International Policing and Public Safety Leadership

Catalog description

This course immerses students in the ways in which nations protect themselves and respond to issues related to crime, terrorism, and threats to safety. The development and organization of relevant agencies in various nations will be traced, with an emphasis on the current issues that these agencies are faced with today. The criminal justice system faces a series of challenges from the domestic and international prospective in order to deliver safety among global law enforcement partners throughout the world. Students will be involved in the transformative process of using academic course knowledge along with first-hand experiences gained while visiting important sites and organizations devoted to policing and security in the United Kingdom. Students will gain knowledge from course readings, guest speakers, discussion board postings, and meetings with their peers and instructors.