CRIJ 102 Introduction to Policing*
This course studies police behavior in urban and rural areas with an emphasis on the police response to community change, attitudes, special interest groups, and minority relations.
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
CRIJ 102Introduction to Policing*
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
Department
Social Science
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
48
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
This course studies police behavior in urban and rural areas with an emphasis on the police response to community change, attitudes, special interest groups, and minority relations.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Discuss the history and development of law enforcement.
- Explain how formal law enforcement agencies were created and developed.
- Explain the process of recruitment, selection, and training in law enforcement at the local, state, and federal level.
- Analyze the issues and problems faced by contemporary law enforcement agencies.
- Describe the structure and operation of American police organizations.
- Examine methods of problem solving and decision making in police organizations.
- Examine the Constitution and legal precedents that the daily operations of police organization in America.
- Analyze and discuss the types of police behavior, subculture, and stressors that impact the law enforcement mission.
- Define and explain police-community relations as an operational strategy.
- Explain how community policing strategies have impacted American policing.
- Explain how technological advancements have impacted American policing from both a positive and negative perspective.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Police History
Organizing Public Security in the United States
Organizing the Police Department
Becoming a Police Officer
The Police Role and Police Discretion
Police Culture, Personality, and Police Stress
Minorities in Policing
Police Ethics and Police Deviance
Patrol Operations
Investigations
Police and Their Clients
Community Policing
Police and the Law
Computers, Technology, and Criminalistics in Policing
Homeland Security
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
Participation in classroom/online discussion
Chapter readings and chapter review question(s)
Required Exams
Chapter Quizzes
Unit Exams
Required Text
An Introduction to Policing, John S. Dempsey, (8th Cengage Learning)
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
Participation in classroom/online discussion
Chapter readings and chapter review question(s)
Chapter Quizzes
Unit Exams