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  "college": "san-diego-miramar-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Administration of Justice",
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  "name": "Public Safety Management",
  "award": "Associate of Science Degree",
  "department": "administration-of-justice",
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      "markdown": "### Summary\n\nPublic administrators plan, organize, lead, and control the work of public organizations including governments, regulatory and law enforcement agencies, and public service departments. They implement public policies, set budgets, produce public goods and services, implement laws, and manage public resources like people, money, equipment, information, and work processes. They work throughout government at the federal, state, and local levels as well as in community agencies, private not-for-profit organizations, planning and consulting firms, and private sector organizations. This program prepares students for entry-level positions in the field of public administration or to complete a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration or a related major at a four-year university.\n\n**Award Note:**\nThe Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.\n\n**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Public Safety Management Program will be able to:**\n\n1.  Examine the role of ethics in decision making.\n2.  Examine the role of ethics in the management of public organizations.\n3.  Evaluate various management practices and leadership techniques used in public administration.\n4.  Describe and compare basic concepts, principles, and terms used in the study of law, public organizations, and public policy.\n5.  Summarize the structure and function of the U.S. legal system at the local, state, and federal levels.\n6.  Describe the structure and functions of various U.S. public institutions."
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      "markdown": "### Requirements"
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          "text": "COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR:",
          "units": "21"
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          "code": "PADM 200",
          "title": "Introduction to Public Administration",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADJU 101",
          "title": "Introduction to Administration of Justice",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HSEC 100",
          "title": "Introduction to Homeland Security",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADJU 201",
          "title": "Criminal Procedure",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSE 119",
          "title": "Business Communications",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSE 150",
          "title": "Human Relations in Business",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSE 201",
          "title": "Business Organization and Management",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CBTE 180",
          "title": "Microsoft Office",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CBTE 210",
          "title": "Computers in Business",
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          "connector": "or"
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Complete at least three (3) units from the following courses (not selected above)",
          "units": "3-4"
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADJU 101",
          "title": "Introduction to Administration of Justice",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADJU 102",
          "title": "Criminal Law I",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADJU 106",
          "title": "Diversity and Community Relations",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADJU 270",
          "title": "Work Experience",
          "units": "1-4",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "CBTE 180",
          "title": "Microsoft Office",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "CBTE 210",
          "title": "Computers in Business",
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          "indent": false
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMM C1000",
          "title": "Introduction to Public Speaking",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HSEC 100",
          "title": "Introduction to Homeland Security",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HSEC 110",
          "title": "Intelligence Analysis and Security Management",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "HSEC 120",
          "title": "Transportation and Border Security",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "PADM 270",
          "title": "Public Administration and/or Law Internship / Work Experience",
          "units": "1-4",
          "indent": false
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