UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

Course: SOC 454. Policing Society (3)

Preparatory: CJS 102. Exposure to research and literature related to the study of policing. Explores the history of policing; selection, training and socialization of the police; police culture; female and minority officers; community policing; police deviance and ethics; police discretion; private policing; and hazards of policing. Looks at “classic” studies in addition to the most up-to-date research on policing. Approaches the study of policing from a sociological viewpoint, using sociological theory to address topics of policing. Available for graduate credit.

Spring-2024 - Schedule of Classes

SOC 454

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