Community Policing in the 21st Century
This course examines the history and development of police community relations and its importance for crime control. Topics covered include community policing, problem oriented policing, and the effect of aggressive patrol strategies on community relations. The recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing are also examined. Restricted to Applied Criminal Justice Leadership majors only.
Outcomes: Examine the history and development of effective police community relations and its importance for crime control; Recognize the role of racial, class, and cultural identities in a diverse American society and the effect of racial profiling and unconscious bias on community relations; Describe community policing, problem-solving policing, and other emerging strategies; Research and review the academic literature associated with the study of community policing; Critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of the major theories of community policing; Discuss the recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, including the adoption of internal and external procedural justice, a guardian culture, and less than lethal force standards.
Outcomes: Examine the history and development of effective police community relations and its importance for crime control; Recognize the role of racial, class, and cultural identities in a diverse American society and the effect of racial profiling and unconscious bias on community relations; Describe community policing, problem-solving policing, and other emerging strategies; Research and review the academic literature associated with the study of community policing; Critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of the major theories of community policing; Discuss the recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, including the adoption of internal and external procedural justice, a guardian culture, and less than lethal force standards.