CJE 3263 INTERNATIONAL GANG AWARENESS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATORS 3 credits

Prerequisite: Admission to the Public Safety Administration BAS program. This course will provide the student with an awareness of the impact of international gangs, organized crime and terrorism on the United States and globally. The student will examine the undermining of nations’ financial institutions, homeland security and global networking capabilities of international gangs, organized crime and terrorist groups. The student will analyze the historical and regulatory factors that contributed to creating domestic and international gangs and organized crime in Eastern Europe and Asia, and the impact of organized crime groups, particularly Italian, Asian, Russian, Israeli, Albanian, Colombian, Mexican, African, Canadian and outlaw motorcycle gangs. The course will deal with international issues including money laundering, drug trafficking, human trafficking, contract assassinations, transnational terrorism, arms trafficking, cyberspace fraud and corruption of political and police officials. 47 contact hours.