Programs of Study

Basic Law Enforcement Training

Department: Health & Public Services Technologies

For additional information regarding this program,
contact Program Head Spencer Rummage
Phone: 704-216-3738 / Email:

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Award(s) Offered:
C55120	-	Certificate Program

Description:

Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) is designed to give students essential skills required for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with state, county, or municipal governments, or with private enterprise.

This program utilizes State commission-mandated topics and methods of instruction. General subjects include, but are not limited to, criminal, juvenile, civil, traffic, and alcohol beverage laws; investigative, patrol, custody, and court procedures; emergency responses; and ethics and community relations.

Students must successfully complete and pass all units of study which include the certification examination mandated by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission to receive a certificate.

CREDIT, HOURS, PREREQUISITIES:

A.	19 Semester Hour Credits
B.	Nine Lecture Hours; 30 Lab Hours Per Week; 624 Contact Hours
C.	Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None

Admission Requirements
In addition to regular Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) admission requirements, the following apply to the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Program.
1.	Each candidate must be sponosored or employed by a public law enforcement agency prior to enrollment and maintain that sponsorship/employment throughout the course.
2.	Each candidate must meet minimum standards for employment as established by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and/or the N.C. Sheriff’s Education and Training Standards Commission.
3.	Each candidate must provide true and accurate information concerning his or her background. Any information provided by the candidate that is determined to be false or inaccurate will be grounds to deny entry into the BLET program or to invoke sanctions under RCCC Procedure 7.16, Student Behavior Standards/Sanctions.
4.	Each candidate must provide BLET officials with a criminal records check from the “Clerk of Courts Office” in each county/state of residence since he/she became eighteen (18) years old or submit evidence that this information is on file with the sponsoring/employing agency. This also applies to military records.
5.	Each candidate sponsored through the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission must be 20 years of age as of the initial (first) day of class or have prior written authorization from the Director of the Criminal Justice Standards Division, if less than 20 years of age. (Candidates sponsored by the Sheriff’s Education and Training Standards Commission must be 21 years of age.)
6.	Each candidate by the time of REGISTRATION must provide the BLET School Director current medical examination report forms F-1, F-2, F-2A, RCCC Exposure to Tear Gas, Mace, and Pepper Mace Release Form, and RCCC Medical Questionnaire/Release Form properly completed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina. Satisfactory health documented by a physician is mandatory for acceptance into the program.
7.	Each candidate must provide evidence if he or she has been convicted of any crimes, civilian or military.
8.	Be a high school graduate or have passed the General Education Development test. (Correspondence diplomas not accepted.)
9.	Possess a valid driver’s license.
10.	Be a citizen of the United States.

Note: Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has increased the hours in some topical areas of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Course above the minimum required by North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Standards.

Steps to Enrollment


Step 1:	Each candidate MUST obtain the BLET student information packet from the Law Enforcement Training Office on North Campus, Room 241. The candidate may pick up the packet in person or may call and leave his/her name, address, and phone number. A packet will then be placed in the mail. Candidates DO NOT complete RCCC Application for Admission at this time or take the placement test. RCCC Application for Admission will be given to each student in Step Five as indicated below.



Step 2:	Each candidate MUST obtain a Criminal Records Check from the “Clerk of Courts Office” in each County/State of residence since the candidate became eighteen (18) years old. This also applies to times during which the candidate was a member of the US Military (Military Records).



Step 3:	Each candidate MUST take the Criminal Records Check along with the verification of sponsorship form to the sponsoring Law Enforcement Agency and request Sponsorship for Basic Law Enforcement Training.



Step 4:	Each candidate MUST pre-register by bringing the signed Verification of Sponsorship Form along with a copy of the candidate’s Criminal Records Check and High School Diploma/GED to the School Director for pre-registration. Note: The only person authorized to sign the Verification of Sponsorship form is the Agency head or his/her designee.



Step 5:	Each candidate MUST complete an RCCC APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION when submitting sponsorship/employment form.



Step 6:	Upon pre-registration, each candidate MUST obtain from the School Director the necessary forms to be completed and returned to the School Director’s office TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS. These forms include:
		Medical Screening Guidelines (F-1 & F-2)/Tear Gas form Note: Deliver the “Medical Screening Guidelines” to the examining physician. The Medical Screening Guidelines “Implementation Manual” is intended to provide the examining physician with information so that he/she may better determine the ability of an applicant, either for employment or training status as an entry level officer. The F1(LE)/ F2(LE)/RCCC Tear Gas form is to be completed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina. The candidate will need to sign and date the F-1. The physician signs the F1(LE)/ F2(LE)/RCCC Tear Gas form and must return them to Mr. Rummage, in the Self-Addressed Stamped envelope provided in the front of the packet.
		Medical Questionnaire (Purple)
		BLET Candidate Data File Card (Blue for Day Course/Beige for Night Course)
		BLET Interview Questions (Yellow)
		Self-Addressed stamped envelope

	Note: The self-addressed envelope will be used to return the Medical Questionnaire, BLET Candidate Data File Card, and Interview Questions.



Step 7:	Each candidate MUST attend “Orientation” on the first Day/Night of the course and MUST bring the following:
		Textbooks (student manuals to be assembled in class)
		Be in uniform (Blue RCCC BLET shirt, tan khaki pants, black leather belt, black leather shoes, and blue or black socks.
		$16.00 Student Activity Fee (which includes Student Accident Insurance) and $16.00 Technology Fee.
		This totals $32.00. Please have the Correct Cash or Check to be written to Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. A billing letter from the employing agency may also be used.

			Title	Class	Lab	Clinical	Work Exp.	Credits
First Year (Fall)
	CJC	100	Basic Law Enforcement Training	9	30	0	0	19
Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program:								19

BLET Transfer Credit:

Students successfully completing Basic Law Enforcement Training at a school accredited by the N.C. Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission will receive 10 semester hours credit toward heir Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. These students must have successfully completed Basic Law Enforcement Training since 1985. RCCC only ensures acceptance of these transfer credit in our Associate in Applied Science – Criminal Justice Technology degree program. These transfer credits may or may not be accepted by a four-year institution. Students are responsible for checking the degree requirements of the four-year institution to which they intend to transfer.