Law Enforcement

Students will be able to:

• demonstrate verbal and nonverbal, goal- directed interaction with colleges, victims, suspects, criminal justice system and the community

• identify cultural variations in regards to communicating with African Americans, Asians, Hispanics and Native American cultures

• implement effective written communication skills

• apply effective oral communication techniques in diverse situations

• demonstrate decision making related to the inter-workings of the Criminal Justice System (Law Enforcement, the Courts and Corrections), their coordination and coherent overlapping

• locate information resources related to the Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement fields

• demonstrate understanding of the law, the Constitution and due process that applies to individuals coupled with technology that has enhanced the law enforcement communities

• access Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement information online

• integrate basic concepts of human valuing that are essential for ethical decision making

• analyze the relationship between ethics and morality in relation to Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement practice

• apply the ethical decision-making process to specific ethical issues encountered in practice

• acquire the understanding of documentation, arrest procedures, the court system and the consequences of corrections