CCJ 2630 Policing

In this course, we examine the history of policing in the United States, the organizational forms and philosophies particular to American patterns of policing. In addition, we study the various patterns of modern policing across the globe and urban-national-international policing of global criminal organizations, drug trafficking, and policing of immigration. We explore infamous moments in police brutality in the United States. The course offers an overview of the sociological debates about the role of police for maintaining social order into the 21st century.

Prerequisite(s): CCJ 2610
Credits: 3.0