Program Contacts: QC Campus Don Gano, 309-796-5281, ganod@bhc.edu
The Law Enforcement curricula are provided by the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Educational Studies.
A working knowledge of the criminal justice system is provided by the law enforcement courses in the curriculum, an understanding of human behavior is provided by the psychology and sociology courses, and the government courses provide knowledge of bureaucratic structure.
Students completing the recommended courses are prepared to compete for jobs in the criminal justice field at the local and state level. Those students desiring employment with federal law enforcement agencies usually need to complete a four-year bachelor’s degree. They are also qualified to enter the private security field.
The certificate program is basically designed for persons presently employed in the criminal justice system. Many people now working in that field received no formal training for their job, and this certificate program is designed to provide them with the basic skills necessary to perform their jobs.
Those interested in a four-year bachelor’s degree should enroll in the Law Enforcement Associate in Science degree program in the Transfer Programs section of this catalog.
COMM 100 Communication Skills
For career program students only. COMM 100 and ENG 132 fulfill requirements for an associate’s degree in several career programs. Concentration on developing skills in writing, speaking and reading.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
CRJU 151 Criminal Justice System
A comprehensive view of the criminal justice system in America today.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: CRJ 901
ENG 132 Technical Writing I Prerequisites: COMM 100 and appropriate COMPASS score or COMM 100 and COMM 105 or ENG 101 “C” or better or BE 180 or instructor consent.
ENG 132 includes correspondence, memo reports, formal reports, abstracts, fact sheets, instructions and proposals. Includes use of a word processor.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
LAWN 101 Police Organization and Administration I
To provide an analysis of accepted administrative methods as applied to police staff functions such as: Personnel Management, Budget Control, Internal Controls, Planning and Research, Records and Communications, Housing and Materials, Federal Assistance and Law Enforcement Planning, and Government Setting for Police Work.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
LAWN 109 Police Community Relations
A study of the development of police community relations as both a tool for the street officer and on administrative philosophy of management. Included is an in-depth study of community oriented policing.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
LAWN 152 Criminology and Delinquent Behavior
This course attempts to deal with the complexity of the Juvenile Delinquency problem in the United States in a way that will give meaning and direction to the law enforcement practitioner that must deal with the problem every day.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: CRJ 914
LAWN 251 Criminal Investigation
Introduction to various law enforcement investigation techniques emphasizing crime scene investigation. May be repeated three (3) times.
3 credit hours: 2 lecture hours; 2 lab hours per week.
LAWN 255 Criminal Law I
Study of development of the federal Constitution and the history of the Bill of Rights; includes in-depth study of first eight Amendments to the Constitution.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
LAWN 257 Police Ethics
A study of ethics as it relates specifically to Law Enforcement, Police Science and the Criminal Justice process.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
Course of Study Outline First Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours) 1COMM 100 — Communication Skills (3)
CRJU 151 — Criminal Justice System (3)
LAWN 101 — Police Organization and Administration I (3)
LAWN 251 — Criminal Investigation (3)
LAWN 255 — Criminal Law I (3)
Second Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours) 1ENG 132 — Technical Writing I (3)
LAWN 109 — Police Community Relations (3)
LAWN 152 — Criminology and Delinquent Behavior (3)
LAWN 257 — Police Ethics (3)
Law Enforcement Elective (3)
