5 courses with the subject POL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
POL 120Police Organization and Management3
This course examines the relationship of management functions (i.e., planning, organizing, staffing, direction, and controlling) to the organization and administration of an effective police agency. Students are involved in analysis of management functions as they relate to the criminal justice system. Classical and contemporary organizational models, as well as typical administrative procedures, control processes, and resource utilization are studied. Specific topics include administrative procedures, legal authority, labor relations, motivational challenges, communication systems, and management strategies.
An introduction to the field of criminal investigation which includes the history of the evolution of scientific investigation, the development of legal proscriptions, and the methodologies of detection, identification, and apprehension of criminal offenders.
A survey course examining organized crime and its role in contemporary American society. Attention is focused on the origins, organization, membership, and functions of the criminal cartel. The control of organized crime within the criminal justice system is also investigated.
An examination of the principles of American criminal procedure. This course includes an in-depth analysis of procedural due process as applied to police work, including the areas of arrest, search and seizure, interrogation, and the decisions that have to be made while dealing with constitutional guarantees provided to persons accused of crime.
This course examines the fundamentals of supervision as applied to police operations, including techniques to provide effective leadership, discipline, training, and communications within the supervisor’s area of responsibility.
