Certificate of Achievement
The Río Hondo Police Academy is a certificate program that is designed to prepare students to become entry-level police officers in local and state law enforcement agencies in California. This training course includes 42 learning domains, which include instruction in leadership, professionalism and ethics, the criminal justice system, policing in the community, introduction to criminal law, laws of arrest, search and seizure, presentation of evidence, investigative report writing, vehicle operations, use of force, traffic enforcement, crime scenes, evidence, forensics, custody, arrest methods, First Aid/CPR, firearms, chemical agents, information systems, crimes against the justice system, cultural diversity/discrimination, and procedural justice. This course also meets the certification requirements of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).
For more information about our Education Plans and Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) in this field, please view Police Academy Certificate of Achievement.
Police Academy-Module 1 is a second certificate of achievement option available only to those who have already completed Modules II and III of the Basic Police Academy.