Titles, descriptions, and credit recommendations for all learning experiences recommended for college credit within the Student Officer Training Program - Retired Courses section can be found below. To locate information on additional learning experiences, which have also been recommended for college credit, use the Organization Directory Page link above for a complete list of titles for all learning experiences or use the following links to go directly to other sections:

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Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Student Officer Training Program - Retired Courses section

The courses listed below constitute the component of the Student Officer Training Program conducted by the New York City Police Academy. This intensive program consists of 30 weeks of classroom instruction and 5 weeks of field instruction, supplemented by another six months in the Community Patrol Officer Program under the close supervision of experienced officers. All new recruits to the Police Department must undergo this training. The first class began in December 1973 and graduated from the Academy on June 11, 1974. This present curriculum is the result of a revision of the previous Recruit Training Program which the Department undertook in October 1973 and which involved outside experts as well as Department personnel. All courses are taught at the Academy.

Advanced Recruit Studies: Critical Issues in Law Enforcement
Community Relations for Police Officers
Community Relations for Police
Criminal Investigation
Criminal Law
Field Training Program
Internship in Criminal Justice
Introduction to Law
Introduction to Law Enforcement
Introduction to Law Enforcement-Police Science
Introduction to Social Psychology
Law
Physical Education - Version 1
Physical Education - Version 2 through Version 5
Police Science
Selected Topics in Behavioral Science for Police Officers

Descriptions and credit recommendations

Advanced Recruit Studies: Critical Issues in Law Enforcement
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: 30 hours (10 weeks).
Dates: May 1994 - October 1995.
Objectives: Describe the role of the police officer in modern culture, including legal, ethical, and practical aspects of urban policing; identify stresses on police officers; explain the value of modern strategies such as problem solving and community policing; explain the need for effective liaisons with other government agencies and private industry; describe the role of the media in police work; explain the importance of skillful research and analysis in modern policing.
Instruction: Myths and learned behavior; historical development of the New York City Police Department; the role and function of police in society; styles of policing; the police culture; police and the public; police and the black community; police and the Latino community; institutions and secrecy; police, the media and public opinion; police and the political system; attacking quality of life issues through problem solving; philosophy, history and benefits of community policing; women in policing; interagency conflict and cooperation; stress management; law and its impact on police policy. This course serves as a capstone learning experience for students completing their Academy training with a baccalaureate degree.  Participants complete a structured research paper under the guidance of a mentor/instructor.
Credit recommendation: In the graduate degree category, 2 semester hours in Criminal Justice (11/94).

Community Relations for Police Officers
(Formerly Community Relations for Police)
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: Version 1: 75 hours. Version 2 or 3: 59 hours. Version 4: 60 hours (8 weeks). Version 5: 60 hours (8 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: December 1973 - December 1979. Version 2: January 1980 - January 1988. Version 3: February 1988 - December 1990. Version 4: January 1991 - February 1992. Version 5: March 1992 - May 1995.*
Objectives: Version 1, 2, or 3:  To provide the student with knowledge of his/her role in the community and the expectations of the community he/she serves. Version 4 or 5: Describe criminal and noncrime-related events and their underlying issues in the community that fall within the responsibility of the police department; explain the role of the police officer in the community with regard to criminal and noncriminal activity; describe techniques for intervention in criminal and noncriminal matters.
Instruction: Version 1: Exploration of the etiology, manifestations, and proposed solutions for non crime-related problems that the police service is called upon to resolve.  Discussion of children, adolescents, and the problem of juvenile delinquency; intergroup relations, communications theory, and interviewing; crisis intervention and conflict management; treatment of geographical structures and ethnic communities in New York City. Version 2: Exploration of the manifestations and proposed solutions for non crime-related problems that the police service is called upon to resolve.  Discussion of children, adolescents and the problem of juvenile delinquency, and the elderly; intergroup relations, communications theory, and interviewing; crisis intervention and conflict management; victimology; an overview of community resources; treatment of geographical structures and ethnic communities in New York City. Version 3 or 4: Exploration of the manifestations and proposed solutions for non crime-related problems that the police service is called upon to resolve.  Discussion of children, adolescents and the problem of juvenile delinquency, and the elderly; intergroup relations, communications theory, and interviewing; crisis intervention and conflict management; victimology; an overview of community resources; treatment of geographical structures and ethnic communities in New York City; bias/prejudice; suicide; non-custody emotionally disturbed persons.  Version 5: Exploration of the manifestations and proposed solutions for non crime‑related problems that the police service is called upon to resolve. Discussion of children, adolescents and the problem of juvenile delinquency, and the elderly; intergroup relations, communications theory, and interviewing; crisis intervention and conflict management; victimology; an overview of community resources; treatment of geographical structures and ethnic communities in New York City; bias/prejudice; suicide; non-custody emotionally disturbed persons; values in policing; equal employment opportunity under Title VII Law; sexual harassment; the gay and lesbian community.
Credit recommendation: Version 1:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate category, 3 semester hours in Criminal Justice, Social Science or Social Work (8/74).   Version 2, 3, 4 or 5: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Criminal Justice, Applied Social Science, Applied Sociology, or Social Work (4/85 revalidation) (1/91 revalidation).  *NOTE: The credit recommendation for this course’s instructional content continues in the course exhibit titled Selected Topics in Behavioral Science for Police Officers.

Criminal Investigation
(Police Science-Criminal Investigation)
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: Version 1: 60 hours. Version 2: 62 hours. Version 3: 49 hours (62 weeks). Version 4: 80 hours (26 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: December 1973 - August 1979. Version 2: September 1979 - December 1990. Version 3: January 1991 - December 1993. Version 4: January 1994 - December 1999.*
Objectives: Version 1: To provide the student with knowledge of his/her responsibilities as the first police representative at the crime scene. Version 2: To provide the student with knowledge of his/her responsibilities in responding to the investigation and protection of potential and actual crime scenes and incidents requiring investigations. Version 3 or 4: Describe the responsibilities of a police officer in responding to, investigating and protecting potential and actual crime scenes and incidents requiring investigations.
Instruction: Version 1: General principles of investigation, with suggested procedures for specific types of law violators; reporting procedures necessary for statistical studies and specialist follow-up; aspects of crime prevention as they relate to the police officer's role. Version 2: General principles of investigation, with suggested procedures for specific types of law violators; responding to calls; preliminary investigations; investigation of complaints, aided cases, accident cases; developing and handling physical evidence; safeguarding and continuity of physical evidence/property; investigation of corruption and civilian complaints. Version 3 or 4: General principles of investigation, with suggested procedures for specific type of law violators; responding to calls; preliminary investigations; investigation of complaints, aided cases, accident cases; developing and handling physical evidence; safeguarding and continuity of physical evidence/property; investigation of corruption and civilian complaints.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Criminal Justice (8/74). Version 2 or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Criminal Investigation or Criminal Justice (4/85 revalidation) (1/91 revalidation). Version 4: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Criminal Investigation or Criminal Justice (5/96 revalidation). *NOTE: The credit recommendation for this course’s instructional content continues in the course exhibit titled Police Science.

Criminal Law
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: Version 1: 63 hours. Version 2: 62 hours (11 weeks). Version 3: 65 hours (11 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: December 1973 - May 1980. Version 2: June 1980 - January 1988. Version 3: February 1988 - December 2000.*
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: To provide the student with practical working knowledge of specific criminal offenses. Version 3: Identify the more commonly invoked criminal statutes and recognize their applications to specific situations.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: Comprehensive analysis of criminal law and procedures; methods of interpretation of criminal statutes; statutory definitions of crime; study of case law related to criminal statutes and applications to specific situations. Emphasis is on the underlying framework of criminal law. Version 3: Comprehensive analysis of criminal law and procedures; methods of interpretation of criminal statutes; statutory definitions of crime; study of case law related to criminal statutes and applications to specific situations. Emphasis is on the underlying framework of criminal law; treatment of the progression of the use of force.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Criminal Justice or Criminology (8/74). Version 2 or 3: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Criminal Justice (4/85 revalidation) (1/91 revalidation) (5/96 revalidation). *NOTE: The credit recommendation for this course’s instructional content continues in the course exhibit titled Law.

Field Training Program
Location: Designated field training locations throughout the City of New York.
Length: Version 1 or 2: 204 hours (24 weeks). Version 3: 260 hours (26 weeks); in addition, approximately 25 hours per week of on-the-job practice. Version 4: 48 hours (24 weeks); in addition, approximately 35 hours per week of on-the-job practice. Version 5: 48 hours (16 weeks); in addition, approximately 35 hours per week of on-the-job practice.
Dates: Version 1: April 1987 - September 1990.* Version 2: October 1990 - September 1992. Version 3: October 1992 - March 1994. Version 4: April 1994 - January 1999. Version 5: February 1999 - June 2003.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Apply police theory and technique to actual field experiences. Version 3, 4, or 5: Utilize the tenets of community policing; prepare and issue summonses; properly complete all Police Department related paper work; stop, question, and frisk suspects; utilize proper and safe street tactics; make arrests; correctly respond to radio runs; safeguard crime scenes; effectively testify during a court appearance; safely conduct auto stops; direct traffic; effectively deal with the homeless and mentally disturbed.
Instruction: Version 1: Structured field experience with intensive practical application of that study, under the direct tutelage of specially trained Sergeant trainers. Criminal justice procedures; precinct organizational structure; Community Patrol Officers program; precinct details; crisis intervention; reaction control training; investigatory skills; preventive patrol techniques. Individual students are assigned on a rotating basis to selected field training Sergeants who receive special training and extra compensation for this work. Three bimonthly field training evaluations are prepared by separate sergeants on each student and any below standard evaluation is channeled to the Chief of Patrol. The final evaluation and certification as a police officer takes place at the end of the probationary period. Version 2: Training is conducted as described in Version 1, with the following modifications: training takes place in the precincts rather than division offices, and more emphasis is given to community-oriented policing. Version 3: Upon graduating from the Police Academy, probationary police officers are assigned to Precinct Field Training Units. Under the direction of a training supervisor, they are shown the manner in which to respond to serious emergencies, crimes in progress, tactical confrontations, and crowd control. The probationary police officers are also thoroughly briefed and re-instructed on Department policies and procedures. Three bimonthly field training evaluations are prepared by training supervisors on each student. The final evaluation and certification as a police officer takes place at the end of the probationary period. Version 4 or 5: Upon graduating from the Police Academy, probationary police officers are assigned to Precinct Field Training Units. Under the direction of a field training sergeant and other ranking officers with whom the probationary officer completes foot patrols and radio motor patrol tours, they are shown the manner in which to respond to serious emergencies, crimes in progress, tactical confrontations, and crowd control. The probationary police officers are also thoroughly briefed and re-instructed on Department policies and procedures. Monthly field training evaluations are prepared by training supervisors on each student. The final evaluation (by the field training sergeant) and certification as a police officer takes place at the end of the probationary period.
Credit recommendation: Version 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours as an Internship in Criminal Justice (6/88) (3/93 revalidation) (11/94 revalidation) (10/99 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this learning experience was recommended for credit from December 1973 through June 1981 under the title Internship in Criminal Justice. The credit recommendation was: in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 6 semester hours as an Internship in Criminal Justice. Please refer to that exhibit for further information. Please note that there are nearly 6 years between the two versions of this learning experience when credit recommendations did not apply.

Internship in Criminal Justice
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: 360 hours (9 weeks).
Dates: December 1973 - June 1981.*
Objectives: To provide field experience as part of the Student Officer Training Program.
Instruction: Structured field experience during which the student officer is introduced to the practical application of police theory and technique. Criminal justice procedures; precinct organizational structure (neighborhood police teams and functional management); crisis intervention; community relations activities; reaction control training; investigatory skills; preventive patrol techniques. Individual students are assigned on a rotating basis to selected field training officers who receive special training and extra compensation for their role. The training officers supervise the field experience and evaluate the performance of the students three times during the internship. The final evaluation and certification as a  police officer takes place at the end of the probationary year.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 6 semester hours as an Internship in Criminal Justice (8/74). *NOTE: The credit recommendation for this course continues under the exhibit titled Field Training Program. Please note that there are nearly 6 years between the two versions of this learning experience when credit did not apply.

Introduction to Law
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: Version 1: 62 hours. Version 2 or 3: 63 hours (11 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: December 1973 - May 1980. Version 2: June 1980 - December 1990. Version 3: January 1991 - December 2000.*
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: To provide the student with a basic introductory course in law with emphasis on the development of legal principles and concepts having application to law enforcement. Version 3: Identify and describe legal principles and concepts applicable to law enforcement.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2:  The nature of law in contemporary society; study of the U.S. Constitution with emphasis on the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment; constitutional rights of the accused; the police officer and the judicial process; application of legal concepts (probable cause, stop and frisk); court testimony. Version 3: The nature of law in contemporary society; study of the U.S. Constitution with emphasis on the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment; constitutional rights of the accused; the police officer and the judicial process; application of legal concepts (probable cause, stop and frisk); court testimony; the progression of the use of force.
Credit recommendation: Version 1:  In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Criminology, Government, Police Science, or Political Science (8/74). Version 2 or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Government, Police Science, or Political Science (4/85 revalidation) (1/91 revalidation) (5/96 revalidation). *NOTE: The credit recommendation for this course’s instructional content continues in the course exhibit titled Law.

Introduction to Law Enforcement
(Introduction to Law Enforcement-Police Science)
(formerly offered as two components)
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: Version 1: 180 hours. Version 2: 90 hours (12 weeks). Version 3: 69 hours (9 weeks). Version 4: 79.5 hours (26 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: December 1973 - August 1979. Version 2: September 1979 - December 1990. Version 3: January 1991 - December 1993. Version 4: January 1994 - December 1999.*
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: To provide the student with an introduction to law enforcement and its role within society with specific reference to the function of the patrol officer; to provide the student with an understanding of what is expected of the urban police officer; to enable the recruit to analyze and work within the guidelines of the New York City Police departmental structure and policy, and the individual member's functions; to familiarize the recruit with the purposes and operation of the New York City Police patrol, and the skills, techniques, resources, and statutes with which the police officer must be conversant. Version 3 or 4: Describe the function of law enforcement in society and its implications for the role of the police officer; define the role of the urban police officer; identify and describe the major features of the New York City Police Department’s structure and policies; describe the purpose and operation of a New York City Police patrol function; describe the skills, resources, and statutes that are fundamental to a police officer’s work.
Instruction: Version 1: Role of law enforcement and the individual police officer's participation; departmental structure, policy, and rationale of each; individual member's internal and external relationships and functions; purposes and operations of police patrol; skills, techniques, resources and statutes with which the police office must be familiar. Version 2 or 3: Role of law enforcement and the individual police officer’s participation; departmental structure, policy, and rationale of each; individual member’s internal and external relationships and functions; purposes and operations of police patrol; skills, techniques, resources, and statutes with which the officer must be familiar; policies and practices of the New York City Police Department; organization and rank order; sick and excusal procedures; discipline; patrol: organization, function, conditions; report writing; police emergencies; communications; motor vehicle and traffic regulations; summons procedures; Environmental Control Board summons; arrest procedures; custody of children; policies concerning prisoners; police tactics; and fingerprinting. Version 4: Role of law enforcement and the individual police officer’s participation; departmental structure, policy, and rationale of each; individual member’s internal and external relationships and functions; purposes and operations of police patrol; skills, techniques, resources, and statutes with which the officer must be familiar; policies and practices of the New York City Police Department; organization and rank order; sick and excusal procedures; discipline; patrol: organization, function, conditions; report writing; police emergencies; communications; motor vehicle and traffic regulations; summons procedures; Environmental Control Board summons; arrest procedures; custody of children; policies concerning prisoners; police tactics; and fingerprinting;  community policing; juveniles.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Criminal Justice and 4 semester hours as an elective in Criminal Justice(8/74). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Criminal Justice (4/85 revalidation). Version 3 or 4: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Police Science (1/91 revalidation) (5/96 revalidation). *NOTE: The credit recommendation for this course’s instructional content continues in the course exhibit titled Police Science.

Introduction to Social Psychology
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: Version 1: 63 hours. Version 2, 3, 4 or 5: 50 hours.
Dates: Version 1: December 1973 - December 1979. Version 2: January 1980 - December 1990. Version 3: January 1991 - May 1992. Version 4: June 1992 - February 1994. Version 5: March 1994 - May 1995.*
Objectives: Version 1: To provide the student with knowledge of human behavior that he/she can anticipate upon becoming a police officer. Version 2: To provide the recruit with the theoretical and applied social science material that will enable him/her to interact with people of various backgrounds. Version 3, 4 or 5: Describe the basic principles of social psychology that underlie guidelines for appropriate police officer behavior in dealing with different ethnic groups, emotionally or mentally disturbed individuals, domestic disputes, and various types of criminal behavior.
Instruction: Version 1: Personality; crisis intervention; conflict management; interpersonal interaction; small group dynamics; adolescent behavior; communications theory; transactional analysis. Version 2: Personality development: socialization, attitudes, perception; myths; police cynicism; institutions and secrecy; stress; understanding human behavior; crisis intervention; death as a crisis; victimology; police intervention; child abuse; spouse abuse; juvenile delinquency; youths and adolescents; homicide/assault; individual disputes; crowd behavior. Version 3:  Personality development: socialization, attitudes, perception; myths; police cynicism; institutions and secrecy; stress; understanding human behavior; crisis intervention; death as a crisis; victimology; police intervention; child abuse; spouse abuse; juvenile delinquency; youths and adolescents; homicide/assault; individual disputes; crowd behavior; bias/prejudice, suicide, and non-custody emotionally disturbed persons. Version 4: Personality development: socialization, attitudes, perception; myths; police cynicism; institutions and secrecy; stress; understanding human behavior; crisis intervention; death as a crisis; victimology; police intervention; child abuse; spouse abuse; juvenile delinquency; youths and adolescents; homicide/assault; individual disputes; crowd behavior; bias/prejudice, suicide, and non-custody emotionally disturbed persons; community policing; cultural awareness, including an overview of the history of immigration to New York City, the process of assimilation, contributions of various ethnic groups. Version 5: Personality development: socialization, attitudes, perception; myths; police cynicism; institutions and secrecy; stress; understanding human behavior; crisis intervention; death as a crisis; victimology; police intervention; child abuse; spouse abuse; juvenile delinquency; youths and adolescents; individual disputes; crowd behavior; bias/prejudice, suicide; non-custody emotionally disturbed persons; community policing; cultural awareness, including an overview of the history of immigration to New York City, the process of assimilation, contributions of various ethnic groups; member of the service involved in domestic situations.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Behavioral Sciences, Criminal Justice, Social Science, or Social Work (8/74). Version 2, 3, 4 or 5: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours in Behavioral Sciences, Criminal Justice, Applied Social Science, Applied Sociology, or Social Work (4/85 revalidation) (1/91 revalidation). *NOTE: The credit recommendation for this course’s instructional content continues in the course exhibit titled Selected Topics in Behavioral Science for Police Officers.

Law
(Formerly Criminal Law and Introduction to Law)
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: 146 hours (26 weeks).
Dates: January 2001 - June 2003.*
Objectives: Identify the more commonly invoked criminal statutes and recognize their applications to specific situations; Identify and describe legal principles and concepts applicable to law enforcement.
Instruction: Comprehensive analysis of criminal law and procedures; methods of interpretation of criminal statutes; statutory definitions of crime; study of case law related to criminal statutes and applications to specific situations (emphasis is on the underlying
framework of criminal law); the nature of law in contemporary society; study of the U.S. Constitution with emphasis on the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment; constitutional rights of the accused; the police officer and the judicial process; application of legal concepts (probable cause, stop and frisk); court testimony; the progression of the use of force.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 8 semester hours in Criminal Justice (5/01 revalidation). *NOTE: The content covered in this course was recommended for credit as two separate courses from December 1973 to December 2000. Please refer to the former individual course titles for further information.

Physical Education - Version 1
 Part 1: Foundations of Physical Activity
 Part 2: Lifesaving Techniques
 Part 3: Safety Education, Accident Prevention, and First Aid
 Part 4: Self-Defense
 Part 5: Swimming I
 Part 6: Swimming II
 Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
 Length: 170 hours.
 Dates: Version 1: December 1973 - December 1983.*.
 Objectives: To prepare the student for the physiological and psychological demands involved in the work of a police officer.
 Instruction: Part 1: Survey of physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of physical fitness; skills, body mechanics, and methods of maintaining and improving physical fitness; role of the physical conditioning nutrition, and basic health habits. Part 2: Advanced survival techniques and strokes; safety procedures; use of flotation devices and safety aids. American Red Cross Senior Lifesaving Certificate is issued to all who pass the senior lifesaving tests. Part 3: Principles of safety; theory and practice of first aid procedures in emergency situations (shock, wounds, heart attacks, strokes) and extrications for dangerous situations. Part 4: Theory, skills, practice of judo, karate, and boxing techniques; basic blows, throws, and defenses; application of these skills to combative situations. Part 5: Fundamentals of water safety; instruction and practice in various swimming techniques and in elementary forms of diving. Part 6: Intermediate swimming; basic water safety techniques; emphasis on form and endurance in the crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke, and elementary backstroke.
Credit recommendation: Part 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Physical Education (8/74). Part 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Physical Education (8/74). Part 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Physical Education (8/74). Part 4: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Physical Education (8/74). Part 5: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Physical Education (8/74). Part 6: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Physical Education (8/74). *NOTE: Later versions of this course grouping follow in the next exhibit.
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Physical Education - Version 2 through Version 5
Part 1: Foundations of Physical Fitness
Part 2: Defensive Tactics
Part 3: American Heart Association Basic Life Support
(Formerly Safety Services)
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: Version 2 or 3: 137 hours. Version 4: 150 hours.
Dates: Version 2: January 1984 __ February 1993.* Version 3: March 1993 __ June 1999. Version 4: July 1999 – June 2003.
Objectives: Version 2, 3 or 4, Parts 1-3: State principles of good nutrition; identify sources of stress and healthy techniques for stress reduction; evaluate dietary habits and other potential health risk factors; describe fitness programs to achieve specific health goals; use various defensive tactics in combative situations; administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid; perform land-based water rescue.
Instruction: Version 2, 3 or 4, Part 1: Survey of physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of physical fitness; neuro­muscular skill and biomechanics, scientific approach toward assessing entry-level overall physical fitness, and methods of improving and maintaining physical fitness; role of physical con­ditioning, nutrition, and basic health habits. Version 2, Part 2: Theory, skills, and practice of judo, karate, and techniques from selected martial arts including basic blows, throws, blocks and defenses; application of these skills to combative situations. Defense skills necessary to protect oneself when securing an arrest and confinement also stressed. Version 3 or 4, Part 2: All topics in Version 2; in addition, unarmed self-defense (sparring). Version 2 or 3, Part 3: Land­based water rescue: safety procedures and use of flotation devices and safety aids; principles of safety; theory and practice of first aid procedures in emergency situations (shock, wounds, heart attacks, strokes) and extrications in dangerous situations; instruction in basic skills of cardio­pulmonary resuscitation. American Red Cross certifica­tions in First Aid and Safety, and in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation are issued. Version 4, Part 3: All topics in Version 3; in addition, use of automatic external defibrillators.
Credit recommendation: Version 2, 3 or 4, Part 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Physical Education (8/74) (4/85 revalidation) (1/91 revalidation) (5/96 revalidation) (5/01 revalidation). Version 2,  3 or 4, Part 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Physical Education Activity Elective (8/74) (4/85 revalidation) (1/91 revalidation) (5/96 revalidation) (5/01 revalidation). Version 2, 3 or 4, Part 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Physical Education (8/74) (4/85 revalidation) (1/91 revalidation) (5/96 revalidation) (5/01 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of this course grouping is listed in the preceding exhibit.

Police Science
(Formerly Criminal Investigation/Introduction to Law Enforcement)
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: 160 hours (26 weeks).
Dates: January 2000 - June 2003.*
Objectives: Describe the responsibilities of a police officer in responding to, investigating and protecting potential and actual crime scenes and incidents requiring investigations; describe the function of law enforcement in society and its implications for the role of the police officer; define the role of the urban police officer; identify and describe the major features of the New York City Police Department’s structure, policies, mission, and values; describe the purpose and operation of a New York City Police patrol function; describe the skills, resources, and statutes that are fundamental to a police officer’s work.
Instruction: General principles of investigation, with suggested procedures for specific type of law violators; responding to calls; preliminary investigations; investigation of complaints, aided cases, accident cases; developing and handling physical evidence; safeguarding and continuity of physical evidence/property; investigation of corruption and civilian complaints; criminal intelligence reporting; reporting suspected law violations or persons or activities connected with major crime for follow-up investigation; reporting gang-related criminal activity; DNA evidence; processing computer evidence; role of law enforcement and the individual police officer’s participation; departmental structure, policy, and rationale of each; individual member’s internal and external relationships and functions; purposes and operations of police patrol; skills, techniques, resources, and statutes with which the officer must be familiar. Policies and practices of the New York City Police Department; organization and rank order; sick and excusal procedures; discipline; patrol: organization, function, conditions; report writing; police emergencies; communications; motor vehicle and traffic regulations; summons procedures; Environmental Control Board summons; arrest procedures; custody of children; policies concerning prisoners; police tactics; fingerprinting; community policing; juveniles; EDPs; policies and procedures regarding safety and enforcement issues on both New York City Transit Authority and New York City Housing Authority properties; response to critical incidents; responsibilities at the scenes of civil matters; policies concerning quality of life issues in New York City; hazardous materials; terrorism; information ordering; task prioritization.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 8 semester hours in Criminal Investigation or Criminal Justice (5/01 revalidation). *NOTE: The content covered in this course was recommended for credit as two separate courses from December 1973 to December 1999. Please refer to the former individual course titles for further information.

Selected Topics in Behavioral Science for Police Officers
(Formerly Community Relations for Police Officers and Introduction to Social Psychology)
Location: Police Academy, 235 East 20th St., New York, NY.
Length: Version 1: 123 hours (26 weeks). Version 2: 150 hours (26 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: June 1995 - May 1998.* Version 2: June 1998 - December 1999. Version 3: January 2000 - June 2003.
Objectives: Version 1, 2 or 3: Describe criminal and noncrime-related events and their underlying issues in the community that fall within the responsibility of the police department; explain the role of the police officer in the community with regard to criminal and noncriminal activity; describe techniques for intervention in criminal and noncriminal matters; describe the basic principles of social psychology that underlie guidelines for appropriate police officer behavior in dealing with different ethnic groups, emotionally or mentally disturbed individuals, domestic disputes, and various types of criminal behavior.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: Exploration of the manifestations and proposed solutions for noncrime‑related problems that the police service is called upon to resolve. Communication skills; personality development: socialization, attitudes, perception; myths and learned behavior; Title VII Law: equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment; cultural awareness, including an overview of the history of immigration to New York City, the process of assimilation, contributions of various ethnic groups; the gay and lesbian community; poverty and other social issues; media images of policing; alternative styles of policing; police cynicism; institutions and secrecy; stress; alcoholism; police authority and ethics; non-custody emotionally disturbed persons; crisis intervention; victimology; disaster response; domestic violence (including member of the service involved in domestic situations); child abuse; juvenile delinquency; youths and adolescents; crowd behavior; bias/prejudice; suicide; community policing. Version 3: All topics listed in Version 2; in addition, death notification, domestic terrorism, and cults.
Credit recommendation: Version 1, 2 or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 7 semester hours in Criminal Justice, Behavioral Sciences, Applied Social Science, Applied Sociology, or Social Work (8/74) (4/85 revalidation) (1/91 revalidation) (5/96 revalidation) (5/01 revalidation). *NOTE: The content covered in this course was recommended for credit as two separate courses from December 1973 to May 1995. Please refer to the former individual course titles for further information.

Updated 9/13/07

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