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FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The, Jan, 2003 by Giant Abutalebi Aryani, Carl L. Alsabrook, Terry D. Garrett

(3.) Supra note 1.

(4.) Supra note 2 (Aryani, Garrett, and Alsabrook).

(5.) Ocala, Florida, Police Department, retrieved on July 25, 2002, from Business Police Academy, http://www.ocalapd.com/opd_programs.html.> (6.) Supra note 2 (Aryani, Garrett, and Alsabrook).

RELATED ARTICLE: Typical Curriculum of a 12-Week Business Police Academy

1. Administration and the Cost of Crime

* Introduction and welcome from the chief

* Administrative information and department of overview

* Overview of business structure in the community

* Crime statistics and reporting

* The economics of crime

II. Agency Operations and the Legal Process

* Patrol procedures

* Communications

* Criminal investigations

* Crime scene preservation

* Corrections

III. Property Crime

* Shoplifting and employee theft

* Scams and con games

* Credit card fraud

* Forgery and check fraud

* Embezzlement

* Identity theft

* Counterfeiting

* Business burglary

* Fencing

IV. Violent Crime

* Business robbery

* Bank robbery

* Kidnapping and hostage survival

* Extortion

V. Loss Prevention

* Suspicious persons and situations

* Business crime watch

* Crime Stoppers

* Citizens on patrol and other volunteer programs

* Security assessment

* Selection of private security

VI. Special Topics

* Licensing and permits

* Bribery

* Organized crime

* Federal and state criminal justice system and agencies

* Emergency medical services

* Special weapons and tactics

* False alarm reduction

* Personal safety, self-defense, and citizen's powers of arrest

Giant Abutalebi Aryani, School of Social Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, is an instructor in the City of Rockwall Business Police Academy.

Sergeant Carl L. Alsabrook, Community Services Unit, City of Rockwall, Texas, Police Department is the coordinator of the City of Rockwall Business Police Academy.

Lieutenant Terry D. Garrett, Uniformed Services Division, City of Rockwall, Texas, Police Department serves as an instructor in the City of Rockwall Business Police Academy.