The
Windham County Sheriff's Department in conjunction
with
the Windham Regional Career Center, hosts the
Protective Services: Law Enforcement class under
the instruction of Captain Heidi Nelson. The course
is designed to familiarize students with interests
not only in law enforcement, but within the entire
criminal justice system from state and federal
court houses to corrections. Students will be
taught numerous aspects of law enforcement and
leave the course with a portfolio demonstrating
a students ability to process a criminal case,
a motor vehicle accident and a motor vehicle stop.
Course Description
This program is for the person seeking
to become a part-time police officer and is modeled
on the requirements set forth by the State of
Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council. Students
will learn the laws of arrest, motor vehicle laws,
introduction to criminal law, search and seizure,
note-taking and report writing, first aid, firearms
handling and an overview of forensic studies.
Law Enforcement includes supervised hands on exercises,
various presentations, lectures and demonstrations.
Numerous class trips to the Vermont Police Academy,
courts and correctional facilities are part of
the curriculum. The program does not certify students
as a police officer, but the successful completion
of the course can be submitted to the Training
Council for credit towards a credential and enhance
the students' eventual entrance into the Vermont
Police Academy. --Windham
Regional Career Center Program of Studies 2006-2007
the Windham Regional Career Center, hosts the
Protective Services: Law Enforcement class under
the instruction of Captain Heidi Nelson. The course
is designed to familiarize students with interests
not only in law enforcement, but within the entire
criminal justice system from state and federal
court houses to corrections. Students will be
taught numerous aspects of law enforcement and
leave the course with a portfolio demonstrating
a students ability to process a criminal case,
a motor vehicle accident and a motor vehicle stop.
,
various presentations, lectures and demonstrations.
Numerous class trips to the Vermont Police Academy,
courts and correctional facilities are part of
the curriculum. The program does not certify students
as a police officer, but the successful completion
of the course can be submitted to the Training
Council for credit towards a credential and enhance
the students' eventual entrance into the Vermont
Police Academy. 