COURSES

The course will explore various organizations involved in the provision of public safety services, such as police and fire agencies, private security firms, and emergency management providers. Emphasis will be placed on the challenges from terrorism and natural disasters, response strategies and decision making related to public safety, and organizational and security strategies raised in a diverse society.

This class will examine the key concepts and implications of terrorism. This includes historical, group and contemporary orientations and threats derived from such. Explanations and theories on the causes and sources of terrorism along with various counter-measures and security methodologies will also be presented and discussed.

Provided will be a review, analysis, and synthesis of the various approaches to public safety management. Particular emphasis will be placed on operational considerations, administrative staff functions, human resource management, collective bargaining, and proactive management techniques.

This course assists students to develop the ability to utilize applied research techniques in public safety settings. Emphasis will be placed on problem identification, the collection and analysis of primary data, and the writing of research reports. A research paper on a selected topic will be required.

This course examines the theories and practices of strategic and operational planning for crisis and emergency management. Students will learn and practice decision making during crisis events and situations. They will be able to differentiate between decision making in a crisis environment and a normal work environment. Emphasis will be placed on the emergent leadership model versus the designated leadership model. Students will explore ways to coordinate public safety response with private security entities as well as governmental agencies.

This course explains the importance and legal significance of evidence protection and processing, evidentiary admissibility and overall crime scene management. The course demonstrates how the investigative process works, beginning with crime scene preservation, case preparation and finally courtroom presentation. It also examines various techniques used during criminal investigations, such as photography, interviewing, evidence handling, scene reconstruction and how each applies to specific types of crimes.

The course is intended to introduce students to basic applications of identity and financial investigative techniques, which are designed to detect and resolve criminal activity. Instruction focuses on the financial investigative approach, an approach that identifies and uncovers the movement of money and documentation during the course of investigating finance-based crimes.

Various theories of resource allocation in Public Safety will be introduced. Students will apply resource allocation models to specific operational areas, in a simulated urban environment. Models for the allocation of personnel and shift scheduling will be incorporated in the course, including how public safety administrators schedule time and budgets, as well as how to improve response times and productivity.

This course is designed to address the legal issues in public safety management. Emphasis is placed the bill or rights, particularly the 4th amendment (probable cause, arrest, search and seizure, 5th amendment (privilege against self – incrimination, due process of law), 6th amendment (right to counsel), police use of force, executive branch authority, legislative authority and judicial review.

This course will provide an overview of civil laws related to crime, misconduct, and terrorism. This entails tort laws, sexual harassment, workplace violence, terrorism cases and statutes along with related best practice methods and indicators to reduce the incidence and liability exposures related to such.

The course defines the responsibilities of public safety providers, and the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by these officials. The class will enable the student to think critically and constructively on pressing issues in our contemporary society and to challenge his/her own personal beliefs and the social context from which these beliefs occur.

Students are exposed to contemporary issues in public safety lead by guest experts. This lecture forum and simulated exercises will enable the student to apply and critically examine the theories, methods and behaviors discussed during the core curriculum.

Students will prepare and present a project on a topic in Public Safety Management integrating the knowledge, skills and abilities developed in the core curriculum. Emphasis will be placed on the synthesis and application of learning.

This course is designed to apply knowledge and skills developed in the core curriculum. Utilizing a case study approach, students will apply critical thinking techniques, problem solving and decision making methods, and leadership strategies in order to respond to problems and issues in public safety settings.

ACCELERATED OPTIONAL COURSE OFFERINGS

The following Optional Course Offerings are available to Degree Completion Students in each semester. They are delivered in a similar format to other DCP courses ( usually 5 weeks long, 4 hours one night or Saturday per week) and cost the same tuition as the student is charged for
their DCP core course work. The courses are designed to assist students in the completion of credit hours or requirements. They are offered to all students in the division across programs. Contact the DCP Academic Advisor for more information on current Optional Course Offerings available.

This course provides the student with a foundation in scientific approaches to environmental problems and their solutions. Basic principles of environmental science will be covered. Global environmental issues, as well as those concerning the Calumet Region will be investigated. This course is geared to the non-science major who will be exposed to applied biological techniques in the area of environmental studies. This course meets the DCP Science graduation requirement.

This course is an overview of the visual arts beginning with prehistoric art and ending with modern art. It will provide a greater understanding of the visual arts through the various topics that will be discussed. Topics that will be discussed are visual perception, art and society, current trends, the role of the artist, and critical analysis of art.

This course provides an historical analysis of the development of the United States as a political, social and economic entity. U. S. history will be charted from the war between the states to the present. Emphasiswill be given to the major defining events that have shaped our nation into the America we live in today. Also, the role that American cultural and ethnic diversity has played in these defining events will be examined in our readings. The experiences and parts played by members of America' s diverse communities in climactic periods and in events such as World War II will be investigated. The purpose of this examination is to give students knowledge of the major events in America' s past as well as a perspective on the relationship between these historical events and current events. ( American History would meet the DCP History graduation requirement.)

This course will examine topics of special interest in the field of management. Topics courses ( but not specific topics) can be repeated for a total of six credit hours.

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