Basic Training Curriculum Surveys

As a reminder, please refer to the 2025 Basic Training Curriculum and Training Objectives Manual to enhance your survey experience.

I. Investigation

A. Introduction to Investigation

1. Constitutional Law | SURVEY

B. Substantive Criminal Law

1. Laws Regarding Crimes Against Persons | SURVEY
2. Laws Regarding Crimes Against Property | SURVEY
3. Laws Regarding Contraband and Regulatory Crimes | SURVEY
4. Laws Regarding Public Order Crimes | SURVEY
5. Laws of Evidence | SURVEY
6. Juvenile Law | SURVEY

C. Criminal Procedure

1. Laws of Admissions and Confessions | SURVEY
2. Interrogation Procedures | SURVEY
3. Laws of Arrest | SURVEY
4. Arrest Procedures | SURVEY
5. Laws on Search Warrants| SURVEY
6. Search Warrant Procedures | SURVEY
7. Laws on Warrantless Searches | SURVEY
8. Warrantless Search Procedures | SURVEY
9. Laws on Suspect Identification | SURVEY

D. Investigation

1. On-scene Preliminary Investigation | SURVEY
2. Preliminary Witness Interviewing | SURVEY
3. Preliminary Investigation of Deaths | SURVEY
4. Suspect Identification Procedures | SURVEY

E. Court Functions and Civil Law

1. Court Functions and Civil Law | SURVEY

F. Crime Scene Process

1. Crime Scene Search | SURVEY
2. Recording the Crime Scene | SURVEY
3. Collection and Preservation of Evidence | SURVEY
4. Processing Property | SURVEY

G. Special Investigations

1. Vulnerable Person Abuse and Neglect Investigation | SURVEY
2. Sexual Assault Investigation | SURVEY
3. Narcotics, Dangerous Drugs and Weapons | SURVEY
4. Human Trafficking| SURVEY

H. Investigation of Domestic Violence

1. Nature and Prevalence of Domestic Violence | SURVEY
2. Laws Regarding Domestic Violence | SURVEY
3. Domestic Violence Response Procedures | SURVEY

III. Detention and Prosecution

A. Receiving and Booking Process

1. Searching and Fingerprinting Prisoners | SURVEY
2. Prisoner Care and Treatment | SURVEY

B. Case Prosecution

1. Warrant Preparation | SURVEY
2. Warrant Request and Arraignment | SURVEY
3. Preparation For Legal Proceedings | SURVEY
4. Testimony and Case Critique| SURVEY

C. Civil Process

1. Civil Process | SURVEY

V. Traffic

A. Motor Vehicle Law

1. Michigan Vehicle Code: Content and Uses | SURVEY
2. MVC:  Words and Phrases | SURVEY
3. MVC Offenses: Classification, Application and Jurisdiction| SURVEY
4. Application of Vehicle Laws and Regulations | SURVEY

B. Vehicle Stops

1. Vehicle and Driver Licensing | SURVEY
2. Observation and Monitoring of Traffic | SURVEY
3. Auto Theft | SURVEY
4. Stopping Vehicles and Occupant Control | SURVEY

C. Traffic Control and Enforcement

1. Traffic Direction and Control | SURVEY
2. Traffic Warnings, Citations and Arrests | SURVEY

D. Operating While Intoxicated

1. Standard Field Sobriety Testing | SURVEY

E. Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Investigation

1. Introduction to Traffic Crash Investigation | SURVEY
2. Preliminary Investigation at Traffic Crashes | SURVEY
3. Uniform Traffic Crash Report (UD-10) | SURVEY
4. Locating and Identifying Traffic Crash Victims and Witnesses | SURVEY
5. Traffic Crash Evidence Collection: Field Sketching and Measuring | SURVEY
6. Traffic Crash Evidence Collection: Roadway Surface | SURVEY
7. Traffic Crash Evidence Collection: The Vehicle | SURVEY
8. Traffic Crash Follow-Up and Completion | SURVEY