CRJ 302 - Transportation & Border Sec

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Open

This course is an examination of the field of transportation and border security. The course will examine the role of both government and private enterprise in securing one of the most vulnerable and important industries worldwide. The course will discuss the threats to this industry with a view toward passenger, cargo and infrastructure protection. Strategies and policies to improve and protect the system will be discussed.
Competencies

Analyze terrorism within different modes of transportation
1. Define terror possibilities within US Borders and examine potential threats
2. Identify terror possibilities internationally and determine what transportation modes are vulnerable
Examine transportation terrorist threats and events and measure vulnerabilities and risks
1. Explain law enforcement and military options to solve threats in transportation
2. Show interdependency between nations to safeguard US from transnational terrorists
Appraise vulnerabilities and threat characteristics of transportation systems
1. Outline how to eliminate these vulnerabilities
2. Develop processes to evaluate transportation systems against future threats
Illustrate procedures to form cooperation with federal, state, and local law enforcement maximize border security
1. Demonstrate effective technology and procedures to improve border security
2. List cultural concerns and propose how to secure borders and allow for legal immigration
Create a prioritized response with multiple agencies
1. Describe how to minimize problems during an emergency response from a team
2. Construct recovery procedures and recommend how to reduce safety risks
Choose ethical decision-making during response and recovery
1. Design effective procedures to build a safe and secure recovery operation
2. Formulate a recovery plan to ensure aid to support the most help needed victims first

Competencies Revised Date: AY2025