3.00 Credits
This course serves as an elective for students pursuing the A.A. in Criminal Justice. The course will introduce the student to a wide variety of criminal justice-specific emergencies (e.g. violent crimes, riots, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, etc.) as well as common societal and personl crises (e.g. depression, suicide, psychotic breaks, PTSD, etc.). The student will learn how to dissect situations and formulate an appropriate response in the context of criminal justice. An additional focus of the course will be to critique the future criminal justice practitioner's responsibilities when confronted with individuals who are in crisis mode. Students cannot earn credit in both CO/M-2050 and CRMJ-2050. 3 hours lecture.