Preliminary 2026-2027 Yavapai College Catalog
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AJS 294 - Detention Officer Training Academy
Description: The Detention Officer Training Academy is an introduction to correctional operations: ethics and professionalism, communication, custody and control, conflict and crisis management, problem solving, officer integrity, hostage survival, riot control measures, defensive tactics, CPR/AED for first responders, medical and mental health issues, and field experience.
Prerequisites: Students enrolling in AJS 294 must be screened and appointed by an Arizona Corrections Agency (i.e. Yavapai County Sheriff's Office).
Credits: 16
Lecture: 10
Lab: 12
Course Content:
- Ethics & Professionalism
- Inmate Management
- Legal Issues
- Communication Skills
- Officer Safety (Firearms)
- Applied Skills
- Security, Custody and Control
- Conflict & Crisis Management
- Medical Emergencies, Physical & Mental Health
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain the basic principles of effective inmate supervision when working in a county jail or correctional facility. (1, 2, 4, 6, 7)
- Identify legal definitions, concepts, and principles to Arizona law enforcement, courts, or correctional settings. (2, 3, 6, 7)
- Communicate information in a clear and organized manner. (1, 2, 4, 8)
- Identify the methods and purposes of institutional safety as it relates to inmate control and supervision. (2, 5, 6, 7)
- Analyze ethical dilemmas encountered in the law enforcement and/or corrections fields. (1, 3, 4, 8)
- Apply constitutional, statutory, procedural, and case law to real-life correctional situations. (2, 3, 6, 7)
- Adapt to the diverse and multicultural nature of American society. (1, 2, 4, 8, 9)
- Explain the importance of inmate rights and essential services. (1, 2, 3, 9)
- Demonstrate physical fitness standards. (5, 6, 7)
- Demonstrate initial assessments of injuries and/or illness and appropriate first aid procedures. (4, 5, 6, 9)
- Demonstrate defensive tactics according to AZ POST standards. (3, 5, 6, 7)
- Demonstrate the components involved in booking, global, and incident searches. (2, 3, 6, 7)
- Explain the values and purpose of officer integrity. (1, 3, 4)
- Demonstrate problem solving skills in simulated hostage situations. (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- Demonstrate problem solving skills in simulated riot situations. (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Demonstrate all correctional operations and processes in a real-world field experience. (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
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