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Grade 11

RCMP Youth Academy Studies

SD73 Kamloops-Thompson

This course is designed as a career simulation where students who successfully complete each phase of the selection process will attend the Academy & experience a variety of activities that a police cadet would experience but in a capsulated format. In this way students gain an understanding of policing & related careers. Students will receive instruction & lectures in law, police tactics, social skills, physical training, selfdefense. This is a physically demanding course with fitness prereqs.

Credits:
3
Hours:
91
Approval Date:
Trax Code:
Y
Goals and Rationale

Goals: -Develop an understanding of the many aspects of policing & leadership -Develop a basic knowledge of the Criminal Code of Canada as it pertains to police sciences & a Canadian citizen -Develop knowledge of skills & fitness prerequisites required during a physically demanding career such as policing -Develop the knowledge to demonstrate effective techniques to manage policing related incidents -Gain insight into related careers in policing, First Nations policing, justice, victim serv

Big Ideas

policing and law enforcement protect the rights of Canadians - Commitment to ensure physical and mental readiness for police duties - understanding Defensive tactics to manage policing-related incidents - Examining special support units within the RCMP - Several occupational pathways exist within policing and law enforcement

Additional Information

Grade 11-12 See here for full outline: https://www.SD 73.bc.ca/en/schools-programs/board-authority-authorized-courses.aspx

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