CRIM 655 - Advanced Law Enforcement

(3 hours) An examination of major law enforcement systems and issues. Discussion topics include: the role of police in society; police-community relations; police personality; police discretion; ethics; corruption; stress; use of force; women and minorities and the police; technological advances in the field; and the role of private security. Problems and trends in policing are also explored. Also included are discussions of historic and contemporary police research and case studies in policing.