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Basic Peace Officer Course
Basic Peace Officer Course
at Dallas College
Dallas Catalog
The Basic Peace Officer Course (BPOC) prepares women and men for service as peace officers in the State of Texas. There are a variety of program options. Once one decides on a preferred class, it is best one attends to all the pre-admission particulars as soon as possible. Contact the office for particulars. Seats are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. There are full-time and part-time classes available. Fulltime classes generally run for twenty-one weeks, Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with some weekends. Parttime evening classes run for forty-two weeks, Mondays through Fridays, 6:30-10:30 p.m, with occasional weekend classes. Parttime morning classes run for forty-two weeks, Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. -noon, with occasional weekend classes.
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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.
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