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Show Arts, Letters and Science —- Police Science Arts, Letters and Science — Police Science tribute significantly to the improvement of the quality of police service. Police Science Department Major—Students who plan to receive a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science degree in Police Science must complete the following requirements with a grade of "C" or better: All of the following: Police Science 101, 203, 205, 302, 304, 312, 410, 499. One of the following: Police Science 106, 109, 151, 210, 309. Two of the following: Police Science 207, 406, 408, 486 or Photography 460. The following related courses are required for a major in Police Science: Political Science 110, 111 and 370; Sociology 102 and 327; Psychology 101 and 345. Police Science Department Minor—Minors will be required to take Police Science 101, 203, 205, and a minimum of 12 additional quarter hours of upper division work selected in consultation with an adviser in police science. Associate Degree—Student may receive an associate degree in Police Science by completing 21 hours of lower division Police Science classes in addition to completing all other college requirements for such a degree. The student seeking an associate degree in Police Science should attempt, whenever possible, to take the lower division "related courses required for a major" and the "recommended courses" for a major in Police Science. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 101. Criminal Justice—Purpose, function, and history of the agencies dealing with the administration of criminal justice; survey of criminal procedures; organizations of law enforcement agencies; probation, pardon, and parole. A S (3) 106. Criminal Investigation—Duties and problems of investigating officers, use of records, preparing cases for court trial, investigating of major crime. A (3) 109. Traffic Law and Control—Traffic laws on a national, state and local level; traffic control procedures and techniques; traffic education, engineering and enforcement policies; traffic evidence and penalties. A (3) 151. Criminalistics—Handling of evidence in the field; transporting, marking, scientific development, and court presen tations. Mechanics of fingerprinting; casts and similar evidence. A W S (3) 203. Criminal Law—Elements of crime against persons, property, and state; penal codes. A S (3) 205. Law of Evidence—Principles and rules applying to evidence; legal effect and weight of various types of evidence; special evidence. A (3) 207. Commercial and Industrial Security—External and internal plant protection and security; confidential personal investigations; interviewing procedures; detection and locking devices; special commercial problems. A (3) 210. Juvenile Law and Procedure—A study of Utah laws, organizations, and procedures dealing with youth. W (3) 302. Police Administration—Current command level problems and trends in police organization and management including personnel management, budgeting, tactics and functioning of line and staff divisions. A S (3) 304. Police-Community Relations—Trends of the future role of the police officer in the community and schools; problems involved in inculcating attitudes relative to human relations in the police enterprise; the development of sensitive attitudes of empathy within each individual enforcement officer for his occupational environment. A S (3) 309. Traffic Investigation—Epidemology of motor vehicle accidents, accident investigation techniques; accident reconstruction and cause analysis; special event planning and organization; congestion control; public education; organization and functions of the police traffic division. Prerequisite: Police Science 109. S (3) 312. Civil Problems in Law Enforcement—Analysis of nature and importance of civil problems most commonly encountered by law enforcement officers including origin and jurisdiction of civil actions and courts, general civil procedure, civil responsibility of law enforcement officers, discussion of specific problems areas, and civil liability of police officers. W (3) 406. Special Problems in Law Enforcement—Causes, prevention and techniques for handling riots, strikes, narcotics, prostitution and organized crime; and problems peculiar to this locale. Prerequisite: Police Science major and permission from the instructor. W (3) 170 171 |