POLICE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY

Police Science Technology Overview

Description
Sioux City Campus
The Police Science Technology program provides students with
classroom, laboratory, and hands-on training as preparation for
entry into law enforcement. To be accepted into the program,
students must achieve the following scores on the Computerized
Placement Test: 50% Reading Comprehension; 50% Sentence
Skills; 50% Mathematics
Traditional classroom academic education is combined with
laboratory courses and the practical application of learned skills
to prepare students for job entry. Although traditional law
enforcement careers are the goal of most entering students,
other available options include positions with private security,
corrections, juvenile work, and private investigation. Students
may elect to continue their education in colleges accepting
transfer credits.
Positions available for students greatly exceed the number of
graduates from the program. The placement rate of graduates
has remained at 85% throughout the lifetime of the program.
Increasing national population and unresolved and complex
social problems indicate a constant and ever-increasing
demand for law enforcement personnel.
Law enforcement officers typically: provide for public safety by
maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting
people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws,
and promoting good community relations; identify, pursue, and
arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts; record facts to
prepare reports that document incidents and activities; review
facts of incidents to determine if criminal act or statute
violations were involved; render aid to accident victims and
other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries; testify in
court to present evidence or act as witness in traffic and
criminal cases; evaluate complaint and emergency-request
information to determine response requirements.
Employment trends show the demand for security officers,
police and sheriff's deputies increasing by 17% until 2014.
Iowa salaries for security officers range from $10 to $17/hour
with 36% of the jobs requiring some college. Salaries for
police and deputies range from $23 to $35/hour, with 50% of
the positions requiring some college or a degree. (Bureau of
Labor Statistics, 2006-2007)

Advisors
Ron Barnes, AAS, EMT-Paramedic, Instructor Ext. 1347 Room A75L barnesr@witcc.edu
Don Dorn, AAS, BS, MS, Instructor Ext. 1448 Roon A76L dornd@witcc.edu
Gary Powell, AAS, BS, Instructor Ext. 1463 Room