PB 204 - Police/Community Relations

Credit Hours: 4

Police and Community Relations provide students with a blueprint for effective collaboration in crime prevention law enforcement, in concert with their eyes and ears, which is the community. The public relations advantages of close police/community bonds will be stressed as well as the concrete examples of combating crime through problem-solving policing.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

identify and describe two needs of the victim;
identify proper techniques for interacting with victims/witnesses;
identify private and governmental organizations that offer referral services;
identify situations where referral is appropriate and comprehend the proper way to refer an individual; and
will be able to identify and explain the benefits of police/community collaboration.

F/S (N)