schools.

 

This certificate program uses existing courses with theAdministration of Justice program.  Nonew courses, resources, facilities, or instructors are required to offer it.Local law enforcement agencies will use their existing youth programs in orderto provide the internships required. Participants will earn college creditwhile gaining experience in a youth program. Administration of Justice classesare already being offered on campus at two area high schools and continue to bepopular with students. All of the classes are also already available online sostudents can access them regardless of which high school they attend.

 

The only potential financial impact on thecollege would be providing additional sections of the required classes in orderto accommodate student demand.

Purpose: (workforce preparation)  The purpose of the Law Enforcement CareerPreparation Certificate of Achievement is to prepare students for a career witha local law enforcement agency as a peace officer, 9-1-1 dispatcher, or relatedcivilian position.

This certificate program uses existing courses with theAdministration of Justice program.  Nonew courses, resources, facilities, or instructors are required to offer it.Local law enforcement agencies will use their existing youth programs in orderto provide the internships required. Participants will earn college creditwhile gaining experience in a youth program. Administration of Justice classesare already being offered on campus at two area high schools and continue to bepopular with students. All of the classes are also already available online sostudents can access them regardless of which high school they attend.

Two of the five classes required for this certificate meetrequirements within the Administration of Justice Transfer Degree Program.  All of the classes are required for the localAdministration of Justice Degree.  Thiscertificate program is part of the pathway to both degree programs andtransfer.

All of the courses required for this program arecurrently offered by the Department of Criminal Justice Education andTraining.  They are all available in thefall and spring semesters in face-to-face and online formats.

Requirements	Course Code	Course Title	Units	Sequence (Year, Term)
Required Courses (_units)	ADMJ-120 ADMJ-121 ADMJ-123 ADMJ-190 ADMJ-191	Intro to Administration of Justice Intro to Criminal Law Intro to Community Policing Internship Internship	3 3 3 3 3	Year 1, fall Year 1, Spring Year 2, fall Year 1, fall Year 1, spring

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
ADJM-120	Intro to Aministration of Justice	3	Y1,S1
ADMJ-121	Intro to Criminal Law	3	Y1,S2
ADMJ-123	Intro to Community Policing	3	Y2,S1
ADMJ-190	Internship	3	Y1,S1
ADMJ-191	Internship	3	Y1,S2

There was great industry and community partner support for the advancement of this certificate, as indicated in the attached Advisory Board minutes.

The faculty lead on this program also serves at SRJC and has consulted with their team on this effort. This certificate should complement both programs and not compete with similar offerings.