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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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LAJ 544 - Theory and Evidence in Policing


Description:
Course will focus on contemporary research on the role and function of the police, police effectiveness, and modern police strategies and tactics. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: admission to the master of science program in law and justice or instructor permission.

Credits:
(5)

Learner Outcomes:
  • Students can identify and discuss the various roles and functions of the police and discuss the political, legal, and empirical implications of each.
  • Students will be able to distinguish between various philosophical approaches to policing (COP, POP, ILP, etc.) and how they should be applied to crime problems as well as discuss and explore advantages and disadvantages of each.
  • Students will be able to analyze and critique the evidence on police effectiveness for each of the primary policing strategies.
  • Students will develop, refine, and apply skills to read, explain, and critique modern social science research.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
Approved Fall 2017



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