Permission of curriculum chairperson is required. Offered fall and spring. Various attitudes and beliefs which affect police-community relations are examined, and methods and programs designed to improve that relationship are explored and evaluated. Offered fall semester. Offered every semester.
Attention is focused on the origins, organization, membership, and functions of the criminal cartel.
The control of organized crime within the criminal justice system is emphasized. Offered spring semester. This course includes an in-depth analysis of procedural due process as applied to police work, including the areas of arrest, search and seizure, and interrogation and the decisions dealing with constitutional guarantees provided to persons accused of crime. Offered spring semester. The fundamentals of supervision as applied to police operations, including techniques to provide effective leadership, discipline, training, and communications within the supervisor s area of responsibility.