This course introduces the student to the interrelationships of gangs, drug traffickers, conspiracy and terrorism. This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge of legal elements of a criminal conspiracy to include terrorism operations, drug interdiction and gang organizations.

This course provides the student with an overview of street gangs, the social factors and the general classifications necessary for law enforcement, corrections and public safety professional. This course explores the history, membership, activity, current trends and influence of street gangs. Students will be challenged to define community-based solutions and strategies to combat the criminal activity associated with street gangs.

This course provides the student with the knowledge and strategies to vigorously target, investigate, prosecute and prevent resurgence of criminal street gangs. This course provides an overview of the origins of gangs, the relationship between gang organizations and identification and investigation of criminal street gang members and organizations. The student will explore the factors and programs that can deter and impact gang membership and the prosecution of encountered criminal street gangs throughout the country.

This course is designed to provide the student with supervised work experience in public safety or social services institutions that deal with the prevention, intervention, suppression or prosecution of gang crime or activity. Participation in this course may be voluntary or paid at the discretion of the institution. The student must fulfill the requirements of a minimum of 60 hours on-the-job work experience. The student will be required to complete a writing assignment related to the work experience. Department consent required. Students must successfully complete an internship application process through the Sheriff's Office. Students will be required to complete a criminal background check.

This course provides an overview of the correctional and detention structure and the management skills necessary to understand the threat of criminal street gangs. The student will gain an understanding of the influences of gang members during incarceration and the connection to the community.

This course provides the student with an overview of the gang presence and criminal activity in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico and the rationale for the United States' interest in understanding the gang phenomena in these countries. Students will explore the severity of the gang problems, causes and risk factors for gang activity. Students will examine the current strategic and programmatic recommendations to impact gang activity in these countries.

This course examines the unique and contemporary gang-related investigation topics, problems and issues that deserve greater exploration and analysis as the body of knowledge related to gang investigation evolves. The student will be introduced to the contemporary issues surrounding the course topics, historical perspectives, foundational philosophies and strategies and programs within the context of the course topics.

This course provides students with a working understanding of the technology available for communication, how that technology can be used by gangs and others inclined to engage in criminal activity and how that technology can be used by police, courts and corrections officers to identify criminal activity through intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination. This course explores the historical use of technology, provides a sampling of technology available in the present and looks at possibilities for improvements in the future. Students will learn to identify uses for technology, demonstrate a familiarity with available technology and engage in collaboratively designing and using technological frameworks to gather, analyze and share simulated intelligence.