CJA215 — Law Enforcement & Society
This course is an examination of the role of the police in society today and the concept of community policing. An emphasis will be placed on conflicts which develop internally and with intra agencies as the police accept responsibility for providing a wide variety of non-enforcement functions. The police officer's role in getting and maintaining public support is reviewed; also, the recognition and understanding of community problems, community action programs, methods of coping with crisis situations, ethnic and minority cultures, environments and police operations in relation to these.