Course Standards

2026-2027 Academic Year

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IP41 Law and Justice I

Course Type: Adopted

Standard/Objective Number	Standard/Objective	Course Weight	RBT Designation
1.00	Understand history, crime awareness, and causes of crime.	10%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.01	Describe the history of law enforcement.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.02	Explain Peace Officer authority in the United States.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.03	Describe the Bill of Rights and the rights of citizens and police.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.04	Compare crime statics and reports.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.05	Differentiate between the causes of crime.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.00	Understand law, criminal justice and trial proceedings.	14%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.01	Understand general provisions of the legal system.	6%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.02	Describe the criminal justice system.	8%	B2 Understand Conceptual
3.00	Understand correctional and juvenile systems.	9%	B2 Understand Conceptual
3.01	Understand the adult corrections system.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
3.02	Understand the juvenile justice system.	4%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.00	Understand procedures of arrest in law enforcement.	13%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.01	Recognize laws and describe how to apply those laws.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.02	Recognize the laws pertaining to search and seizure and how to apply those laws	4%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.03	Recognize and discuss agency policies and procedures related to arrest.	4%	B2 Understand Conceptual
5.00	Understand procedures of ethics used in law enforcement.	6%	B2 Understand Conceptual
5.01	Understand police policies and ethics.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
5.02	Define personal integrity and ethical behavior.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
5.03	Explain disciplinary actions and processes.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
6.00	Apply procedures for traffic investigation used in law enforcement.	9%	C3 Apply Procedural
6.01	Discuss the reasons for enforcing traffic laws, as well as the procedures enforcing traffic laws.	3%	C3 Apply Procedural
6.02	Discuss the procedures for responding to a traffic collision scene and demonstrate how to properly complete a traffic collision investigation.	3%	C3 Apply Procedural
6.03	Explain the need for enforcing DWI laws, how to complete a DWI investigation and demonstrate proper SFSTs.	3%	C3 Apply Procedural
7.00	Apply procedures used in crime scene investigation.	14%	C3 Apply Procedural
7.01	Demonstrate basic crime scene processing skills.	6%	C3 Apply Procedural
7.02	Describe proper evidence handling.	4%	B2 Understand Conceptual
7.03	Describe specialized evidence procedures.	4%	B2 Understand Conceptual
8.00	Understand patrol tactics and investigative work.	20%	B2 Understand Conceptual
8.01	Identify basic patrol skills, demonstrate proper report writing, and discuss the duties of a patrol officer.	7%	B2 Understand Conceptual
8.02	Identify and discuss the theories related to police patrols and most common patrol deployment methods	4%	B2 Understand Conceptual
8.03	Identify how calls for service are prioritized, what patrol officers do in a typical patrol day, and how to identify various types of criminal activity.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
8.04	Discuss the processes and methods for conducting basic, patrol-level investigations.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
8.05	Identify and discuss the roles and responsibilities of the police patrol supervisor.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
9.00	Understand career planning in law enforcement.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
9.01	Describe personal qualifications, interests, aptitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary to succeed in Criminal Justice careers.	1%	B2 Understand Conceptual
9.02	Identify the array of opportunities within the career of law enforcement .	1%	B2 Understand Conceptual
9.03	Explain the role and function of professional organizations, industry associations, and organized labor in a productive society.	1%	B2 Understand Conceptual
9.04	Identify past, present, and future trends that affect careers in Criminal Justice.	2%	B2 Understand Conceptual
9.05	Describe how working in law enforcement affects people	1%	B2 Understand Conceptual

Essential standards (highlighted in gray below) are big, powerful ideas that are necessary and essential for students to know to be successful in a course. Essential standards identify the appropriate verb and cognitive process intended for the student to accomplish. Essential standards provide value throughout a student's career, in other courses, and translate to the next level of education or world of work.

Objectives/Indicators (rows not highlighted in gray below) provide another level of detail for each Essential Standard.

Adapted or Adopted Course includes essential standards and, in many cases, specific objectives/indicators aligned with business and industry standards and/or criteria for credentials or certifications. The course standards are designed using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT). If the POL is a CTE State Assessment, the course is written at the level of the ESSENTIAL STANDARD and assesses the intended outcome of the sum of its objectives/indicators.

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Standard/Objective Number: The essential standard is denoted by the digits before the dot; objectives/indicators are indicated by the final 2 digits.
Standard/Objective: Essential standard and specific objective/indicator statements per essential standard. Each essential standard statement or specific objective/indicator begins with an action verb and makes a complete sentence when combined with The learner will be able to... Outcome behavior in each essential standard or objective/indicator statement is denoted by the verb plus its object.
Course Weight: Shows the relative importance of each essential standard or objective/indicator. Course weight is used to help determine the percentage of total class time that is spent on each objective/indicator.
RBT Designation: Classification of outcome behavior in essential standards and indicator statements in Dimensions according to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy:
Cognitive Process Dimension: 1 Remember, 2 Understand, 3 Apply, 4 Analyze, 5 Evaluate, 6 Create.
Knowledge Dimension: A Factual Knowledge, B Conceptual Knowledge, C Procedural Knowledge.