CJ 123 Spanish for Law Enforcement

Lecture Hours: 3
Credits: 3

Offers a practical, learner-friendly Spanish language course for law enforcement students and personnel. Emphasizes officer safety, increased community safety, enhanced job performance, and protection from legal liability. Requires no prior knowledge of Spanish.

Corequisite: CJ 103 with criminal history clearance; or current professional in the field; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Speak and comprehend words, phrases, and commands in simple Spanish that are routinely used during various law enforcement contacts.
Express and comprehend specific phrases, commands and questions related to communicating with victims, family members, witnesses and suspects.

Content Outline

Communicative Phrases and Commands
- Greetings and farewells
- Physical and vehicle descriptions
- Travel directions
- Time and weather
- Days, months, years
- Family and relations
- Body parts
- Weapons and injuries
- Directives and advisements
Inquiries, Directives, and Advisements
- Driver’s license, registration, insurance information
- Citation issuance
- Miranda warning
- Consent to search
- Name inquiries, criminal history inquiries
- Requesting signature on official documents related to law enforcement
- Booking information
Grammar
- Gender
- Numbers
- Subject pronouns