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Basic Peace Officer - Police Academy
Basic Peace Officer - Police Academy
at Navarro College
Dallas Catalog
The Basic Peace Officer Course Certificate (Program) offered by the Navarro College Police Academy (NCPA) consists of 779 total hours, of which 720 is required by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) curriculum. There are 42 topics of instruction ranging in length from 1 hour of classroom time to 74 hours. The program includes training in the following areas: current Penal and Traffic Laws, Crash Investigation, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, Defensive Tactics, First Aid/CPR, Patrol Tactics, Firearms and Police Driving and many others.
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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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