As much as I believe that education is the most powerful of weapons; I believe that ignorance is the most destructive. I look forward to my first quarter with you and I'm pretty sure I will take as much away from this learning experience as you will from me.

This course is a survey of drug and alcohol use and abuse, and their relationship to the criminal justice system and society. The use of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, prescription drugs, and illicit drugs are explored, including explanations for misuse and dependence with emphasis on the economic and social costs to society. The role of the criminal justice system as an agent of social control in the containment of chemical dependence and abuse are also considered.

This course reinforces and strengthens the students’ acquired skill levels pertaining to criminal investigations. Protocols and procedures involving crime scene investigations and interrogations are emphasized.

This course examines the many facets of white-collar crime and deviance, including corporate, occupational, professional, political and organized criminal behavior. A major component of this exploration will include the nature of elite deviance as it relates to crime and power in contemporary American society.

Daymar Institute
Preble Acton