Policing and Society

Catalog description

Description: This course explores the social institution of policing. Extensively covered are the relationships between police agencies, agents, and practices and social groups (based on race, class, gender, sexual identity/orientation, age, disability, and other classifications) and policies (e.g., War on Drugs) in the United States. Additional course topics include the roles of police, police patrol, police discretion, police use of force, and community policing.