Legal Issues In Justice And Security –

cja550

(3 credits)

This course examines the competing legal and social issues that influence the actions of public officials, security personnel, and private citizens with respect to the provision of law enforcement, safety, and security services for various elements of society. The potential conflicts between public policy and civil rights will be discussed.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Objectives of Justice and Security Organizations
- Describe the objectives of and the challenges facing various federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
- Identify the roles of the federal, state, and local court systems with respect to public safety and civil rights.
- Compare the objectives of probation, parole, and correctional organizations in regard to public safety and individual rights.
- Compare the objectives of the Juvenile Justice System with those of other agencies.
- Assess the roles of private security organizations with respect to both corporate and public protection.
Constitutional Foundations of the Law and Social Control
- Describe statutory authority and responsibilities of justice system officials, security personnel, and private citizens as they relate to investigative detention and the arrest of suspected offenders.
- Debate laws relating to search, seizure, and surveillance by police, school officials, security personnel, and private citizens in relation to individual privacy rights.
- Evaluate the psychological and physical treatment of suspected offenders.
- Distinguish between the laws relating to the use of force by public police and private security.
- Analyze recent Supreme Court decisions that relate to public safety and privacy issues.
Public Safety Versus Civil Rights
- Analyze issues related to cultural diversity, race, ethnicity, gender, age, and religion as they relate to law enforcement and security services.
- Evaluate the impact of technological advances on individual privacy rights.
- Differentiate the issues related to the rights of the accused, victims, witnesses, journalists, advocacy groups, and taxpayers.
- Analyze the role of law enforcement in addressing social violence.
- Describe the influence of domestic and international terrorism on the attitudes of American citizens in relation to law enforcement and security operations.
- Debate the impact of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 on civil rights.
Influence of Public Opinion and Special Interest Groups on Public Safety and Civil Rights
- Discuss how the development of mass media has changed the security and public safety working environment.
- Debate the death penalty in terms of public safety versus civil rights.
- Discuss the issues relating to gun control.
- Distinguish between general public opinion and vocal special interest groups.
- Analyze public safety as it relates to hate crimes.
- Evaluate the benefits and consequences of pursuit driving.
Official Behavior in the Criminal Justice System
- Evaluate the discretionary authority of police, court officers, and correctional personnel.
- Assess stress, aggression, social isolation, and attitudes toward the general public among criminal justice personnel.
- Identify current legal parameters affecting policing and correctional models.
- Define the issues of liability, accountability, and economic impact within the criminal justice system.
- Critique the value and ramifications of the concept of civilian oversight of criminal justice operations.
- Describe the requirements for non-medical security and justice personnel concerning privacy and confidentiality rights as set forth in the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Roles of Criminal Justice Personnel and Private Security
- Compare the roles and objectives of public police versus private security.
- Evaluate legal, ethical, management, and economic issues related to public and private corrections systems.
- Identify contemporary security issues and how protection can be provided effectively from a legal standpoint.
- Design operational methodologies to achieve optimum effectiveness pertaining to jurisdictional limitations on public and private agencies.
- Identify future trends of public law enforcement, courts, corrections, and privatized security agencies.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Legal Issues In Justice And Security –

cja550

Objectives of Justice and Security Organizations

Constitutional Foundations of the Law and Social Control

Public Safety Versus Civil Rights

Influence of Public Opinion and Special Interest Groups on Public Safety and Civil Rights

Official Behavior in the Criminal Justice System

Roles of Criminal Justice Personnel and Private Security

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