CJ 353 - Critical Issues in Policing

• Assignments: Varied throughout the term
• Interactivity: Discussion Boards
• Final Assessment: Final Project

• Examine the concept of traditional policing i.e. the foundation of the role of police in society and how policing has evolved.
• Identify and describe the complexities of modern policing and the associated challenges to selecting, hiring, and training police officers.
• Examine police socialization and subculture and the factors that distinguish law enforcement from other occupational cultures. Examine the Police Culture and the impact it has of officers and society.
• Analyze the concept of police discretion.
• Analyze how ethics impact an officer’s ability to effectively perform his or her mission, credibility in the courtroom, police/community relations and acceptance by peers.
• Investigate and discuss the unique challenges women and minorities in law enforcement experience in the hiring and promotion process, establishing and maintaining professional credibility and acceptance by their peers.
• Examine and discuss the use of force practice as it applies to policing. Examine factors that may lead to the use of force, and examine best practices in department training and policy that lead to a reduction in use of force.
• Recognize and examine the sources and consequences of police related stress.   Students will examine stress related dysfunction as a function of police work.
• Explore the concepts of Implicit and Explicit Bias and Cultural Competency as it applies to community relations and policing.