Could anyone recommend a DL institution that offers programs in Security Management or Law Enforcement?
Vincennes University has an associates in law enforcement according to the DoD volunteer education page: http://www.vinu.edu/lawenf/ I don't know about it, though.
Re: Re: Law Enforcement Programs Darn it.. so close. I went almost a full week without hearing a "cops in the donut shop" crack. One of my better college papers (it was a Criminal Justice senior seminar paper in Police Culture, constituted 95% of the course final grade, and consumed a disproportionate amount of my time that semester) discussed the whole connection between police officers and donut shops. The short answer is: Necessity. Donut emporia were some of the only places open at odd hours way back when, and when you gotta eat, you gotta eat. Even in those grim days you could usually get a good cup of coffee at one, and coffee is more essential to good law enforcement than food. Donuts are edible hot or cold. If you put one down half-eaten to handle a call, you can go right back to it while writing the report later. They can be easily consumed while driving, and don't take up a lot of room in the car. The plain ones don't make a mess if you drop them. They don't wreak havoc on your jet-lagged stomach at 3:00am, and they taste pretty darn good to boot. Believe it or not, the "long version" includes about 20 more pages of serious reasons.. the need for human contact and a sense of belonging, et al. But this is the light-hearted short version, so in the words of Sean Connery: Here endeth the lesson.
Indiana State University has undergraduate certificate programs in Law Enforcement and Security, and Bachelor's programs in Criminology; both are entirely DL. Very competitive tuition/fees, solid faculty & curriculum. Their MS/MA Criminology program is also good, but despite very little advertising is now over-enrolled. They're now "wait-listing" applicants. Keep in mind that most undergraduate Criminal Justice / Law Enforcement programs in the U.S. are going to be pretty single-mindedly U.S. in focus: U.S. criminal/constitutional law, courts & criminal procedure are standard. If you see that as pointless to your Canadian "real world," give Athabasca a look. Best of luck regardless.
Re: Re: Law Enforcement Programs There is no need for flippant remarks about the "real world" or what "you" deem constitutes such a mystical place. As for the person who was seeking a bit of advice: In terms of Athabasca, to obtain a BPA in Criminal Justice, a 60 credit college diploma is required in the area in which you are going to be studying. The usual path has been for students from GMCC in Edmonton to transfer to the BPA at AU after 2 years, although I expect that equivalencies might be accepted---you'd need to check with AU a bit further about that. More info about the BPA can be found at http://www.athabascau.ca/html/programs/b_pa/bpa_3.htm#note2 Darren.
Re: Re: Re: Law Enforcement Programs Nothing flippant about it. Canada is the where Kane lives in the "real world" vice "cyberspace." Easy there, big guy. - Dennis
Re: Re: Re: Law Enforcement Programs A good donut maker will start making his donuts at around 1:30 AM. If he has a smaller donut shop, he can start making his donuts later in the morning. Nobody is out-and-about at that hour except for burglars, drunks and.... cops! It was not unusual for a cop to stop in the donut shop for a free cup of coffe and to sample the untested donuts. As a former donut maker and as a current cop, I am familiar with both angles.
Re: Re: Law Enforcement Programs Wow.....a donut reference about cops. How original. On a serious note, law enforcement is more of a vocational/professional subject, while criminal justice/criminology are academic subjects. Consequently, you're not likely to find many distance options in law enforcement, and probably not any above the Associate's level. Your best option may be a local community college, where an increasing amount of police agencies are basing their training programs. IMO, you're likely to see a minimum of an Associate's degree for entry-level police jobs within the next decade. If a criminal justice/criminology program will work, I can recommend many programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. Bruce
