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LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
LEA 202 LEA Patrol Procedures
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Study of the types, purposes and techniques of police patrol. Includes citizen protection, crime prevention, emergency and
non-emergency situations, safely conducting a high risk vehicle stop, domestic disputes and managing crisis situations,
mental illness and criminal behavior, crimes in progress, indicators of alcohol intoxication, and symptoms of medical
conditions. Also includes use of police radio, hazardous materials, disasters, hate motivated acts, fires, and civil disputes.
Prerequisite(s): LEA 101, or LEA 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, and 107.
Information:
Admission to the Law Enforcement Academy or consent of Law Enforcement Coordinator is required before enrolling in
this course.
LEA 201, 202, 203, 204, and 205 together constitute LEA 200.
Offered: Contact department at 206-6569.
LEA 203 LEA Traffic Enforcement and Investigation
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the attitude and techniques essential in dealing effectively with traffic violators. Includes the effects of
alcohol and drugs on drivers and techniques for obtaining evidence for successful prosecution, the legal basis of the
Uniform Traffic Citation, specific techniques for stopping and approaching suspects in vehicles, traffic collision
investigation, and proper methods for taking and recording evidence at the collision scene. Also includes techniques for
directing and controlling vehicular and pedestrian movements by means of hand signals, and applicable sections of the
Arizona Revised Statutes relating to law enforcement authority.
Prerequisite(s): LEA 101, or LEA 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, and 107.
Information:
Admission to the Law Enforcement Academy or consent of the Law Enforcement Coordinator is required before enrolling
in this course.
LEA 201, 202, 203, 204, and 205 together constitute LEA 200.
Offered: Contact department at 206-6569.
LEA 204 LEA Criminal Investigation
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Principles common to all types of investigation. Includes conducting a proper search, sketching the crime scene, recording
and preserving notes, packaging and marking evidence for identification, synthesizing information into a final report, the
functions of a crime laboratory, proper interviewing and questioning techniques, and methods of fingerprinting. Also
includes investigating the more common sex crimes, procedures for investigating cases involving death, organized criminal
activities, techniques used in the investigation of assault, burglary, robbery, auto theft, child abuse, missing persons, and
narcotics and dangerous drug violations.
Prerequisite(s): LEA 101, or LEA 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, and 107.
Information:
Admission to the Law Enforcement Academy or consent of the Law Enforcement Coordinator is required before enrolling
in this course.
LEA 201, 202, 203, 204, and 205 together constitute LEA 200.
Offered: Contact department at 206-6569.
LEA 205 LEA Records and Reports
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the characteristics of good reports and field notes and obtaining and using investigative information from
police records systems. Includes form, style, and procedures for writing various reports, techniques for developing an
accurate narrative, and proper and improper conclusions. Also includes modern technology in police data processing and
information available through the use of local state and national records.
Prerequisite(s): LEA 101, or LEA 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, and 107.
Information:
Admission to the Law Enforcement Academy or consent of the Law Enforcement Coordinator is required before enrolling
in this course.
LEA 201, 202, 203, 204, and 205 together constitute LEA 200.
Offered: Contact department at 206-6569.
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