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New York City Police Department | Evaluated Learning Experience

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Police Administrative Aide Entry Level Training

Formerly: 
Police Administrative Aide
Course Category: 
Civilian Training
Length: 

Version 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5: 210 hours (6 weeks); includes approximately 75 hours of criminal justice-related instruction.  Version 6: 210 hours (6 weeks); classroom portion includes approximately 75 hours of criminal justice-related instruction; in addition, course participants complete a minimum of 35 hours of supervised field training. Version 7: 265 hours (7 - 9 weeks)

Location: 
130-30 28th Avenue, College Point, NY
Dates: 

Version 1: March 1990 - October 1993.  Version 2: November 1993 - February 1997.  Version 3: March 1997 - September 1997.  Version 4: October 1997 - December 2000.   Version 5: January 2001 -February 2002.  Version 6: March 2002 - May 2016. Version 7: June 2016 - Present. 

Instructional delivery format: 
Traditional classroom model
Learner Outcomes: 

Version 1 and 2: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify and explain basic concepts of police science, law, and social science, and apply these concepts to the daily routine administration of a law enforcement organization. Version 3, 4,  5, 6, and 7: Upon successful completion, students will be able to: identify and explain basic concepts of police science, law, and social science, and apply these concepts to the daily routine administration of a law enforcement organization; use effective telephone communication techniques in an office setting; prepare reports, letters, and memos using word processing; use on-line information systems.

Instruction: 

Version 1: Topics include: police organizational structure; processing civilian complaints; aided cases; missing persons reports; accident reports; property; penal law; criminal procedural law; categories of offenses; culpable mental states; crisis intervention; stress awareness. Between the dates indicated for this version, additional topics in office automation were not evaluated or recommended for credit. Version 2: All topics in Version 1; in addition, community policing. Version 3: Topics include: police organizational structure; processing civilian complaints; aided cases; missing persons reports; accident reports; property; penal law; criminal procedural law; categories of offenses; culpable mental states; crisis intervention; stress awareness; community policing; key-boarding; proofreading skills; telephone techniques; word processing, including formatting, editing, merging, columns; on-line information systems. Version 4: Topics include: police organizational structure; processing civilian complaints; aided cases; missing persons reports; accident reports; property; penal law; criminal procedural law; categories of offenses; culpable mental states; crisis intervention; stress awareness; courtesy, professionalism, and respect; key-boarding; proofreading skills; telephone techniques; word processing, including formatting, editing, merging, columns; on-line information systems. Version 5, 6, and 7: All topics in Version 4; in addition, introduction to computer hardware and the Windows XP operating system.

Credit recommendation: 

Version 1 and 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours as an elective in Criminal Justice (1/91) (5/96 revalidation). Version 3, 4 and 5: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours as an elective in Criminal Justice, and 3 semester hours as an elective in Office Technology or Office Automation Systems (11/96) (5/01 revalidation). Version 6 and 7: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours as an elective in Criminal Justice, and 4 semester hours as an elective in Office Technology or Office Automation Systems (6/06 revalidation) (6/11 revalidation) (6/16 revalidation) (6/21 revalidation).

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