CRIM 138 - Emergency Intervention Techniques

2 credit (1 lecture, 2 lab) 3 contact hours

This course addresses the essentials of responding appropriately to a wide variety of crisis situations in a custodial environment. It balances the unique needs of custody, care and control required in jail settings where the law, conflicting interests, human emotions, and discretion often collide. The course approaches various crisis situations as only one stage in a continuum of events and decisions which can be effectively managed to reduce trauma for all parties involved.
OFFERED: fall semesters