Narcotics and Drug Crimes

An examination of the history of drugs, current trends of drug abuse and enforcement techniques. Examines both source and demand reduction strategies. Role of law enforcement agencies in detection and prosecution of drug offenses. This course provides competencies to meet the program outcome to allow students to demonstrate an understanding of integrating concepts of forensic science and prosecutorial law in criminal investigation instruction.
Prerequisites: EN 102, COM 101, CJ 151 or CJ 201