This class studies the roles and responsibilities of the officer during the activity of patrol. It includes discussion of types of patrols, the role of an officer in traffic stops, prowler calls, felony in progress, suicide, hostage calls, and group disturbances. This class studies security's role in society as well as surveys physical and personnel aspects of security. The elements, purposes, and functions of criminal law are studied as well as sources of criminal law, contempt and conspiracy, criminal responsibility, defenses to crime, laws of arrest, search and seizure, and miscellaneous laws. Actual cases are studied.
Participation is detailed in a learning agreement developed with the appropriate faculty member.