Montana Law Enforcement Academy
2024/2025 LE Basic Pre-Registration Schedule
These are the tentative dates, with the actual Basic Law Enforcement Course schedule to be completed about 30 days prior to the start of the basic law enforcement class.
Law Enforcement Officer Basic
Course # Open Enrollment Dates
# 186 Open Date-May 1, 2024/In Person- February 3, 2025
# 187 Open Date- September 1, 2024/In Person-May 5, 2025
# 188 Open Date-December 1, 2024/In Person-August 18, 2025
If you hire an individual prior to any of those dates and they are employed with your agency, contact us as soon as you hire them. They will be placed into one of the academies at that time.
You DO NOT have to wait for the pre-reservation opening dates. This means you will not be put on a wait list.
Our recommendation is if you hire someone and since you are required to inform POST within 10 business days of that hire, that you contact us as soon as you contact POST.
These steps will expedite your employee’s enrollment into one of the LEOB academies.
The Law Enforcement Officer Basic (LEOB) Course is an intensive 12-week course which is offered three times a year. The course is accredited by the Public Safety Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council and conducted on campus by Staff and Adjunct Instructors.
Topics covered include, but are not limited to, the following areas of instruction:
- Law & Criminal Procedure
- US Bill of Rights
- US Constitutional Law
- Montana Constitutional Law
- Montana Code Annotated
- Human Behavior & Social Interaction
- Ethics, Sexual Harassment, Diversity
- Fair & Impartial Policing
- Crisis Intervention Training
- Patrol Operations
- Patrol Readiness
- Police Vehicle Operations
- Police Tactics Scenarios
- Mental Illness & Mental Health First Aid
- Traffic Enforcement
- DUI Enforcement
- Crash Investigation
- Investigations
- Sexual Assault
- Domestic Violence
- Dangerous Drugs & Computer Crime
- Human Trafficking & Child Crimes
- Missing Juveniles & Indigenous Persons
- Survival Skills
- Firearms Instruction
- Defensive Tactics
- Appropriate Use of Force Continuum
- Health & Wellness
- Physical Fitness & Nutrition
- Critical Incident Stress Management
- Tactical Medical Response
Individuals must be hired by a Montana law enforcement agency before they can attend the Law Enforcement Officer Basic Course.
For reservations and registration, please contact:
Julie Adams, Basic Programs Administrative Assistant
Phone: (406) 444-9950
E-mail: [email protected]