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Law Enforcement Executive Leadership
Non-Credit Certification Program and Workshop Series

Designed for those currently employed as executive level managers in the criminal justice field, and others interested in criminal justice or who work closely with law enforcement agencies. Those pursuing a career in law enforcement may take this certificate program to expand their knowledge, skills and abilities in the area of executive leadership. Each workshop satisfies 6 contact hours. Completion of the UW Tacoma Certificate provides 30 contact hours (3 CEUs) or 6 contact hours per workshop. Workshops may be used to satisfy part of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission’s 72 elective contact hour requirements. Others interested in Criminal Justice may want to consider the Criminal Justice Agency Administration Certificate program and workshop series.

This certificate is a 5-workshop series. You may register for individual workshops, however to receive the certificate, all 5 of the workshops must be satisfactorily completed.


Law Enforcement Memorandum of Understanding/Agreements Mutual Aid

Topics Include:

  • How to write an MOU with local agencies
  • Standard format of a MOU and legal guidelines per Washington State RCW
  • Agreements between agencies for following policies and procedures during enforcement activities
  • Model Memorandum of Understanding - Agreements in Washington State
Instructor Class meets Location Fee Credit/Contact hours
TBA TBA UW Tacoma campus: TBA TBA 0.6 CEUs
6 contact hours
Course number TCJL-031-01

Command Structure and Supervision

Topics include:

  • Selecting Personnel as patrol supervisors
  • Evaluation standards for supervisors and officers
  • Managing the problem employee
  • Planning and policy development - model policy and procedures
Instructor Class meets Location Fee Credit/Contact hours
TBA TBA UW Tacoma campus: TBA TBA 0.6 CEUs
6 contact hours
Course number TCJ-032-01

Executive Leadership Role

Topics include:

  • Use of management staff
  • Executive leadership skills
  • Effective presentation skills for law enforcement and public community settings
  • Current issues in law enforcement
  • Law enforcement standards and professionalism
Instructor Class meets Location Fee Credit/Contact hours
TBA TBA UW Tacoma campus: TBA TBA 0.6 CEUs
6 contact hours
Course number TCJ-033-01

Basic Grant Writing and Budgeting

Topics include:

  • State/Federal law enforcement resources
  • Understanding how to write equipment grants
  • Understanding how to obtain funding for officers as in the Cops Grant Program, etc.
  • How to prepare and manage a budget
Instructor Class meets Location Fee Credit/Contact hours
TBA TBA UW Tacoma campus: TBA TBA 0.6 CEUs
6 contact hours
Course number TCJ-034-01

Media Relations - Press Releases

Topics include:

  • Writing press releases
  • How to effectively deal with news reports at major incident scenes
  • Using the media-newspaper to promote positive law enforcement activities-accomplishments
Instructor Class meets Location Fee Credit/Contact hours
TBA TBA UW Tacoma campus: TBA TBA 0.6 CEUs
6 contact hours
Course number TCJ-035-01

KeyBank Professional Development Center
University of Washington Tacoma
(253) 692-4618, uwtpdctr@u.washington.edu