Oct 23, 2026  
Palo Verde College 2026-2027 Catalog 
    
Palo Verde College 2026-2027 Catalog

CRJ 085 - Police Explorer Academy I


Credits: 2

Description: This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the career in Law Enforcement. This portion of the program focuses on physical fitness, laws of arrest, review of the legal system, criminal law, crime scene searches, search and seizure, protection and collection of evidence. This course may be offered as Pass/No Pass.

Transferable
Not transferable

General Education:
Not approved for General Education

Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Students must demonstrate the arrest process from start to finish with 70 accuracy
  2. Students must demonstrate the collection and processing of evidence from start to finish with an 70 accuracy.
  3. Students shall pass a written test covering the identified penal codes with 70 accuracy.
  4. Students shall pass a physical fitness test with 70 accuracy


Total Course In-Class (Contact) Hours: 70
Course Duration (Weeks): 18
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lecture Hours: 1.1
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lab Hours: 2.77