Police Foundations

Centennial College’s Police Foundations program is geared towards those who have an interest in police, security and investigation-related occupations in both the public and private sectors.

In this joint diploma program, you spend two years taking Police Foundations courses in the School of Community and Health Studies that cover:

• Current laws
• Investigative techniques
• Conflict resolution techniques
• Criminal proceedings
• Community policing principles

The time you spend in the Police Foundations courses results in the ability to communicate efficiently, act as a problem-solver, work effectively in teams and help people in the community.

Program Highlights

• The Police Foundations program consists of intense training, equivalent to that of a paramilitary environment, which helps you to develop discipline and deportment.
• Courses are based on real-life experiences and case studies that incorporate a fundamental perspective on life.

Once you complete your Police Foundations courses, you will be able to:

• Document, prepare and assist in the presentation of court cases in compliance with criminal and provincial law, rules of evidence and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
• Assess the use of police powers.
• Initiate, promote and facilitate partnerships to meet community policing and security needs.
• Assess the relationship of policing services to other participants in the criminal justice system and other community service agencies.
• Make sound decisions based on an evaluation of situations.
• Cope with stress and optimize physical fitness and wellness.
• Apply fundamental concepts of political science, law and legislative policy making and public administration to the provision of police services.
• Assess information-gathering skills used in basic investigative techniques.
• Assess crisis intervention strategies.
• Develop strategies to assist victims of crime.