Baltimore County Police
Captain’s
Promotional Exam Prep Course
Looking to earn your Captain’s badge? This comprehensive Baltimore County Police Captain Exam training program is designed for mid-career law enforcement professionals ready to advance their leadership careers. This course delivers everything you need to dominate the promotional process:
- Detailed study guides for Baltimore County Police General Orders, policies, and procedures
- Assessment center preparation with step-by-step guidance
- Management and leadership textbook resources tailored for law enforcement exams
- Online flashcards, practice tests, audio/video lessons, and online guides for on-the-go learning
- Six months of unlimited access through the J. Harris Training App and secure Student Portal
With decades of law enforcement leadership and promotional exam training experience, the J. Harris Academy equips you with proven strategies to master written exams, excel in the assessment center, and step confidently into your next leadership role.
- Don’t leave your promotion to chance. Start today and give yourself the competitive edge Baltimore County’s top leaders trust.
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Curriculum
Welcome Assignment
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- Welcome Assignment & Quizlet Join Link (DO THIS FIRST)
- COURSE BLOG (Make Sure You OPT-in for Marketing to get class information!)
- Orientation Video (Video on Developing Study Strategy, Learning to Highlight and more) (29:59)
- J Harris Training App (Be Sure to Download to Your Phone or Tablet) (2:51)
- Student Portal for Lap Tops and Computers to Study (5:50)
- Test Taking Strategy Lesson (Reduce Test-Taker Errors) (54:42)
- Ambassador Program
Every Day Bias: Identifying & Navigating Unconscious Judgment in our Daily Lives
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How to Handle Sexual Harassment During the #METOO Era
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Flashcards & Exams How to Handle Sexual Harassment in the Workplace During the #MeToo Era
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Baltimore Field Manual Captain 2025
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Administrative Manual Article 1 Conduct
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- 1-1.0 GENERAL CONDUCT
- 1-1.1 DUTY TO INTERVENE AND DUTY TO REPORT
- 1-1.1.1 DUTY TO INTERVENE
- 1-1.1.2 DUTY TO REPORT
- 1-1.2 MEMBERS SUMMONSED, ARRESTED, CHARGED, OR SERVED WITH A CIVIL PROTECTION ORDER
- 1-1.3 LITIGATION
- 1-1.4 POLITICAL MATTERS
- 1-1.5 JUVENILE INTERACTION
- 1-2.0 APPEARANCE AND GROOMING STANDARDS (SWORN MEMBERS)
- 1-2.1 APPEARANCE AND GROOMING STANDARDS (NON-SWORN)
- 1-3.0 TOUR OF DUTY (SWORN MEMBERS)
- 1-4.0 SALUTING
Administrative Manual Article 2 Complaints and Misconduct
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- 2-1.0 AUTHORITY AND CHARGES
- 2-2.0 PUBLIC INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS
- 2-2.1 PUBLIC INQUIRIES
- 2-2.2 COMPLAINTS AGAINST SWORN MEMBERS
- 2-2.2.1 COMPLAINT WORKFLOW
- 2-2.3 COMPLAINTS AGAINST NON-SWORN MEMBERS
- 2-3.0 COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS FOR SWORN MEMBERS
- 2-3.1 INVESTIGATORY PROCEDURES
- 2-4.0 CHARGES AND DISCIPLINE FOR SWORN MEMBERS
- 2-5.0 TRIAL BOARD PROCESS
- 2-5.1 PRE-TRIAL BOARD PROCEDURES
- 2-5.2 ROLES OF TRIAL BOARD MEMBERS
- 2-6.0 IMPOSITION OF DISCIPLINE FOR SWORN MEMBERS
- 2-7.0 RECORDS RETENTION
Administrative Manual Article 3 Administrative Investigations and Reports
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Administrative Manual Article 4 Written Communication
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- 4-1.2 INFORMERS, LEGAL BRIEFS, AND SAFETY BULLETINS
- 4-1.3 PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 4-1.4 DISTRIBUTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
- 4-1.4.1 INFORMATIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 4-2.0 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOPs)
- 4-3.0 FORM 159, ORDER/DIRECTIVE VERIFICATION
- 4-4.0 OPERATIONS BUREAU OPERATIONS ORDERS
- 4-6.0 POLICE REPORTS
- 4-9.0 DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
- 4-9.1 FORM 12L, INTRA-DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENCE
Administrative Manual Article 5 Department Organization
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- 5-2.0 PERSONNEL STRUCTURE
- 5-3.2 LEGAL SECTION
- 5-3.3 PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION
- 5-3.4 DIVERSITY & INCLUSION SECTION
- 5-3.6 INCIDENT MANAGEMENT & SPECIAL PROJECTS
- 5-3.7 TRIAL BOARDS
- 5-4.0 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BUREAU
- 5-4.1 BUDGET MANAGEMENT SECTION
- 5-4.3 INFORMATION & RECORDS MANAGEMENT SECTION
- 5-4.4 INTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
- 5-4.5 TRAINING SECTION
- 5-5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT BUREAU (ASB)
- 5-5.1 EMPLOYMENT SECTION
- 5-5.2 POLICE HUMAN RESOURCES SECTION
- 5-5.3 TECHNOLOGY SECTION
- 5-5.4 COMMUNITY & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT SECTION
- 5-5.5 CEREMONIAL HONOR GUARD UNIT
- 5-5.6 MATERIALS & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT UNIT
- 5-7.1 PATROL DIVISIONS
- 5-7.1.1 PATROL PRECINCTS
Administrative Manual Article 7 Personnel Issues
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- 7-1.1 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)
- 7-1.2 DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT
- 7-1.3 FAIR PRACTICES PROCEDURES
- 7-2.1 ALCOHOL POLICY
- 7-2.2 DRUG/SUBSTANCE POLICY
- 7-2.2.1 DRUG/SUBSTANCE TESTING
- 7-2.2.2 RANDOM DRUG/SUBSTANCE TESTING
- 7-2.2.3 POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS/REASONABLE SUSPICION
- 7-2.2.4 ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OR CONTACT
- 7-3.3 PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
- 7-4.0 INJURIES/ILLNESSES/INCAPACITATION
- 7-4.1 LINE-OF-DUTY INJURIES/ILLNESSES/INCAPACITATION
- 7-4.1.3 EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
- 7-4.1.4 DUTY-RELATED PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY
- 7-4.2 SICK LEAVE
- 7-4.2.1 SICK LEAVE FOR ADOPTION
- 7-4.2.2 FAMILY ILLNESS LEAVE
- 7-4.3 MODIFIED DUTY
- 7-4.3.1 DUTY ASSIGNMENT WHILE PREGNANT
- 7-4.4 MODIFIED AND OFF-DUTY POLICY FOR STRESS RELATED REASONS
- 7-5.0 ATTENDANCE/LEAVE REQUIREMENTS
- 7-5.1 LEAVE TYPES
- 7-5.2 LEAVE REVIEW
- 7-5.3 LEAVE SCHEDULING
- 7-7.1 OVERTIME
- 7-7.2 SUBSTITUTION PAY
- 7-8.0 CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- 7-8.1 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
- 7-8.1.1 APPRAISAL RELATED FORMS
- 7-8.1.2 NON-DISCIPLINARY CORRECTIVE ACTION
- 7-8.2 PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT PROCESS (PEP)
- 7-8.4 PROMOTIONS
- 7-9.1 PROBATIONARY PERIODS
- 7-9.3 FAMILY/NON-FAMILY MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
- 7-9.4 TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
- 7-10.0 TRANSFERS
- 7-10.1 TRANSFER BETWEEN COMMANDS FOR NON-SPECIALIZED ASSIGNMENTS
- 7-10.2 TRANSFERS WITHIN A PRECINCT
- 7-10.2.1 TRANSFER TO INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES TEAM (IST)
- 7-10.7 STABILIZATION
- 7-12.3 INQUIRIES REGARDING DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
- 7-12.7 COMPLIMENTS
- 7-12.8 BIENNIAL MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT (BMHA) PROGRAM
Administrative Manual Article 8 Departmental Property
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- 8-1.0 UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
- 8-2.0 UNIFORMS UNIFORMS
- 8-2.1 ISSUED UNIFORM ITEMS
- 8-2.2 NON-ISSUED UNIFORM ITEMS
- 8-2.3 RANK INSIGNIA
- 8-3.0 EQUIPMENT
- 8-3.1 DEPARTMENTALLY ISSUED EQUIPMENT
- 8-3.1.1 IDENTIFICATION (ID) CARDS
- 8-3.2 NON-DEPARTMENTAL EQUIPMENT
- 8-3.3 COMMUNICABLE DISEASE EQUIPMENT
- 8-3.3.1 COMMUNICABLE DISEASE EQUIPMENT KITS
- 8-3.3.2 FACE SHIELD PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- 8-3.3.3 PRECINCT COVERALLS
- 8-3.3.4 BIOHAZARD CONTAINERS
- 8-3.4 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) KITS
- 8-3.5.1 BALLISTIC PROTECTIVE SOFT BODY ARMOR
- 8-3.5.2 PEPPER AEROSOL RESTRAINT SPRAY (ARS)
- 8-3.5.3 REFLECTIVE SAFETY VESTS
- 8-3.5.5 Ballistic Shields
- 8-3.6 MASS ARREST KITS
- 8-3.7 MANDATED ON-DUTY EQUIPMENT
- 8-4.0 VEHICLES
- 8-4.2 VEHICLE INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE
- 8-5.3 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN CELLBLOCKS
- 8-6.0 COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
- 8-6.1 COMPUTER SECURITY
Administrative Manual Article 9 Special events and Details
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Administrative Manual Article 10 Misc Administrative Procedures
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Redacted Field Manual - 2026 Sergeant
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- Article 1 - Lesson 1 (1.1.0)
- Article 1 - Lesson 2 (1-2.0 to 1-2.3)
- Article 1 - Lesson 3 (1-3.0 to 1-3.2.1)
- Article 1 - Lesson 4 (1-3.3 to 1-3.5)
- Article 1 - Lesson 5 (1-3.6 to 1-3.14)
- Article 1 - Lesson 6 (1-4.0 to 1-6.0)
- Article 1 - Cumulative Exam
- Article 2 - Lesson 1
- Article 2 - Lesson 2
- Article 2 - Lesson 3
- Article 2 - Cumulative Exam
- Article 3 - Lesson 1
- Article 3 - Lesson 2
- Article 3 - Lesson 3
- Article 3 - Cumulative Exam
- Article 4 - Lesson 1
- Article 4 - Lesson 2
- Article 4 - Lesson 3
- Article 4 - Cumulative Exam
- Article 5 - Lesson 1
- Article 5 - Lesson 2
- Article 5 - Lesson 3
- Article 5 - Cumulative Exam
- Article 6 - Lesson
- Article 7 - Cumulative Exam
- Article 7 - Lesson 1
- Article 7 - Lesson 2
- Article 8 - Lesson
- Article 9 - Lesson
- Article 12 - Cumulative Exam
- Article 7 - Lesson 3
- Article 12 - Lesson 2
- Article 10 - Lesson 1
- Article 11 Lesson 1
- Article 11 Lesson 2
- Article 11 Lesson 3
- Article 11 Cumulative Test
- Article 16
- Article 12 - Lesson 1
- Article 12 - Lesson 3
- Article 13 - Lesson
- Article 14 - Lesson
- Article 15 - Lesson
- Field Manual - Cumulative 1
- Field Manual - Cumulative 2
- Field Manual - Cumulative 3
- Field Manual - Cumulative 4
- Field Manual - Cumulative 5