Course: JUST 1160. Introduction to Security

Description: Survey of the security administration field in business, industry, and government: consideration of problems and issues affecting the relationship between publicly funded law enforcement and the private sector.

Expected Learning Outcomes:
We expect students completing this course to be able to:

• have a working knowledge of terminology associated with private security.
• have a basic understanding of the historical importance of private security.
• to identify major areas of the private security field such as risk management, physical controls, procedural controls and various systems involved in security.
• to identify basic objectives of security.
• have an understanding of basic concepts, ethics, techniques, legal doctrine, and procedures used in private security.
• differentiate between the basic requirements of private v. public security.
• be acquainted with the role of security in an organization.
• be introduced to the legal factors which impact on the performance of security functions.
• be aware of security risk analysis.
• be able to discuss changes in the field of security over the next 10 to 20 years.
• become acquainted with a variety of career opportunities in private security.
• be aware of current events in security.