Basic Law Enforcement Training (C55120) Certificate

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Purpose

Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) is designed to give students essential skills required for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with state, county, or municipal governments, or with private enterprise.

This program utilizes State commission-mandated topics and methods of instruction. General subjects include, but are not limited to, criminal, juvenile, civil, traffic, and alcohol beverage laws; investigative, patrol, custody, and court procedures; emergency responses; and ethics and community relations.

Students must successfully complete and pass all units of study mandated by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission to receive a certificate.

Program Curriculum

CJC 110 - Basic Law Enforcement BLET Credit Hours: 20

Class Hours 10 | Lab Hours 30 | Credit Hours 20

Additional Curriculum Notes

Students successfully completing a Basic Law Enforcement Training course accredited by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission will receive credit for:

CJC 131 - Criminal Law
Credit Hours: 3
CJC 132 - Court Procedure & Evidence
Credit Hours: 3
CJC 221 - Investigative Principles
Credit Hours: 4
CJC 231 - Constitutional Law
Credit Hours: 3

toward the Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology. Students must have completed Basic Law Enforcement Training since 1985.