PPP124 Policing and Road Safety (8)
Prerequisite: (PPP111 and PPP112 and PPP113 and PPP114 and PPP115 and PPP116) or (PPP101 and PPP102 and PPP103 and PPP104 and PPP105 and PPP106)
Corequisite: PPP121 and PPP122 and PPP123 and PPP125 and PPP126
Enrolment Restriction: Available only to students in the Associate Degree in Policing Practice AND Bachelor of Justice Studies (Policing)
Vehicle use on roads poses a significant safety risk to the general community, both other road-users and pedestrians. This subject examines the police role in reducing this risk and in dealing with the negative consequences of road use. Legislation, specific policing strategies, police/stakeholder relationships and investigation, all in relation to traffic-related matters, are addressed in this subject.