Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College

enable them to be competitive while
seeking employment. It will also give
them an idea of how they compare
with the minimal successful criteria
needed for employment. This course
may be taken once and repeated three
times for credit.
0.037 to 0.741 Unit
2 to 40 Lecture hours
2 to 40 Lab hours
PAC 4350
Crime Prevention Theory and
Practice
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; PAC 040
This course is designed to acquaint
law enforcement personnel with the
latest theories and techniques of crime
prevention through opportunity
reduction. Emphasis will be placed
on physical security devices and
systems, community involvement
in prevention programs, evaluation
of crime trends and prevention
techniques, development of prevention
strategies and program materials,
crime prevention and the community
planning process, ordinances, zoning
and environmental design. The
curriculum follows that recommended
as refresher training by the California
Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training. This course
may be taken once and repeated three
times for credit.
0.037 to 0.741 Unit
2 to 40 Lecture hours
2 to 40 Lab hours
PAC 4351
Industrial Security Powers to Arrest
and Baton Training
This course is designed for students
who are involved in private security.
The contents presented will give an
overview of the role of security guards,
First Aid basics, Powers to Arrest and
P.O.S.T. Certified Baton Training.
This course may be taken once and
repeated three times for credit.
0.167 to 0.75 Unit
8 to 40 Lecture hours
PAC 4352
Industrial Security Baton Powers to
Arrest, Firearms
This course is designed for students
who are involved in private security.
The contents presented will qualify
students for certification with the
Department of Consumer Affairs
in the areas of Powers to Arrest,
Firearms, and Baton. This course may
be taken once and repeated three times
for credit.
0.167 to 0.75 Unit
8 to 40 Lecture hours
PAC 4353
Industrial Security; Baton, Powers to
Arrest, Chemical Agents
This course is designed for students
who are involved in private security.
The contents presented will qualify
students for certification with the
Department of Consumer Affairs
in the areas of Powers to Arrest,
Chemical Agents and Baton. This
course may be taken once and
repeated three times for credit.
0.167 to 0.75 Unit
8 to 40 Lecture hours
PAC 4355
Advanced Police Video/Photography
Prerequisite: PHTO 190
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; AJ 041; AJ 104;
AJ 208; AJ 275
This course is designed for students
interested in preparing for a career in the
field of crime scene video, photography,
forensics and law enforcement. The
course introduces students to the
advanced use of various video and
photography techniques employed
during a police investigation with
special emphasis on documenting a
crime scene and preparing evidence for
use in a court of law. This course may be
taken once and repeated three times for
credit.
0.037 to 0.741 Unit
2 to 40 Lecture hours
2 to 40 Lab hours
PAC 4358
Police Defensive Driving Course
Prerequisite: Valid California Driver’s
License
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; PAC 040
This course is designed to provide
officers with an understanding and
awareness of the problems inherent
in the skills required for defensively
driving a police vehicle in everyday
use. It is not a red light and siren,
high speed pursuit, emergency vehicle
operation course. Rather, it is a course
with the idea in mind that accidents
can be prevented by giving students
a series of demonstrations, lectures
and practical exercises in basic police
vehicle defensive driving techniques
which also includes the use of the
on-tract skid pan for actual driver
training. The curriculum follows that
recommended as refresher training
by the California Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training.
This course may be taken once and
repeated three times for credit.
0.037 to 0.741 Unit
2 to 40 Lecture hours
2 to 40 Lab hours
PAC 4360
Radar Traffic Enforcement
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; PAC 040
Radar Traffic Enforcement course
covers the legal issues involved, the
nomenclature, concepts and practical
operation of police speed control
radar. This course is designed to
provide the student with the necessary
information and skills needed to
function as a radar enforcement
officer. The curriculum follows that
recommended as refresher training
by the California Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training.
The course may be taken once and
repeated three times for credit.
0.074 to 1.482 Unit
2 to 40 Lecture hours
2 to 40 Lab hours
PAC 4362
Child Abuse Investigation
Advisory: PAC 040
This course is designed to provide the
student with the necessary information
and skills needed to function as a
Child Abuse Investigator. Specifically,
this course covers child abuse laws,
recognition of abuse, victim treatment,
interviewing and investigating
techniques, inter-agency coordination
and court involvement.
0.167 to 0.75 Unit
8 to 40 Lecture hours
PAC 4365
Vice Investigation
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; PAC 040
This course is designed to provide the
student with the necessary information
and skills needed to function as vice
investigator. Specifically, this course
covers the legal issues, types of
offenses and investigative techniques
used in vice investigation. The
curriculum follows that recommended
as refresher training by the California
Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training. This course
may be taken once and repeated three
times for credit.
0.037 to 0.741 Unit
2 to 40 Lecture hours
2 to 40 Lab hours
PAC 4366
Basic Traffic Accident Investigation
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; PAC 040
This course is designed to provide the
student with the necessary information
and skills to conduct basic traffic
accident investigations. Specifically,
this course covers the reporting
investigation, cause determination
and prosecution aspects of traffic
accident investigation. The curriculum
follows that recommended as refresher
training by the California Commission
on Peace Officer Standards and
Training. This course may be taken
once and repeated three times for
credit.
0.037 to 0.741 Unit
2 to 40 Lecture hours
2 to 40 Lab hours
PAC 4367
Intermediate Traffic Accident
Investigation
Prerequisite: PAC 4366
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; PAC 040
This course is designed to expand on the
student’s basic understanding of traffic
accident investigation and develop a
working knowledge of the following
subject areas: traffic engineering, point
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