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3.00 Credits
Designed primarily for students with specific interest in sciences. Examine fundamental laws of physics with application to contemporary problems. Topics include mechanics, relativity, heat, wave motion, and sound. Prerequisite: MAT 11143 Pre- Calculus. Includes corresponding lab.
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3.00 Credits
Topics include electricity and magnetism, light, optics, atomic and nuclear structure, and wave/particle duality. Prerequisite: PHY 22043 College Physics I. Includes corresponding lab.
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3.00 Credits
Calculus-based version of PHY 22043 College Physics I. Recommended for pre-engineering students. Prerequisite: MAT 21044 Calculus I. Includes corresponding lab.
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3.00 Credits
Calculus-based version of PHY 22143 College Physics II. Prerequisite: MAT 21044 Calculus I. Includes corresponding lab.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to reinforce officer's knowledge and understanding of all facets of criminal justice system, subsystems and how they interrelate (police, defense and prosecuting attorneys, courts, institutional corrections, community-based corrections, and juvenile justice system). Emphasis on criminal justice system as a whole and necessity that its elements be integrated. Roles and interrelationships of local, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies also examined.
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3.00 Credits
Reviews major elements that comprise American law enforcement system including historical and contemporary development of the police role in society and common roots of different components of present structure. Major social, economic and political events that contributed to formation of American criminal justice system highlighted. Eternal balancing required to assure adherence to constitutional safeguards while maintaining social order, providing for public safety and delivering law enforcement services integrated throughout course. Full range of rights in American criminal justice system examined, not only in broad philosophical and social context but also in terms of specific application. Contrasts systems of policing in other countries with the American experience. Includes impact of case law on police policies and practices, discretion in administration of justice, due process, and contemporary influences in the justice system.
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3.00 Credits
Studies police responsibility within law enforcement agency and between criminal justice agencies and public and sources of police authority, both legal and moral examined. Emphasizes principles, values and theories, which underpin and shape effective and ethical policing to promote sound decision making skills and moral vulnerability of those who practice policing is illustrated. Examines conflicts of interest, police corruption and abuse of power, individual and organizational strategies promoting high levels of integrity, and professionalism throughout police service. Provides review of applicable case law relating to police officer misconduct and resultant liability, history of civil service process, impact of labor efforts, and contemporary components of police personnel systems. Officeragency labor relations, collective bargaining, police associations and unions, and relevant labor law examined.
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3.00 Credits
Studies dynamics of human behavior based on analysis of biological, cultural, sociological, and psychological factors. Examines socially deviant behavior, theoretical overviews and implications for social control, and the nature of social policy. Provides strategies for recognition and apprehension of serial offenders. Requires students to examine the field of criminology including theory, research and findings of biological, psychological and sociological studies of criminality through research and case studies. Includes crime as a form of deviant behavior, nature and extent of crime, societal reactions to crime, past and present theories and evaluation of prevention, control and treatment programs. Emphasis placed on police profession's experience in application of criminology theories, current trends and emerging research.
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3.00 Credits
Examines prejudice, discrimination and effects on police in changing society, Analyzes significance of race, class and ethnicity to crime perpetration and criminal justice processing, role of racism in treatment of minorities by various components of criminal justice system, evolving public policy resulting from increases in immigration, and impact on law enforcement. Examines hate crimes, laws enacted to combat, and multidisciplinary approaches to enforcement.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis on skills, traits and knowledge determined by police agencies as essential supervisory skills.
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