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JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR WORKBOOK 10.0

Supplemental to the Junior Police Academy Program Kit 5th Edi on

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR WORKBOOK

__________________ Introduction Table of Contents How Workbook is Organized How Units Are Organized Why? - The Essence of Each Unit Acknowledgements DIVISION A 3 4 6 8 10 12

Unit 30 Crime Scene Photography Unit 31 Trac Accident Inves ga on Unit 32 Interviewing Witnesses Unit 33 Law Enforcement Technology Unit 34 The Computer Age Unit 35 Forensic Science Unit 36 Firearms Forensics

B-31 B-35 B-39 B-43 B-47 B-51 B-55

DIVISION C And Jus ce for All Unit 37 The Bill of Rights & the Police Unit 38 Youre Under Arrest Unit 39 Booking Procedures Unit 40 Police Interroga on: A Search for the Truth Unit 41 Order in the Court Unit 42 Juvenile/Drug Court Unit 43 Your Day In Court Unit 44 Inside the Courtroom: Answers to Frequently Asked Ques ons C-1 C-3 C-7 C-11 C-15 C-19 C-23 C-27

Law Enforcers: Who They are and What They Do A-1 Unit 1 Introduc on to the Junior Police Academy A-3 Unit 2 History of Policing A-7

Unit 3 A Quick Guide to Being a Police Ocer A-11 Unit 4 Patrolling the Streets A-15

Unit 5 Hazards on Patrol A-19 Unit 6 Trac Enforcement 101 Unit 7 Skills Unique to Crime Figh ng Unit 8 Conict Resolu on Unit 9 The Secret Language of Police A-23 A-27 A-31 A-35

C-31 C-35 C-39 C-43 C-47 C-51

Unit 10 Iden fying Your Skills & Your Place In Law Enforcement A-39 Unit 11 School Resource Ocer Unit 12 Bomb Squad Unit 13 Police Sketch Ar st Unit 14 K-9 Unit Unit 15 Swat A-43 A-47 A-51 A-55 A-59 A-63 A-67 A-71 A-75 A-79 A-83 A-87

Unit 45 And Nothing But the Truth Unit 46 Doing Time Unit 47 The History of Crime and Punishment Unit 48 The Penal Codes Prescrip on for Punishment Unit 49 A Quick Peek at Parole & Proba on

DIVISION D Safe Harbor: Securing Our Homes and Homeland Unit 50 Introduc on to Crime Preven on Unit 51 Crime Preven on in the Home Unit 52 Crimes Against Young People Unit 53 Preven ng School Violence Unit 54 Gangs Unit 55 Root Causes of Juvenile Crimes Unit 56 Teens and Drug Use D-1 D-3 D-7 D-11 D-15 D-19 D-23 D-27 D-31 D-35 D-39 D-43

Unit 16 Law Enforcements Many Hats Unit 17 Sheris Department Unit 18 State Police Unit 19 Federal Bureau of Inves ga on Unit 20 Drug Enforcement Agency Unit 21 U. S. Marshals Service Unit 22 Secret Service

DIVISION B The Crime: How We Catch the Bad Guy B-1 Unit 23 Li le Crimes and Big Crimes Unit 24 Can That Be Legal Unit 25 Scene of the Crime Unit 26 Search and Seizure Unit 27 Police Report Wri ng B-3 B-7 B-11 B-15 B-19

Unit 57 What is Terrorism? Unit 58 Counter Terrorism: America Fights Back Unit 59 What Can You Do in the War on Terrorism Unit 60 Do I Have What it Takes?

Unit 28 Common Mistakes in Police Report Wri ng B-23 Unit 29 Evidence B-27

HOW THE WORKBOOK IS ORGANIZED

DIVISIONS & UNITS

The JPA Instructor Workbook is comprised of four divisions Each division is comprised of units and activities. Division A: Law Enforcers: Who They Are and What They Do Introduces the cadets to criminal justice in America and to the various professions found in law enforcement -- providing a solid foundation for the remainder of the course. Division B: The Crime: How We Catch the Bad Guy Introduces the cadets to how law enforcements professionals do their jobs. Focuses on different techniques of discovering a crime and the criminal responsible. Division C: And Justice for All Examines the end result of crime fighting -- the arrest, prosecution and incarceration of criminals. The lessons emphasize the due process of law and rights of the individual weighed against the interests of society. Division D: Safe Harbor: Securing Our Homes and Homeland Gives cadets a better understanding of crime prevention and how to be proactive in preventing crime in their own community. Also, discusses terrorism and how it effects the world we live in.

HOW THE LESSONS ARE ORGANIZED

Each lesson is four pages

Page One: Introduction Page Two & Three: Lesson Content and Instructor Notes. Cadet Handbook Pages are the same Page Four: Cadet Activity

For a detailed overview of each page, refer to the following Lesson Key.

PAGE ONE
Opening Statement Just like the first day of a trial, this is your opening statement. Its chance to introduce the subject matter to your cadets. The text is just a guideline to really engage your cadets, be sure to included information relevant to the subject from your own experience.

Overview Brief description of the lesson. Objective The instructors educational objective in providing the material.

PAGES TWO & THREE

Cadet Handout with Instructor Notes A reproduction of the Cadet Handouts. In some units there will appear text in blue ink, these are notes for the instructor and are not printed in the Cadets copy which are provided in a separate binder for easy reproduction. (Complete pre-printed sets of the Handouts are available by purchasing our Cadet Kit.)

PAGE FOUR

Cadet Activity Each lesson ends with an activity for the cadets to demonstrate the skills taught in the unit.

Quick Quiz Test your cadets knowledge. The Quizzes can be combined to form quarterly Tests.

WHY? - THE ESSENCE OF EACH UNIT

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NOT HOW , BUT WHY

Upon completing the program, Junior Police Academy Cadets are presented with a Certificate of Achievement. But just what does a Junior Police Academy education mean? What is the value of these materials? What distinguishes a JPA Cadet from other students? Every instructor should answer these questions for themselves before conducting a class. The answers are essential to successfully presenting the material in this Workbook. Consider for a moment our definition of a graduating cadet: A graduating Cadet is not ready to patrol the street but they do appreciate the commitment and dedication a law enforcer needs to face the streets each day. Proficiency with firearms is not part of a Cadets training but they do understand the absolute necessity of a police officer wearing a weapon. Cadets cannot cite case law with the skill of a lawyer but they do recognize the value of a precise penal code, applied justly and fairly to all. Cadets have not known stress and uncertainty of stopping a speeding motorist on a lonely highway at two oclock in the morning but they do understand why no-nonsense, by-the-book traffic stops are not mere theatrics, but a lawmans protocol for staying alive. The Junior Police Academy Cadet not licensed law enforcement officers, but lifelong defenders of a noble profession. These distinctions are at the core of this educational program -- not to simply teach young people law enforcement law and procedure -but to reveal the reasoning behind each law and procedure. Focusing on the WHY, rather than the HOW can move young people to a rich understanding of a law enforcers role in society; to broaden their definition of a law enforcer to include peacemaker and lifeline to those in peril. JPA Advisory Council member Officer Mitchell Garcia of the Houston Police Department said it best: "Young people do not understand what police officers do and why they do it. They don't understand the role of law enforcement in a community. But when we take the mystery out of law enforcement procedures and policies young people's attitudes toward police and their role in society is transformed"

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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This Junior Police Academy is made possible through the dedicated efforts of the following individuals.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SPECIAL THANKS
Sgt. Pauleen Hatch Austin Independent School District Police Department, Austin, Texas

The Junior Police Academy enjoys the participation and guidance of a talented National Advisory Council - Sheila Anderson each with years of law enforcement experience and a Austin Independent School District Police Department, Austin, Texas commitment to education for young people. Officer Suzanne DAmbrose County of Monmouth, New Jersey Freehold, New Jersey miamisuzanne698@aol.com Officer James Adams Hanford Police Department Hanford, California srocop@hotmail.com Chief Patrick Fuller, retired AISD Police Department Austin, Texas WPFuller@austinisd.org Chief Thomas Clemons Seward Police Department Seward. Alaska spdchief@cityofseward.net Officer John Clapp Law Enforcement Instructor in Iraq Formerly with White Settlement Police Department White Settlement, TX, Officer James Taylor Goshen Township Police Department Goshen, Ohio taylor25@msn.com Officer Mark Dillon Hanford Police Department Hanford, CA dare@sayno.com The Austin ISD Police Department JPA Instructors Edward J. Cain, Jr., Deceased, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Officer Gary Richards, Temple, Texas Police Department Charles A. Miller, Jr., Criminal Justice Teacher, Westwood High School, Austin, Texas, Lt. Colonel United States National Guard. Ms. Rhonda Haynes, Project Director Public Service, Law- Related Education, State Bar of Texas Ms. Jan L. Miller, Coordinator, Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Institutes on the Founding Documents, State Bar of Texas

JPA ADVISORY COUNCIL

STAFF
Phil LeConte Executive Officer David Dierks Financial Officer Kelly LeConte Director June Mellon Administrative Officer Paul Kutac Accounting

Captain Tom Long (Retired) Herkimer Police Department Herkimer, New York serpico62@verizon.net Senior Officer Mitchell Garcia Houston Police Academy Houston, TX mgrunner@houston.rr.com Deputy Cory Hughston Victoria County Sheriff's Office Victoria, TX coryhughston@vctx.org

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