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Examine the historical forms of policing and their influence on modern policing
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Explain the early forms of ensuring personal safety prior to the establishment of formal, organized police departments
Describe how the English police experience helped shape the American criminal justice system and policing
Outline the regional differences in American policing during the colonial period
Outline the regional differences in American policing during the 18th and 19th centuries
Explain how events from the 1960s and 1970s influenced American policing
You identify at least four events or people instrumental in the development of American policing
Explain the significance of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
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Analyze the U.S. public security industry, including local, state, and federal law enforcement, and the international police
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Differentiate between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and their responsibilities, budgets, and personnel
Describe the relationship between metropolitan, county, campus, and tribal law enforcement levels in immigration enforcement
Identify recent changes in law enforcement caused by economic downturn and reduced budgets
Summarize various organizational models of state law enforcement
Describe the roles and responsibilities of federal law enforcement
Describe the roles and responsibilities of international police
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Examine police department organization and management
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Identify the major managerial concepts used to organize a police department
Define shared leadership
Differentiate between sworn and non-sworn civilian police department members
Explain the benefits of civilianization in policing
Describe the pros and cons of organizing a law enforcement department by area
Identify special problems in organizing police departments that operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Describe the pros and cons of organizing law enforcement by function or purpose
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Examine the process to become a police officer
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Identify tools and information related to jobs in law enforcement agencies
Describe the standards in the police selection process
Evaluate the pros and cons of requiring higher education for police officers
Describe the police recruitment process and its challenges
Explain the job analysis phase in the practice of police hiring
Describe the characteristics of a good police officer
Outline the typical selection process police departments use to identify and select police officers
Examine the training process for new officers
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Illustrate the role of police and police discretion in the U.S.
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Distinguish between crime fighting and order maintenance
Analyze the ambiguity of the police role, particularly in the aftermath of 9/11
Identify the primary and secondary goals and objectives of policing
Compare police operational styles and their impact on major goals and objectives of policing
Explain factors that influence police discretion
Summarize issues and policies surrounding police shootings and the use of deadly force
Summarize the role of discrimination in use of force
Describe the influence of public response to police shootings
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Characterize police culture, personality, and stress
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Explain how the police subculture results in the blue wall of silence
Characterize the police personality and how it is expressed
Analyze the levels of stress in policing
Identify practices that police departments can implement to address stress exhibited by officers
Identify causes of police suicide
Examine the effects of officer suicide on an agency
Describe occupational hazards to the the health and safety of police officers
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Examine the role of minority groups in U.S. police departments and the current status of minorities in U.S. law enforcement
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Identify various minority groups
Describe the history of discrimination in policing
Describe the role legislation and the federal government played in removing equal employment opportunity barriers to women and minorities in policing
Describe the white male backlash resulting from the rise in affirmative action programs
Summarize academic studies examining the performance of women and minorities in policing
Describe current challenges faced by minorities in policing
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Analyze police deviance, corruption, and other misconduct
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Define ethics
Describe the ethical dilemma within the law enforcement profession due to the use of discretion
Explain methods used to review police actions
Describe reasons for the different types of police corruption
Describe forms of police misconduct such as drug related corruption, sleeping on duty, police deception, sex-related corruption, and domestic violence
Define bias-based policing
Examine the extent of police brutality
Describe various responses to police corruption
Analyze the issue of liability and the effects of lawsuits on police officers and police agencies
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Outline the components and methods of effective patrol operations
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Describe traditional methods of doing police work
Describe the evolution of police patrol and activities involved in the patrol function
Explain the challenges in evaluating the effectiveness of police work
Describe the findings of the Kansas City patrol study
Examine the issues of rapid response to 911 calls
Discuss innovative ways to perform the patrol function
Explore issues behind decisions and how to deploy personnel and resources on patrol
Examine methods of resource allocation
Describe alternative strategies in use to better combat certain types of crime
Describe police traffic operations
Discuss special operations used by departments around the U.S.
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Outline the components of effective investigations and tactics for detective operations
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Describe traditional detective operations and activities of a detective in a police agency
Weigh alternatives to retroactive investigation of past crimes by detectives
Explain the importance of crime analysis and information management
Identify the components of a successful investigation
Define proactive tactics
Define undercover operations, including undercover drug operations
Define entrapment and how it relates to police tactical and undercover operations
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Articulate the meaning of police-community relations and their importance to the safety and quality of life in a community
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Define human relations, public relations, and community relations
Explain public attitudes regarding the police and efforts to improve perceptions
Describe various minority populations and some of their issues regarding police interactions
Discuss challenges various populations face when interacting with the police
Evaluate innovative community crime prevention programs
Describe trends in the police-business relationship
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Investigate the community policing strategy
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Describe current thinking about corporate strategies for policing, including strategic policing, community policing, and problem-solving policing
Describe the philosophy of beginnings of current corporate strategies
Describe the effects of community policing
Identify successful examples of community policing and problem-oriented policing
Explain how the federal government influences and supports community policing
Weigh the pros and cons of community policing
Relate community policing strategies to the fight against terror
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Explain the relationship between police and the law
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Describe how U.S. crime statistics are measured and analyzed
Describe how the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court regulate the actions of the police
Summarize the changing philosophy of the U.S. Supreme Court
Use case law to explore current standard police procedures in arrests
Describe the state of current law regarding search and seizure
Identify the requirements for a search warrant
Discuss custodial interrogation and Miranda
Explain the reliability of eyewitness identification and other identification procedures
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Investigate the use of technology, forensics, and criminalistics in policing
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Identify major uses of computers and controversies surrounding them in police departments today
Explain the use of fingerprint technology in law enforcement
Describe the use of less-than-lethal weapons in policing
Describe how modern technology is used in police surveillance practices
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Describe federal, state, and local efforts for homeland security
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Compare international terrorism and domestic terrorism
Explain proactive and reactive methods of investigating terrorism
Map out the response of the U.S. government following the 9/11 terrorist attacks
Contrast the benefits of security to civil liberties and individual freedoms granted under the U.S. Constitution