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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
This course includes an in-depth analysis of the administration of justice as it applies to the duties and responsibilities of a police officer. Included are a historical perspective on law enforcement and an overview of: the criminal justice system, responsibilities and jurisdictions of law enforcement, the court structure of the criminal justice system, fingerprinting and booking procedures, observation and patrol, police communications, and crimes-in-progress calls. Class hrs. 2. Offered at the Police Academy and limited to sworn, full-time Police and Correctional Officers. Prerequisite: instructor's permission. Offered fall and spring semesters.
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2.00 Credits
This course is centered on the mechanics of arrest; prisoner search, building search; transportation of prisoners; description and practice in the fundamental use of the police baton, methods of disarming, and protection against persons armed with deadly or dangerous weapons; demonstration and drill in a limited number of holds; "come-alongs," handcuffing, andrestraint of prisoners and the mentally ill will be provided. Sessions also include physical agility exercises designed to improve strength and endurance. Class hrs. 2. Offered at the Police Academy and limited to sworn, full-time Police and Correctional Officers. Prerequisite: instructor's permission. Offered fall and spring semesters.
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4.00 Credits
This course includes an in-depth analysis of duties and procedures as they apply to the traffic control function responsibilities of a police officer in New York State. Topics included are: police radar, traffic control and direction, traffic enforcement, impaired driving, vehicle pullovers, accident investigation, hazardous materials and EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operation Course). A practicum is included in the areas of police radar, vehicle pullovers, accident investigation and EVOC. Class hrs. 4. Offered at the Police Academy and limited to sworn Police and Correctional Officers. Prerequisite: instructor's permission. Offered fall and spring semesters.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the nature and causes of juvenile delinquency and the current methods of dealing with this problem. The course examines juvenile delinquency as a historical phenomenon and analyzes the various approaches used to correct the wayward juvenile. The role of the family, the school, the community and the criminal justice system are examined. Class hrs. 3. Offered spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course consists of a pre-service fieldwork experience supervised by the faculty in close cooperation with a supervisor of a criminal justice agency. The course is individually designed to afford the student the maximum theoretical and pragmatic experience. A weekly meeting with the faculty supervisor as well as 120 hours of fieldwork are required. Permission of the Curriculum or Department Chairperson is required. Students must have 40 credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an extension of Criminal Justice Internship I. The course's content is individually designed by the faculty advisor and the assigned agency's fieldwork supervisor to fill voids in the student's experiential background to give the student a realistic perspective of the duties, responsibilities and authority of the supervising agency prior to entering the law enforcement field. 120 hours of supervisory field work and a weekly meeting with the faculty advisor is required to integrate the fieldwork experience with the student's academic experience. Permission of Curriculum or Department Chairperson is required.
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3.00 Credits
The history, purpose, make-up, and programs of reformatories and prisons are studied. New concepts of institutional treatment, methods of discipline procedure, present-day institutions, study of the criminal and criminal personality; orientation of the inmate are also presented for analysis and examination. Class hrs. 3. Offered spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an examination of probation and parole as alternatives to incarceration within the criminal justice system. Particular consideration is devoted to the rationale, evolution, and functioning of community-based corrections. Class hrs. 3. Offered fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
Critical issues in the field of corrections are examined in this course. Topics include violence, correctional staff, overcrowding, legal issues, treatment methods, special inmates, AIDS, juvenile offenders, and institutional life. Class hrs. 3. Offered spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Consideration of law as a function of our culture with particular emphasis on the origin and history of law, codes, common and statutory law, and the establishment of a government under law is examined. Definitions of crimes and classifications of offenses are considered, along with the basic principles and concepts of law. Case studies of crimes in selected categories are considered for analysis. Class hrs. 3. Offered fall semester.
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