Physical conditioning as related to public safety professions. Introduction to Criminalistics. Criminalistics is the application of scientific methods in the investigation of crime. Students will be instructed in latent fingerprints, comparisons, photography, field drug testing and other scientific methods of criminalistics. Study of juvenile delinquency, its causes and theories on delinquent behavior.
Emphasis is placed on the handling of juveniles by police and the laws pertaining to juveniles.
Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement. Police authority, responsibilities, constitutional restraints, laws of arrest, search and seizure, and police liability. Police Community Relations. An in-depth study of the relationship between the community as a whole and the police, the man in the department and his role in the community, relationship of the man and the department, morale within the community vs. the actions of the police, projects engaged in by the department for the benefit of the community. Police Systems and Practices.