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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:4 / 6
Course supervisor:Valdis Voins
Study type:Part time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Person and Property Defence
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Law; Theory and History of Rights

Objective

Acquire knowledge and skills in ensuring public order, protection of individuals, property, rights and freedom through types and methods of administrative activity.

Tasks: acquire knowledge of the organisation, structure and competence of police work; acquire knowledge of the methods for ensuring public order, traffic monitoring, general and individual prevention, peculiarities, problems and legal aspects of the permit system, operational management and work organisation of other police units.

Prerequisites

It is required to complete the following courses: First Aid, Law on Police, Professional Physical Training, Forensic Science, Criminal Law, and Firearms Training.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Students know the structure of the State Police, the competence of the main units; students know the responsibilities, rights and behaviour tactics of the State Police officers in specific work situations; students know the practical aspects of detention and the use of firearms and the legal framework for the operation; students know the issues of internal order, general work organisation and planning at the State Police; students know the basic elements of risk analysis and action tactics in high-risk situations.

Skills

Properly qualify the police work situations and make a legally and tactically correct decision for their resolution; able to apply the principles of strategic thinking, putting an emphasis on respecting personal safety measures; able to act with as little risk as possible, respecting human rights and instructions of the legal framework; able to navigate the sources of legal framework and independently find a successful solution to the specific issue of the service.

Competence

Able to describe, formulate and communicate practical issues and offer solutions to the problems and analyse practical problems; capable of taking professional responsibility and making decisions on the performance and planning of complex tasks; able to properly qualify the offence and to independently choose an appropriate pattern of action in a given situation, appropriately documenting the circumstances of the event; able to operate in a team, as well as to take a decision independently in high-risk work situations; plan and organise small group work in people search and detention situations.

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