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Show Arts, Letters and Science Arts, Letters and Science 191. Directed Reading—W (1-4). Staff 199. Seminar—Preparation of carefully written seminar report. Primarily for political science majors. (2) A & S Staff POLICE SCIENCE The police science curriculum trains for public service in the various law enforcement agencies. The program of study is designed for officers employed in city, county, state and federal agencies, and also for other individuals interested in law enforcement. It offers practical and technical instruction to provide the student with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required for employment or advancement and, in addition, provides course work for the completion of the Area Requirements. Courses of Instruction 1. Criminal Justice—Purpose, function, and history of the agencies dealing with the administration of criminal justice; survey of criminal procedures; organization of law enforcement agencies; probation, pardon and parole. A (3). Staff 2. Police Administration—Police systems and their relationship to government; crime, vice, and traffic as police problems ; principles of police organization and administration management and methods of meeting the police problem. W (3). Staff 3. Criminal Law—Elements of crime against persons, property, and state; penal codes. S (3). Staff 4. Traffic Law—Registration and driver's license; traffic laws; laws regulating equipment, size, weight and overloading; parties, procedures, evidence, and penalties. A (3). Staff 5. Law of Evidence—Principles and rules applying to evidence; legal effect and weight of various types of evidence; special evidence. W (3). Staff 6. Criminal Investigation—Duties and problems of investigating officers, use of records, preparing cases for court trial, investigating of major crimes. S (3). Staff 7. Traffic Control—Traffic control procedures and techniques; traffic enforcement policies; educational, engineering, and enforcement methods; traffic survey. A W S (3). Staff 8. Police Patrol—Patrol procedures and techniques; safety, public relations, crime prevention. A W S (3). Staff 50. Report Writing—Current practices in police report writing; tabulations and methods of reporting criminal statistics in police service. A W S (3). Staff 51. Criminal Evidence—Handling of evidence in the field; transporting, marking, scientific development, and court presentations. Mechanics of fingerprinting; casts and similar evidence. A W S (3). Staff POLICE SCIENCE (Example Only) Freshman Course Title A W S Police Science 1 Criminal Justice 3 Police Science 2 Police Administration 3 Police Science 3 Criminal Law 3 English 1, 2, 3 Basic Communications 3 3 3 Life Science Selected 5 5 Physical Science Selected 5 Health Education 1 Personal Health 2 Humanities Selected 3 Physical Education 1 Selected 1 1 Elective 2 2 2 16 14 16 Sophomore Police Science 4 Traffic Law 3 Police Science 5 Law of Evidence 3 Police Science 6 Criminal Investigation 3 Police Science 7 Traffic Control 3 Police Science 8 Police Patrol 3 Physical Science Selected 5 Humanities Selected 3 3 English 32 Technical Reports 3 Psychology 1 Introductory Psychology 5 Political Science 1 Elective American National Government 5 2 7 16 16 16 11 185 |