POST 160 - Regular Basic Course Modular Format Level III

Recent Professors: J. Caudill
Recent Semesters: Fall 2026, Fall 2025
Class Size: 35 students
Credits: 8.5
Prerequisite: Prerequisite(s): No felony or domestic violence convictions.
Fall 2026 Sections: View Fall 2026 sections of POST 160
Transfers To: CSU
Description: POST 160 is designed to satisfy the Regular Basic Course Modular Format Level III training standards as set forth by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). Includes Leadership, professionalism and ethics, criminal Justice system, policing in the community, criminal law and laws of arrest, search and seizure, vehicle operations, report writing, First Aid/CPR, traffic enforcement, cultural diversity / discrimination, arrest and control tactics and weaponry, use of force / de-escalation, custody, and use and care of firearms / chemical agents. Supply fee may be charged. Designed to prepare students to be hired by a law enforcement agency as a Reserve Officer Level III and is a prerequisite for POST 162. (Formerly AJ 160)
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