CRIM 2400 Introduction to Homeland Security

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Prerequisite

(1) CRIM 1010 - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Course Description

This course focuses on the impact of the war on terrorism upon individuals, society, and the government. It examines how the war on terrorism affected first responders, how it transformed local and state governmental planning, and how it defined a new relationship between state and federal government. The course explores changes in the American prospective on constitutional rights, the capacity of the government and the criminal justice system to respond to international acts of terrorism, and how to keep America safe.