Police Sciences
(Law Enforcement and Protection)

Your at-home learning program includes eight Instruction Sets designed to take you step-by-step through the techniques and skills you’ll employ in your new career in Police Sciences. Your first Instruction Set will be sent to you as soon as your enrolment has been accepted. Other Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have training materials to work with.

Here is an overview of what you’ll learn and the order in which you’ll receive your learning materials:

Instruction Set 1

Learning Strategies
Identifying and implementing a successful study method; planning when, where, and how you’ll study; creating effective and efficient study tools; using study tools to improve chances for success.

The Administration of Justice
The criminal justice system; organization of police agencies; elements of the criminal legal process - from arrest to final disposition; the corrections system.

Instruction Set 2

Criminal Investigation, Part 1
Field note-taking and preliminary crime scene investigation; attitudes and approaches in the preliminary investigation.

Criminal Investigation, Part 2
Qualities of the investigation; tools and methods of the investigator; observation and description; information sources.

Criminal Investigation, Part 3
Crimes against property - burglary, arson, fraud, chemical spills, occult crime, youth gangs; crimes against persons - felonious assaults, homicide, suicide, sex crimes, child abuse, robbery.

Patrol Procedures, Part 1
Basic goals of police patrol; effective patrol techniques; types of beats; miscellaneous vehicle stops.

Patrol Procedures, Part 2
Patrol hazards; building search; area searches; missing persons; crimes in progress; civil disputes; sick and injured persons.

Instruction Set 3

Evidence, Part 1
Searching the crime scene; using evidence to identify remains; collection and preservation of evidence; comparison and analysis of evidence.

Evidence, Part 2
Gathering and using evidence; preparing for trial; physical expert at trial.

Fingerprinting Techniques
The fingerprinting process; fingerprinting patterns and the classification of fingerprints; latent prints.

Instruction Set 4

Surveillance, Part 1
Surveillance planning; precautions when conducting surveillance; techniques of surveillance; counter surveillance.

Surveillance, Part 2
Advanced surveillance techniques; stationary surveillance; moving foot surveillance; moving vehicular surveillance.

Criminal Law and the Canadian Criminal Code
General principles; defenses; criminal procedure; criminal code offences; offences against the administration of justice and public order; sexual offences and obscenity; disorderly conduct; homicide; manslaughter and infanticide; criminal negligence and legal duties; offences involving motor vehicles; theft and related offences; mischief, arson, and cruelty to animals; narcotics and drug offences.

Textbook: Criminal Law and the Canadian Criminal Code

Instruction Set 5

Equipment Usage
Categories of investigative equipment; camera and lenses; fine tuning your photographs; video cameras; using photography on surveillance; evidence on film.

Observation
Using observation and description; observations and descriptions by investigators; observations and descriptions by witnesses; nonverbal communication.

Truth Finding Methods
Preparing for the interview; conducting the interview; conducting the interrogation; polygraph examination; rights of suspects.

Instruction Set 6

Traffic Engineering
Control devices; identifying hazardous locations; human nature behind the wheel; high speed pursuit driving; directing traffic; safety precautions.

Traffic Accident Investigations, Parts 1 and 2
Qualities of investigation; establishing procedures; crowd control; obtaining facts and records; classifying traffic accidents.

Instruction Set 7

Drug Problems, Parts 1 and 2
Abuse; trafficking; control laws; security measures; arrests and searches.

Use of Force, Officer Safety, and Lifestyle Awareness
The law; civil disturbances; baton, OC spray, firearms, chemical agents; edged weapons; ballistic vests; health & fitness; sleep; infectious diseases; stress.

Instruction Set 8

Security Management, Part 1
Opportunities for trained security personnel; access control – a working definition; access control terminology; environmental design; lighting in crime prevention locks.

Security Management, Part 2
Security in special settings; types of crimes associated with each setting; concepts associated with each setting; crime prevention strategies; railway and port security.

Upon Graduation You’ll Receive:

Reference Text: The Police Manual of Arrest,  Seizure, and Interrogation

Online Library and Librarian
Students in ICS Canada have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via email and assist students in research activities during their studies with ICS Canada.

Note: The graduation shipment will be sent when all program requirements and financial obligations have been met.

We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.