Course Title: Policing in America
Title Abbreviation: POLICING IN AMERICA
Department: CJ
Course #: 114
Credits: 3
Variable: No
IUs: 3
CIP: 430103
EPC: 832
REV: 2018
Course Description
Covers the history and three eras of policing; police procedures, practices and trends. Introduction to the history of motor vehicle laws and the applicability to society. Exploration of the various codes of RCW, Title 46, and WAC 468-38, and elements comprising each violation as written therein. Covers court preparation and applicability to juveniles.
Prerequisite
None
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 33
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.6 Recognize how the value and biases in different disciplines can affect the ways in which data is analyzed. 2.7 Identify and evaluate connections and relationships among disciplines.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.3 Demonstrate effective listening skills. 3.7 Adapt communication to diverse audiences and media.
4. Community & Cultural Diversity
Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 4.2 Understand, value and respect human differences and commonalities as they relate to issues of race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and culture. 4.3 Understand the historically and socially constructed nature of—and the meanings attributed to—human differences. 4.4 Demonstrate effective communication across differences in human communities and cultures. 4.5 Adapt to and function effectively in communities and cultures different from one's own. 4.6 Utilize ethical practice in relation to diverse communities and cultures for the promotion of equity and social justice.
10. Technology
Definition: Understanding the role of technology in society and using technology appropriately and effectively.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 10.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the development and impact of technology in human experience (history, global, and local).
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