GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS LE 6500 Organizational Leadership Communication 3 Credits This course focuses on the principles of organizational communication both vertically and horizontally within law enforcement agencies. Understanding how a procedure should be carried out is important to the success of organizations. This concept and other managerial topics will be utilized to link prior knowledge with operational tasking success. LE 6510 Law Enforcement Code of Ethics 3 Credits This course identifies, contrasts, and defines ethical conduct and misconduct in criminal justice organizations through various case studies like the LAPD Rampart scandal. Learners will compare and contrast the essence of misconduct and the Christopher Commission Report. Case studies in this course will interpret qualitative and quantitative analysis review of the scandal. LE 6520 Budgeting Development Analysis 3 Credits This course utilizes concept maps, advanced practical exercises, and justification methods in developing organizational budgets. Various financial accounting principles are reviewed to ensure the effectiveness of an organization’s budgetary process. This includes focusing on the critical aspects of developing line item budgets. The process will review asset forfeiture, major item purchasing, and budget justification. LE 6530 Homeland Security: Strategic Application 3 Credits This course examines the policies, practices, concepts, and challenges confronting criminal justice and intelligence practitioners in Homeland Security. It provides an overview of threats to domestic security from terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and other related risks and vulnerabilities. It examines the strategies and systems involved in protecting against and responding to threats. Discussion includes the managerial, political, legal, and organizational issues related to crisis planning and response, the National Strategy for Homeland Security, the National Infrastructure Plan, and the role of local law enforcement. LE 6540 Police Management of Technology 3 Credits This course examines use of technology within the criminal justice system. Social media and cybercrime are growing concerns in the criminal law and criminal procedure areas. Law enforcement executives should have a working knowledge of these new criminal trends and how they apply to operational procedures within the profession. LE 6550 Police Administrative Policy Operations 3 Credits This course provides administrative strategies in reviewing and resolving internal management areas of concern, such as review and modification of the organization’s Policy Procedure Manuals. Policy and procedural analysis within criminal justice organizations is essential and it is through feasibility and research studies that this process is accomplished. This course provides hands on application in executive level reports including grant project narratives. Administrative and critical analysis regarding executive level policy development is the key to an effective police organization. The application of law enforcement policies will enhance competence in executive level decisions.
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