ObjectivesThe two-year Police Foundations program provides students with the skills and knowledge to pursue entry-level policing positions. The program is designed to give students a broad education in human relations skills and the interpretation of social interaction. The program includes the study of police powers and procedures, community policing, investigation processes, race relations, professional ethics and communication.
Academic titlePolice Foundations Ontario College Diploma
Course descriptionSemester 1
1. CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
2. COMMUNICATIONS I
3. COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
4. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW
5. POLITICAL SCIENCE
6. PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL REASONING
7. PSYCHOLOGY
8. SOCIOLOGY AND CANADIAN SOCIETY
Semester 2
1. COMMUNICATIONS II
2. COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
3. CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS
4. CRIMINOLOGY
5. INTERPERSONAL AND GROUP DYNAMICS
6. POLICE POWERS I
7. POLITICAL SCIENCE
8. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Semester 3
1. COMMUNITY POLICING I
2. CRIMINAL CODE
3. CRIMINAL CODE & FEDERAL STATUTES
4. INTERVIEWING AND INVESTIGATIONS
5. ISSUES IN DIVERSITY
6. LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT I
7. YOUTH IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW
8. DIVERSITY & FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE
Semester 4
1. COMMUNITY POLICING II
2. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
3. INVESTIGATION AND EVIDENCE
4. POLICE POWERS II
5. PROVINCIAL OFFENCES
6. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
7. LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT II