NCJ Number
72022
Date Published
1968
Length
89 pages
Annotation
The report describes the evolvement of the Law Enforcement and Police Science Program at Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado, including major goals, faculty, student profiles, and curriculum.
Abstract
The Law Enforcement and Police Science Program is a major Component of the Division of Pulic Services and the Section of Applied Sciences at Metropolitan State College. A 2-year Associate degree program runs simultaneously with the 4-year Baccalaureate degree program. The immediate goals were to meet the large response to the announcement of the availability of college-level, college-credit training for law officers and to provide a focal point around which both formal education and the police training programs could unite. Indications of success in meeting goals are shown in increased enrollments each quarter. It was decided that the 4-year program would include a basic liberal arts education in addition to police science coursework. Curriculum decisions based on this philosophy were made to shape the program on a demanding level similar to other liberal arts majors. Problems have been incurred in faculty recruitment due to lack of time and low wage scales. Resources and instructors are taken from police departments, State, county and local agencies in the fields of probation, parole and institutional corrections, and the legal and judicial fields due to the overwhelming support of the program from law enforcement agencies in the area. Current class enrollment is 167; most are males. Of those students responding to a questionnaire, 26 are employed in the law enforcement field and 34 nonprofessional students are employed full time. The curriculum, conclusions, and recommendations for other similar institutions are offered. Four appendices include course descriptions, newspaper clippings, programs offered by Metropolitan State College in the Applied Sciences and extracts from the Student Population Report.