Description
Students will examine the basic concepts of law related to citizens’ rights and officers’ responsibilities to maintain a safe society. This course will offer a study of various careers in public safety to include local and state police, environmental police, federal law enforcement officers to include ATF, DEA, Military Police, DHS, Border Control and ICE. The course will explore the history and development of law enforcement in the United States as well as the roles and responsibilities inherent in community policing. Contemporary social policies, attitudes and recent controversies such as Black Lives Matter, Stand Your Ground, police use of force, racial profiling will be discussed with the goal of achieving unbiased understanding of the nature of conflict and possible strategies for resolution.