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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 2TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 127TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER MLAW AND PUBLIC SERVICE
RULE §127.631Law Enforcement II (One Credit), Adopted 2015

    (A) demonstrate the use of the force continuum in simulated situations requiring varied degrees of force;

    (B) explain the guidelines and restrictions imposed by state and federal governments related to the use of deadly force;

    (C) identify the legal authority for the use of force;

    (D) analyze and evaluate the use of less-than-lethal use of force; and

    (E) analyze and evaluate the use of deadly force.

  (14) The student describes procedures designed to safely transport a person in custody. The student is expected to:

    (A) demonstrate a search of an individual incidental to an arrest;

    (B) demonstrate the procedures for transporting a person without violating personal rights or jeopardizing personal safety;

    (C) demonstrate different methods of restraining a person being transported; and

    (D) discuss transporting non-custodial persons and juveniles.

  (15) The student conducts interviews and interrogations of individuals ensuring protection of rights as outlined in the U.S. Constitution. The student is expected to:

    (A) demonstrate interviewing and interrogation techniques; and

    (B) simulate interviews of rape victims, child witnesses, and child victims.

  (16) The student investigates and documents a motor vehicle accident. The student is expected to:

    (A) record simulated crash scene evidence using standard report procedures;

    (B) analyze simulated crash scene evidence using standard laws, regulations, and procedures;

    (C) perform mathematical calculations using speed, velocity, time, and distance;

    (D) draw scale diagrams of simulated collisions using templates; and

    (E) interpret crash scene evidence.

  (17) The student recognizes law enforcement roles in preparedness and response systems for disaster situations. The student is expected to:

    (A) demonstrate knowledge of the incident command system;

    (B) coordinate with response partners from all levels of government and with the private sector;

    (C) evaluate incident command system applications, organizational principles and elements, positions and responsibilities, facilities and functions, and planning; and

    (D) apply Federal Emergency Management Agency Incident Command Structure to a simulated scenario.

  (18) The student explores procedures for handling and managing explosives and hazardous material incidents. The student is expected to:

    (A) identify and classify hazardous materials;

    (B) respond to a simulated situation involving explosive materials using protocols and procedures designed to maintain personal and public safety;

    (C) explain procedures for responding to reports of bomb threats and suspicious objects;

    (D) conduct a simulated building and property search to locate explosive devices and materials; and

    (E) explain procedures for responding to hazardous material incidents.

  (19) The student examines law enforcement functions regarding critical infrastructure protection from potential terrorist and natural disaster threats. The student is expected to:

    (A) analyze critical infrastructure protection techniques; and

    (B) develop a plan for protecting a potential target.

  (20) The student explores new and emerging technologies in law enforcement. The student is expected to:

    (A) research new technologies used in law enforcement such as robots to diffuse potential explosives; and

    (B) explain the importance of continuing education in law enforcement.

  (21) The student evaluates patrol procedures and response to calls for service encountered by first responders. The student is expected to:

    (A) demonstrate the legal justification and the application of probable cause for first responders' actions during a response to a suspected offense or an actual offense;

    (B) simulate conducting a misdemeanor and a high-risk traffic stop;

    (C) analyze pursuit procedures such as incidents involving vehicles, motorcycles, and foot pursuits;

    (D) simulate responding to a delayed crime and a crime in progress;

    (E) simulate conducting a building search;

    (F) simulate conducting an arrest with a warrant or a warrantless arrest;

    (G) differentiate procedures when responding with one-person units, two-person units, multiple units, other agency units, and specialized units such as air, K-9, and undercover operations;

    (H) compare patrol responses when responding to offenses on-view, dispatched calls, and public information requests; and

    (I) demonstrate the importance of being safety conscious when in the role of being a first responder.

  (22) The student evaluates the importance of first responders in developing a positive community relationship. The student is expected to:

    (A) explore the development of community policing in the United States;

    (B) evaluate the role of school resource officers;

    (C) evaluate the role of neighborhood service officers;

    (D) evaluate the role of crime prevention officers such as McGruff Safe Kids, neighborhood watch programs, store front officers, and citizens on patrol;

    (E) evaluate the responsibilities of the public information officer; and

    (F) conduct a crime prevention analysis.

  (23) The student demonstrates procedures in investigating a crime scene. The student is expected to:

    (A) identify the legal requirements for first responders to enter, remain, release, and return to a crime scene;

    (B) demonstrate procedures prior to entering a crime scene and securing a crime scene;

    (C) demonstrate procedures in conducting a proper search of a crime scene for evidence such as using a strip-line search, grid-quadrant search, zone-wheel search, spiral search, or base-line search;

    (D) demonstrate procedures for marking and collecting evidence found in a crime scene;

    (E) demonstrate procedures for measuring and sketching evidence and important landmarks in a crime scene;

    (F) demonstrate procedures for photographing the crime scene and evidence during the process of investigating a crime scene, including wide angle, mid-range, spatial relationship, and close-up photographs; and

    (G) demonstrate chain of custody and proper packaging of various types of evidence for transportation.


Source Note: The provisions of this §127.631 adopted to be effective April 7, 2022, 47 TexReg 1677

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