CJ 249 — 21st Century Police Operations (5 cr)
This is a capstone course and students will put into practice all of what they have learned throughout the criminal justice program to include basic police operations as it relates to calls for service, patrol functions, traffic, investigations, reasonable suspicion, and probable cause to arrest. Students will complete crime and arrest reports, demonstrate an understanding of the search warrant process, booking evidence, interview witnesses, victims, and suspects. Students will demonstrate an understanding of radio calls, competing crime broadcasts and an understanding of tactics and officer safety issues. Finally, Students will be subjected to scenarios where they must make decisions to conduct a simple field interview, make an arrest, or complete a crime report. Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 and CJ& 110. (SCC)
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