Maricopa Community Colleges  AJS288AB   19982-20044 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/25/97
AJS288AB 19982-20044 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Cultural Awareness for Police Supervisors
Explores the complex issues of multiculturalism and the police in the United States, and the possible effects into the next century. Addresses the historical perspectives of the formation of the Anglo-Saxon Northern European culture along with the formation and structure of the "police culture." Aspects and responsibilities of leadership and supervision in a multicultural world. Understanding complex cultural communication and the challenge of community-based policing. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AJS288AB   19982-20044 Cultural Awareness for Police Supervisors
1. Describe the importance of multiculturalism and cultural communication in the fields of criminal justice. (I, II)
2. Describe various communication methodologies that are culturally based. (I, II)
3. Describe the importance of effective cultural communication strategies in the field of law enforcement. (I, II)
4. Explore and describe leadership and supervisory considerations both within the law enforcement organization and with the communities it serves. (III)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
AJS288AB   19982-20044 Cultural Awareness for Police Supervisors
    I. Demographics
        A. What are our communities going to look like in five, ten, and twenty years?
        B. Values of cultural diversity
        C. Understanding law enforcement officers and our culture
        D. Looking at diversity issues with law enforcement agencies from a leadership and supervisory point of view
      II. Multiculturalism
          A. General diversity issues
          B. Understanding communication context
          C. The nature of prejudice
          D. Dealing with stereotyping
          E. Understanding power
          F. Nonverbal communication,: body language, voice, words, and their effects on communication
        III. Acceptable professional behavior
            A. Building culturally competent supervisors through solving police supervisory problems
            B. Dealing with different lifestyles, sexual harassment and gender awareness
            C. Taking of personal responsibility through ethical actions
            D. Action plans for the future
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