PSA600 Public Safety Systems (3 cr.)

This course examines public safety systems including the political, legal, social, and policy environments that impact public safety. It addresses current technology, training assessment, ethical issues, application of current research, strategies for creating partnerships, and working relationships among public safety organizations.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Formulate significant, researchable issues within public safety.
2. Critically evaluate competing public safety system priorities.
3. Analyze issues through political, legal, social, and policy environments.
4. Provide objective and critical analysis of competing public safety issues within both a personal and professional ethical framework.
5. Develop strategies to manage change and lead competing system priorities.
6. Evaluate how global issues impact local public safety.