CJA2801 Law Enforcement I
This is an Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) certified course covering the administration (Unit 1) and legal (Unit 2) blocks of instruction. Students in this course will receive OPOTA instruction in police administration, ethics and professionalism, including an examination of the role of the American peace officer. The course will also cover criminal law, including substantive portions of the Ohio Revised Code and its application to real-life scenarios. Finally, the course examines the laws of arrest, search and seizure, the rules of evidence, the use of force, and civil liability for police agencies and the individual officer. Students may not have any type of felony conviction, a conviction for drugs of abuse, or a domestic violence conviction to be eligible for admission into the Marion Law Enforcement Academy.
Prerequisite
Program Accepted