Community Relations

Catalog description

3 Lecture. Examination, recognition and understanding of community problems; community action programs; methods of coping with human behavior, victimology, conflict and communication; ethnic and minority cultures and environments; the community and relationships with the criminal justice system. Students will be able to: describe the factors that influence the American community; trace the development of police/community programs; describe the use of authority as it relates to the police officer; describe the role of the police officer as a symbol of authority; describe the relationship between the courts and community and illustrate how this is a reflection of community politics; identify problem areas between corrections and the community and illustrate how these are a reflection of community politics; describe the relationship between community politics and the role of the police; identify and describe psychological variables that may influence human behavior; identify and describe sociological variables that may influence human behavior; identify and describe the major components involved in human conflict situations; describe the role of communication in police and community relations and identify barriers to effective communication; describe the organization and function of community relations units; identify and describe police/community programs; identify and describe future trends in police/community relations.