WORK PROCESSES
POLICE OFFICER I
O*NET/SOC CODE: 33-3051.01 RAPIDS CODE: 0437
Apprentices will receive training in the various work experiences listed below. The order in which is training is given will be determined by the flow of work on the job, and will not necessarily be in the order listed. The times allotted to these various processes are the estimated time which the average apprentice will require to learn each phase of the trade. They are intended only as a guide to indicate the quality of the training being provided, and the ability of the apprentice to absorb this training in an average amount of time. The total term of apprenticeship is indicted below. The two (2) columns at the right constitute a record of progress for the apprentice. Whenever an apprentice commences training in a listed item, the apprentice supervisor will initial the left hand column and will also initial the right hand column when the apprentice has reached proficiency in the item. Items for which credit for previous experience has been allowed will also be initialed.
APPROXIMATE HOURS
A. Pre-Assignment
100
a. Field Training Orientation
B. Maine Criminal Justice Academy
620
a. Basic
b. Reserve
c. Court Officer
d. Dispatcher
C. Communications
300
a. Telephone Techniques
b. Alarm and Signal Systems
c. Reporting Procedures
d. News Media Relations
D. Patrol
1500
a. Observation, perception, and
description
b. Patrol Techniques and pursuit
1. walking posts
2. cruiser operations
3. Crisis Intervention and conflict
management
4. Missing Persons
5. Emergency Aid
6. Intoxication
E. Traffic
800
a. Traffic regulation, direction and control
1. pedestrian
2. vehicular
b. Impaired Driving
c. Accident Investigation
d. Selected Enforcement (radar)
F. Investigation
800
a. Case Preparation
b. Field Interviews
1. Informants
2. Surveillance
3. Identification of suspects
c. Reporting Procedures
d. Seizure procedures
e. Crimes against people
f. Crimes against property
g. Arson investigations
h. Interrogations
i. Searching procedures
G. Arrest
880
a. Civil rights
b. Juvenile arrest
c. Admissions and confessions
d. Fingerprinting techniques
e. Prisoner security
f. Prisoner transportation
H. Public Relations
280
a. Crime prevention
b. Home and business security
c. School liaison
d. Alarm and signal system
I. Weapons Training and Self Defense
160
a. Firearms
b. Chemicals and explosive agents
c. Physical skills
J. Narcotics and Drug Procedures
280
K. Court and Trial Procedures
200
L. Nature and Control of Civil Disorder and Crowds
80
TOTAL HOURS
6000
RELATED INSTRUCTION
The following related training outline identifies subject matter which must be mastered by the apprentice in order to successfully complete the program.
| MATH | SCIENCE | GRAPHICS | COMMUNICATIONS | TRADE-THEORY |
| College Math | Psychology of Human Behavior | Sketching | English Comp | Introduction to Law Enforcement |
| Intro to Economics | State and Local Government | American Lit | Police Operation | |
| Physical Science | Oral Communications | Criminal Procedure | ||
| Sociology | Computer | Police Admin Laws | ||
| Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure | ||||
| Criminal Deviance | ||||
| Introduction to Security | ||||
| CPR & First Aid | ||||
| Business Machine | ||||
| Safety |
