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Active as of Fall Semester 2018
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Personal Protection Awareness
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CRJU 1125
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course will enhance the student’s ability to learn survival techniques, increase confidence levels with successful applications of physical techniques. This course includes but not limited to PPCT’s survival by prevention psychology, principles of avoidance, passive releases and escapes. The course will also include survival stress and provide information that will enhance safety in combative situations such as Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention and provide recommendations regarding issues related to critical incident management.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CRJU 1125 - Personal Protection Awareness
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CRJU 1125 - Personal Protection Awareness
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:
St. Cloud State University articulate to CJ 4 year degree
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
Criminal Justice AAS
Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
- Liberal Arts Elective
- Technical Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Demonstrate oral communication skills through scenario training/verbal skills. |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Assess alternative to different scenarios using critical thinking skills. |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Strategically follow a sequence of physical maneuvers on how to subdue a perpetrator. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Identify the importance of personal protection training;
- Explain the Minnesota Statutes regarding use of force;
- Develop strategies for personal protection;
- Utilize verbal techniques for dealing with hostile individuals;
- Demonstrate physical techniques for dealing with violent individuals; and
- Explain threat awareness and avoidance.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Ground Avoidance
- Tactical ground recovery.
- Reducing propensity for injury.
- Rape Prevention
- Situation awareness.
- Environmental awareness.
- Assaults inside a vehicle
- Assaults from behind.
- Assaults through the window.
- Basic Self Defense
- Knife Attacks
- Minnesota Use of Force Statute
- Use of force
- Use of deadly force
- Human Factors
- Pressure Points (PPCT)
- Home Safety
- Sexual Harassment
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
- Pressure points
- Motor dysfunction
- Distraction techniques
- Defensive stances
- Tactical movement
- Blocking
- Punches
- Kicks
- Pressure Point
- Strikes
- Elbow
- Palm heel
- Palm heel inside circle
- Knee
- Angle
- Front
- Lunges
- Escapes
- Mace Training
- Taser Training
- Redman Scenario
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Personal Protection Awareness
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CRJU 1125
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course will enhance the student’s ability to learn survival techniques, increase confidence levels with successful applications of physical techniques. This course includes but not limited to PPCT’s survival by prevention psychology, principles of avoidance, passive releases and escapes. The course will also include survival stress and provide information that will enhance safety in combative situations such as Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention and provide recommendations regarding issues related to critical incident management.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CRJU 1125 - Personal Protection Awareness
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CRJU 1125 - Personal Protection Awareness
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:
St. Cloud State University articulate to CJ 4 year degree
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
Criminal Justice AAS
3. Other - If this course does NOT meet criteria for #1 or #2 above, it may be used for the purpose(s) selected below:
- Liberal Arts Elective
- Technical Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Demonstrate oral communication skills through scenario training/verbal skills. |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Strategically follow a sequence of physical maneuvers on how to subdue a perpetrator. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Identify the importance of personal protection training;
- Explain the Minnesota Statutes regarding use of force;
- Develop strategies for personal protection;
- Utilize verbal techniques for dealing with hostile individuals;
- Demonstrate physical techniques for dealing with violent individuals; and
- Explain threat awareness and avoidance.
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Ground Avoidance
- Tactical ground recovery.
- Reducing propensity for injury.
- Rape Prevention
- Situation awareness.
- Environmental awareness.
- Assaults inside a vehicle
- Assaults from behind.
- Assaults through the window.
- Basic Self Defense
- Knife Attacks
- Minnesota Use of Force Statute
- Use of force
- Use of deadly force
- Human Factors
- Pressure Points (PPCT)
- Home Safety
- Sexual Harassment
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
- Pressure points
- Motor dysfunction
- Distraction techniques
- Defensive stances
- Tactical movement
- Blocking
- Punches
- Kicks
- Pressure Point
- Strikes
- Elbow
- Palm heel
- Palm heel inside circle
- Knee
- Angle
- Front
- Lunges
- Escapes
- Mace Training
- Taser Training
- Redman Scenario