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Policing in America (CRJ 214)

Term: 2024-2025 Fall Online Degree

Faculty

Summer Lee Pearrow
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Description

This course is an introduction to the history and evolution of policing in the United States and the various theories of policing. It includes contemporary issues in policing such as administration and management in policing agencies; use of force and coercion; technological advances and their effects on policing; officer training; police discretion; and ethical considerations.